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Cuomo announces tax-free zones near college campuses to attract start-ups
Gov. Andrew Cuomo today unveiled Tax-Free NY, an initiative intended to “transform” university campuses statewide into tax-free zones that attract start-ups, venture capital, new business,
Oneida Nation agrees to pay the state casino revenue in return for exclusivity
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced an agreement between the state and the Oneida Indian Nation that will have the Nation paying the state
Raymond Corp., Binghamton University students team up on electric go-kart project
GREENE — Students from Binghamton University’s engineering school and engineers from the Raymond Corp. recently teamed up on a project to convert a gas-powered go-kart
Cuomo announces agreement with St. Regis Mohawks on gaming issues
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced an agreement between the state and the St. Regis Mohawk tribe to resolve a three-year dispute over gaming issues.
CNY unemployment rates drop in April
Unemployment rates fell in the Syracuse, Binghamton, and Utica–Rome regions last month, compared to a year ago. The New York State Labor Department today issued
Maffei seeks business-owner input in online survey
SYRACUSE — U.S. Representative Daniel Maffei (D–DeWitt) today announced he is seeking feedback from business owners in Central New York on ways to spur growth
SBA announces pledge to increase lending to veteran entrepreneurs
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced the Veteran Pledge Initiative, a commitment by its top lenders to collectively increase their lending activity to
Alfred University appoints new provost
ALFRED — W. Richard Stephens, Jr., the current provost at Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C., will join the administrative team at Alfred University as provost and
PAR Technology wins $9.5 million subcontract award
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) today announced that BAE Systems, has awarded PAR subsidiary, Rome Research Corp. (RRC), a $9.5 million subcontract
National Grid awards brownfield-remediation grant to Camillus Mills
CAMILLUS — National Grid today announced a grant of $300,000 that Camillus Mills will use for brownfield redevelopment at the former Camillus Cutlery factory in
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