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Chick-fil-A breaks ground on Cicero restaurant, launches upstate New York expansion
CICERO, N.Y. — Chick-fil-A, an Atlanta, Georgia–based restaurant chain that specializes in chicken sandwiches, has broken ground on its upcoming location in Cicero. The site
New York home sales decline in July on low inventory; CNY numbers mostly fall
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 11,500 previously-owned homes in July, down 7.4 percent from the nearly 12,500 homes sold in July
TSA installs new screening technology at North Country airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed “the latest” checkpoint-screening technology equipment at three North Country airports. They include Ogdensburg International Airport, Massena International Airport,
MVCC receives $1 million federal grant for YouthBuild program
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will use federal funding of more than $1 million for its YouthBuild program. YouthBuild is a pre-apprenticeship
GEDDES, N.Y. — The state plans to build a 133,000-square-foot exposition building at the New York State Fairgrounds, which will be the “largest exposition space
The state has fined MVP Health Plan Inc. and MVP Health Insurance Company $200,000 for “incorrectly” applying cost-sharing to members’ claims and “improperly” denying some
Report: Most CNY region unemployment rates rise in July
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions increased in July compared to a year ago. Bucking the trend, the jobless rate

Cuomo nominates former Syracuse mayor Driscoll as Thruway Authority executive director
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced that he’ll nominate Matthew Driscoll to serve as executive director of the New York State Thruway Authority. Driscoll, a
Tioga Downs Casino hosting three job fairs
NICHOLS, N.Y. — Tioga Downs Casino was scheduled to host the first of three job fairs on Tuesday afternoon. Virgil’s Real BBQ at 2384 West

Schneiderman: New York getting $38.5M in settlement with EpiPen maker Mylan Specialty L.P.
New York State is set to receive $38.5 million in a state-federal settlement with Canonsburg, Pennsylvania–based Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ: MYL), the maker of the drugs
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