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Binghamton University to use federal grant to train nurses for work in rural areas
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University’s Decker School of Nursing will use a federal grant of $350,000 to “fully fund” the training of nurses for work

Oneonta wins Mohawk Valley’s $10M prize in state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Oneonta is the Mohawk Valley’s winner in New York’s $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), according to a news release that the

SBA lending in upstate New York rises 16 percent in FY 2016 compared to a year ago
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved 741 loans in 34 counties across upstate New York during the first nine months

DiNapoli: local-government property-tax cap remains below 1 percent in 2017
ALBANY, N.Y. — Property-tax levy growth for local governments will be capped at 0.68 percent for 2017, down “slightly” from the 0.73 percent in 2016.

Dick’s Sporting Goods to build Southern Tier distribution center, creating 466 jobs
CONKLIN, N.Y. — Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS) plans to invest $100 million to build a regional distribution facility at the Broome County Corporate

The $14 million Route 104 improvement project gets started
The $14 million project to improve about four miles of Route 104 in western Oswego County is underway. The work will happen over two construction

Cayuga Community College to offer tourism-management certificate
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Community College is launching a new, one-year, tourism-management certificate program. The community college will offer the certificate program beginning in the

New York manufacturing index declines in July, misses expectations
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell more than 5 points to 0.6 in July on declines in new orders and shipments. The

SUNY Poly hires Xu to manage, promote CNY Film Hub in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced that Huayu Xu will manage and promote the Central New York Hub for Emerging Nano Industries,

Federal Reserve approves KeyCorp’s pending acquisition of First Niagara Financial Group
The Federal Reserve has approved KeyCorp’s (NYSE: KEY) pending $4.1 billion acquisition of Buffalo–based First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG). Cleveland, Ohio–based KeyCorp, the
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