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Price Chopper to test telemedicine service at Fulton store, plus four others
FULTON, N.Y. — Price Chopper recently announced that it would pilot a live, telemedicine service at its Fulton grocery store, in addition to three other
People news: M&T Bank appoints Todaro to company management committee
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Michael J. Todaro has been appointed to the management committee of M&T Bank, where he is executive VP overseeing its mortgage and
SUNY awards Upstate Medical grant to launch institute for precision medicine in cancer care
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University will use a grant of $575,000 to launch the SUNY Institute for Precision Cancer Research, Education and Care (IPCREC),
New York milk production rises 3.5 percent in December
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York dairy farms produced 1.2 billion pounds of milk in December 2015, up 3.5 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s New
CNY unemployment rates decline in December compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in December, compared to a year ago, according to the latest

Gaming Facility Location Board gives formal OK to Tioga Downs casino
NICHOLS, N.Y. — The New York Gaming Facility Location Board today gave its formal imprimatur to Tioga Downs Casino Racing & Entertainment to develop a
Cuomo rolls out $3 million clean-energy contest for universities in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced today that his $3 million competition challenging student-led coalitions from colleges and universities in New York state to
Air Force Research Lab awards SUNY Poly $1.2M for R&D project on computer systems
ALBANY, N.Y. — A SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) professor will use a grant of $1.2 million for a research and development project on next-generation
Latest state jobs report shows mixed CNY job growth
The Syracuse and Utica–Rome regions gained jobs in the past 12 months, while the Ithaca and Binghamton regions lost positions in the same period. The

KeyCorp profit declines in fourth quarter, full year on merger, pension settlement costs
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) on Thursday reported that it earned $224 million, or 27 cents a share, in the fourth quarter. That’s down slightly from $246
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