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FAA awards Syracuse Airport $2.4 million for terminal, taxiway improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Syracuse Hancock International Airport more than $2.4 million for improvement projects. The FAA allocated the

DiNapoli: NYPA overstated jobs retained in ReCharge NY program “by nearly 30,000”
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) “overstated” the number of jobs retained under the ReCharge NY (RNY) program by nearly 30,000 in

Cayuga Community College, faculty union agree on new four-year contract
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Community College and its faculty union have reached a new four-year contract agreement. The school’s board of trustees approved the new

Cuomo signs bill legalizing, regulating daily fantasy sports games in New York
The bill signing marks a “capstone achievement in a remarkable year for fantasy sports,” Nigel Eccles, CEO of New York City–based FanDuel, Inc. said in

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center has been ordered to pay $3.2 million for seeking Medicaid payments for mental-health services “rendered by unqualified

New York State to invest $5 million in drone industry in Upstate
New York State plans to invest $5 million to “support and grow the emerging” unmanned-aerial systems (UAS) industry in Upstate. Unmanned-aerial systems are also referred

PSC approves New York’s clean-energy standard with ratepayer subsidy to keep nuclear plants open
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) approved New York’s clean-energy standard, a decision that the IBEW union contends will keep

Gillibrand: Hartwick’s Center for Craft Food & Beverage seeks funding for equipment
ONEONTA, N.Y. — The Hartwick College Center for Craft Food & Beverage is pursuing funding to purchase additional analytical equipment for grain testing, research, and

KeyCorp closes on its acquisition of First Niagara
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) has closed on its $4.1 billion acquisition of Buffalo–based First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG). KeyCorp, the Cleveland, Ohio–based parent of

Tops Markets to acquire Hannibal Village Market IGA
HANNIBAL, N.Y. — Tops Markets, LLC will acquire the Village Market IGA at 409 Fulton St. in Hannibal. The store will open as a Tops
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