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People news: Vanek elected to NYS Tourism Industry Association board
AUBURN, N.Y. — Meg Vanek, executive director of the Cayuga County Office of Tourism in Auburn, has been elected to the board of directors of
Cuomo announces funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects
Bicycle and pedestrian projects in Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, the Southern Tier, and the North Country are among those that will benefit from
Herkimer County town to use federal funding for bridge repair
STARK, N.Y. — The Herkimer County town of Stark will use a federal grant of more than $669,000 to upgrade and repair the “flood-prone” Route

New York state egg production rises 9 percent in September
New York state farms produced 114 million eggs in September, up 9 percent from the year-ago period, according to a report from the USDA’s New
National Grid names new U.S. president
WALTHAM, Mass. — National Grid (NYSE: NGG) on Thursday announced that Tom King, who has served as the firm’s U.S. president for nearly eight years, will leave

CNY agencies among 36 eliminated in bill Cuomo signed
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill that will eliminate 36 urban-renewal and industrial-development agencies (IDAs) that are inactive or no longer needed, including 10

First Niagara to close 17 branches, including one in CNY
BUFFALO, N.Y. — First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG) on Friday announced that it will close 17 branches and two offsite drive-thru locations across its
M&T Bank profit slips 6 percent in the third quarter
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB), the Syracuse area’s largest bank ranked by deposit market share, earned $275 million, or $1.91 a share,
Report: CNY metro areas post job declines in the last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, and Binghamton regions lost jobs in the last year, as the state unemployment fell from 6.4 percent to 6.2 percent in September,

Binghamton University to dedicate Fleishman Career Center on Saturday
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will host a dedication ceremony for the Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development on campus Saturday. The event will
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