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Madison County: Cuomo vetoes casino revenue-sharing bill
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County officials are reacting after Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill that would have provided the county with its “fair share

Genius NY increases minimum cash awards for startups by more than 40 percent
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a $2 million business accelerator based at the Syracuse Technology Garden, has increased by 43 percent the minimum cash-prize amounts

Subway franchise operator from Clay arrested for tax fraud
CLAY, N.Y. — A Subway franchise operator from Clay is facing 31 felony charges for sales-tax evasion. Andrew Buccilli, 39, of Clay owns and operates

Finger Lakes Business Services acquires Capital Region answering service
AUBURN, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Business Services, Inc. (FLBS), a firm that operates answering services for businesses, announced it has purchased the assets of Chatham

New York home sales rise 8 percent in August for new monthly sales “record;” CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors completed the sale of nearly 14,000 previously owned homes in August, up 8.1 percent compared to the 12,873 completed

Health Foundation accepting applications for eighth class of Health Leadership Fellows
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is accepting applications for the eighth class of its Health Leadership Fellows program. The Buffalo–based organization

SKY Armory to host SightLine, a business-technology conference, Nov. 2-3
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse will host SightLine 2016, a business-technology conference, in early November. SKY Armory will host the inaugural event Nov. 2-3, Annese &

Attorney for COR executives says he’s “convinced” of their innocence in federal corruption probe
The attorney representing the two executives from Fayetteville–based COR Development Company, LLC says he is “convinced” of their innocence in a case involving federal corruption

Le Moyne’s Madden School announces third center of excellence
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Madden School of Business at Le Moyne College will name its third and final “center of excellence” the Hetterich Center for

Eric Mower named board co-chair for Business Council of New York State
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Business Council of New York State announced it has appointed Eric Mower, chairman and CEO of Eric Mower + Associates (EMA),
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