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Cuomo: employers will save $45M on workers’-compensation costs in 2015
New York employers won’t have pay to pay as much into the state’s workers’-compensation system in 2015, resulting in savings to all employers totaling $45

New venture-capital firm makes its first investment
SYRACUSE — A recent investment in a soil-modeling tool for the agriculture industry is the first investment of what Armory Square Ventures expects will be a very busy next year for the young venture-capital firm. Syracuse–based Armory Square Ventures is one of three companies that invested a combined $2.2 million in Agronomic Technology Corp. to expand
Market Street Trust Co.: No longer under the radar
Money, which represents the prose of life, and which is hardly spoken of … without an apology, is … as beautiful as roses. — Ralph Waldo Emerson CORNING — The concept of an administrator dates back thousands of years. Whatever the title, the royal family chose a major-domo who would represent, make arrangements, and take
New York moves up one spot from last place on State Business Tax Climate Index
New York state is no longer dead last. The state ranked 49th in the 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index, compiled and released this week
Binghamton Mayor announces plans for Washington Street Mall
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton Mayor Richard C. David has announced redevelopment plans for the city’s Washington Street Mall, including new parking spaces and improved infrastructure

Toys R Us Express opens at Destiny USA, other retailers move stores
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As the holiday shopping season rapidly approaches, Destiny USA has announced a new store, some store relocations, and an update on one

Cosmetics retailer Flormar to open Syracuse store later this year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Flormar, an international makeup retailer, will open a store at Destiny USA before the end of the year. The store will open

New York state egg production rises 9 percent in September
New York state farms produced 114 million eggs in September, up 9 percent from the year-ago period, according to a report from the USDA’s New

Sunrise Family Farms: Tasting ‘organic’ growth
NORWICH — The first goat was domesticated in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago. The warm climate formed a curd in stored milk, which one adventurous soul discovered was tasty. Thus began the making of yogurt. Fast forward 5,000 years. In 2000, America boasted 80 yogurt plants producing 2 billion pounds of the dairy product. A dozen
Middle Ages Brewery now open at Hancock Airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport and Creative Food Group have announced that Middle Ages Brewery is now open in the South Terminal. Creative
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