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N.Y. construction employment inches up month-to-month, lags behind last year
Despite rising in August, the number of New Yorkers working in construction dropped since summer drew to a close in 2011, according to an analysis
New York ranks third for green job creation
New York ranked third on a list of states with the most clean energy jobs, according to the latest quarterly Clean Energy Jobs Roundup from
Unemployment rises, state loses jobs
New York’s unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent in July, but so did the state’s labor force, according to the Department of Labor. At the
Comptroller calls for Thruway to examine other options before hiking tolls
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is urging the New York State Thruway Authority to evaluate all of its options before implementing a toll increase on commercial
State Small Business Outreach Initiative to visit Syracuse tonight
SYRACUSE — Officials from six New York state agencies are scheduled to visit Syracuse tonight to teach small-business owners about state resources designed to spark
State interest payments to vendors jumped 38 percent in 2011-2012
Vendors received more than $1.9 million in interest on late payments from New York State during the 2011-2012 fiscal year, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said today.
Thruway Authority to hold public hearings on toll-hike proposal
The New York State Thruway Authority will hold three public hearings this summer, including one locally, on its proposed 45-percent increase in tolls on commercial
Manufacturing growth in NY nearly grinds to a halt in June
Manufacturing in New York State lost steam in June, according to a monthly survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The New York
New Business Council website promotes New York firms
The Business Council of New York State, Inc. launched a website to spotlight the state’s businesses. The website, MADEinNY.org, has the primary goal of featuring
USDA names New York counties agricultural disaster areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture named more than 30 New York counties agricultural disaster areas following periods of unusually warm temperatures and cold snaps this
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