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Hochul proposes $110 million to build, repair child-care facilities in New York state
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul will propose a $110 million Child-Care Construction Fund to build new child-care facilities and repair existing sites, “making

SRC partners with Japanese firm to deploy radar system in Japan
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. on Monday announced the first deployment of its Gryphon R1410 radar system in Japan, in partnership with Nippon Kaiyo Co.,

Attorney in Harris Beach Murtha’s Syracuse office elected to partner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An attorney in the Syracuse office of Harris Beach Murtha is among the nine lawyers elected partners in the newly combined firm. Joseph Frateschi is a member of Harris Beach Murtha’s public finance and economic development practice group and municipalities and local agencies industry team, per the firm’s announcement. Frateschi has experience

Harris Beach Murtha formally launches new, combined firm
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The new law firm Harris Beach Murtha on Thursday announced that the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP is now complete. The firms announced their intent to combine in early May 2024 and started operating as one firm as of Jan. 1. Harris Beach, which is headquartered in suburban

St. Joseph’s Health, Excellus BCBS new contract agreement now in effect
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rochester–based Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) and St. Joseph’s Health have reached a multi-year contract agreement that went into effect Jan. 1, 2025,

PAR Technology acquires Minnesota software company for $132 million
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) announced it has acquired Delaget LLC, a Minnesota–based provider of restaurant analytics and business-intelligence solutions, in

NYS Comptroller review faults Chenango County IDA on lack of action on recommended improvements
NORWICH, N.Y. —The New York State Comptroller’s office recently conducted a review of the Chenango County Industrial Development Agency’s (CCIDA) progress so far in implementing

NYS: Increased benefits for paid family leave, workers’ compensation in 2025
ALBANY, N.Y. — The new year will include increased workers’ compensation and paid family leave benefits for workers, along with some “savings for businesses.” Effective

ITT plans growth with help from Empire State Development
Empire State Development (ESD) on Monday said it will partner with ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) to support growth at the company’s locations in Onondaga, Seneca,

New York manufacturing index retreats 31 points in December
It followed a huge gain in November The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business conditions index fell 31 points to 0.2 in December after reaching its highest reading in nearly three years in November. The index climbed 43 points to 31.2 in November after dropping 23 points to -11.9 in October. The general business conditions
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