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Cuomo launches ‘Unemployment Strikeforce’ targeting Bronx, Kings, Jefferson, Lewis counties
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced an “Unemployment Strikeforce,” a new “multi-pronged” campaign to target areas of the state with the highest unemployment rates to

Saint Regis Mohawks, NYS, St. Lawrence County settle land dispute, casino-revenue sharing
AKWESASNE, N.Y. — The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, the state of New York, and St. Lawrence County on Wednesday ratified an agreement that resolves “decades-old”
New York’s jobless claims fall 7 percent, second-largest drop among all states
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state fell by 1,348, or more than 7 percent, to 16,876 in the
USDOT awards Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport $360K in funding for improvements
ITHACA — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced $360,000 for improvements at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. The airport will use the funding for

USDA: New York tops all states in yogurt production in 2013
New York state was the nation’s top yogurt producer for the second straight year in 2013, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Department of
MATTYDALE — The Senate Armed Services Committee has authorized $23 million for a new U.S. Army Reserve training center in Mattydale as part of a
Cuomo launches Business Mentor NY online platform to support small businesses
New York has a new online platform for Business Mentor NY, the state’s hands-on mentoring program designed to help spur growth among New York entrepreneurs
CDPHP, Independent Health form ‘strategic alliance’
Capital District Physicians Health Plan (CDPHP), an Albany–based health insurer with subscribers in Central New York, today announced a “strategic alliance” with a health insurer
N.Y. AG seeks to shut down Watertown legal document firm for ‘unauthorized practice of law’
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today issued a notice of proposed litigation, cease and desist letter, and a subpoena for business records to Legal
N.Y. manufacturing index soars to highest level in nearly four years in May
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Thursday that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index climbed nearly 18 points to 19.0, its
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