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M&T Bank donates $25,000 to Broome County COVID-19 relief fund
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Buffalo–based M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) — the largest bank in the Binghamton metro area, ranked by deposit market share — has donated

Cuomo announces upstate counties that can resume elective outpatient surgeries
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced 35 counties have been approved to resume elective outpatient treatments. Cuomo previously announced that the state

Oneida County reports 16th COVID-19 death
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Tuesday reported its 16th COVID-19 death. It was the county’s fifth death from the dangerous disease in the last

Cayuga Medical Center to restart elective surgeries the week of May 4
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Health announced Tuesday that it will resume performing outpatient elective surgeries the week of May 4 at Cayuga Medical Center, because

Broome and Oneida counties to get new COVID-19 testing sites
New York State is opening new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Broome and Oneida counties, as well as three Western New York counties, Gov. Andrew

Utica firm wins FuzeHub $50K grant to help pay for N95 mask production
UTICA, N.Y. — Environmental Composites, a Utica firm that specializes in advanced textile products, will use a $50,000 grant to help ramp up N95 mask

SUNY Poly student teams among regional winners in New York Business Plan Competition
MARCY, N.Y. — Four student teams from SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) placed first or second in three different categories as part of the 2020

Cuomo outlines phased plan to reopen New York, starting with construction, manufacturing
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday outlined a phased plan to reopen New York’s economy following the COVID-19 shutdown, starting with construction and

Oneida County reports three more deaths from COVID-19
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County over the weekend reported three additional deaths from COVID-19, bringing the county’s total to 14. The county reported the three

SBA to resume accepting small-business applications for PPP loans on Monday morning
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Monday, April 27 at 10:30 a.m. is a big moment for small businesses that were left out of the first round of
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