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Competition aims to create food & agriculture innovation hub

ITHACA, N.Y. — Grow-NY, a food and agriculture innovation business competition, does more than just hand out a $1 million top prize. The contest draws businesses to the 22-county region that spans Central New York, the Finger Lakes region, and the Southern Tier as it seeks to grow a food and agriculture innovation hub. Why

Broome County hotel occupancy rises nearly 19 percent in May

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw another increase in guests in May compared to a year earlier, as the hospitality industry continues to rebound from the pandemic, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 18.9 percent to 63.7 percent in May,

New York manufacturing index rises in June but remains negative

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 10 points in June but stayed in negative territory at -1.2. The index — the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector — had declined significantly in May, falling 36 points to -11.6. The June reading — based on firms responding to the survey — indicates

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