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Binghamton–area woman charged with embezzling from window-cleaning company
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Binghamton has arrested a town of Union woman for allegedly embezzling from

Naturally Lewis awards $14,000 in grants to 15 Lewis County businesses
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Naturally Lewis announced it has awarded nearly $14,000 in grants to 15 businesses and organizations in Lewis County through its Small Things,

People news: MACNY adds workforce-development specialist
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, recently announced it has hired Nira Irby as a workforce-development specialist. She will represent MACNY and Partners for

Generations Bank CEO Menzo Case dies at age 59
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Menzo Case, longtime president and CEO of Generations Bank in Seneca Falls, died last Friday, Oct. 13 surrounded by his family,

ESD funding is available for small businesses pursuing exporting activity
Empire State Development (ESD) says it has nearly $1 million in funding available in the latest round of the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The

Butler/Till closes Syracuse office of Digital Hyve
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rochester–based Butler/Till says it closed the Syracuse office of its subsidiary the Digital Hyve on Oct. 10. Two years after Butler/Till acquired

Lewis County economic-development groups form the nonprofit Naturally Lewis, Inc.
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Economic-development organizations in Lewis County have been using the phrase “Naturally Lewis” to brand their business-development efforts in the county. Now, the
New York farms boost milk production almost 4 percent in August
New York dairy farms produced 1.38 billion pounds of milk in August, a 3.8 percent increase from 1.329 billion pounds in the year-prior month, according to the monthly milk-production report that the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued on Sept. 18. Milk production per cow in the Empire State averaged 2,190 pounds in the

Parkedge Townhomes in Utica completes $47 million in renovations
UTICA, N.Y. — Parkedge Townhomes, a 184-unit affordable-housing development in Utica, recently completed renovations at the 50-year-old complex to upgrade the units and add a

WHITESBORO, N.Y. — Home-improvement business New York Sash made some team updates as the business continues to grow. The biggest change is the return of Jill Hayes, who now serves as the company’s CEO. “It’s such a great feeling to be back in the office,” she said in a statement. “New York Sash has come
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