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Presidential helicopter deal to create or maintain 200 jobs at Lockheed’s Owego plant
OWEGO — The U.S. Navy on Wednesday awarded a $1.26 billion contract to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to build a new
New York tops all states in rising jobless claims in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state more than doubled to 40,252 in the week ending April 26 from
Albany–area solar firm to open Binghamton office, create 20 jobs
BINGHAMTON — Monolith Solar Associates, a Rensselaer–based solar-installation business, on Monday announced plans to open a regional office in Binghamton, creating 20 new jobs. The

Upstate consumer sentiment stays steady in April, Siena says
Consumer sentiment in upstate New York inched up 0.4 points to 69.2 in April, according to the latest monthly survey the Siena (College) Research Institute

Gillibrand wants Obama administration to hold export forum in upstate New York
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) is urging the Obama administration to host a “Made in Rural America” export forum in upstate New York. Gillibrand made
Binghamton University SBDC has more flood-recovery money left for eligible businesses
BINGHAMTON — The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Binghamton University announced it is still working to assist small businesses throughout the Southern Tier region

University of Rochester names new dean of Simon Business School
ROCHESTER — The University of Rochester (UR) today announced it has named Andrew Ainslie as the seventh dean of its Simon Business School. Ainslie, senior

Traditions at the Glen awards engineering, architectural contract for proposed casino
BINGHAMTON — Traditions at the Glen, one of several businesses competing for one of four Upstate casino licenses, has announced the award of an architectural/engineering

Cuomo names Syracuse University Chancellor Syverud co-chair of CNY regional council
SYRACUSE — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced the appointment of Syracuse University (SU) Chancellor Kent Syverud as the new co-chair of the

DiNapoli: Syracuse, Watertown not considered under fiscal stress
SYRACUSE — The cities of Syracuse and Watertown are among the upstate New York local governments not considered to be under stress in the fiscal-stress
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