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Competition aims to create food & agriculture innovation hub

ITHACA, N.Y. — Grow-NY, a food and agriculture innovation business competition, does more than just hand out a $1 million top prize. The contest draws businesses to the 22-county region that spans Central New York, the Finger Lakes region, and the Southern Tier as it seeks to grow a food and agriculture innovation hub. Why […]

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AAA’s new Watertown Travel & Insurance Center is a more efficient size

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — AAA’s new Travel & Insurance Center in Watertown is a “much more efficient size and member-friendly office,” Elizabeth Carey, director of public relations and corporate communications for AAA Western and Central New York, says. The new 1,800-square-foot space is located at 19472 U.S. Route 11 in Watertown, not far from its previous

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ESD redesignates Tech Garden, Shipley Center as innovation hot spots

The Tech Garden in Syracuse, Griffiss Institute Business Incubator in Rome, and the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park in Geneva are among several regional incubator programs that Empire State Development is redesignating or certifying under its Business Incubator & Innovation Hot Spot support program, per a June 9 announcement. Administered and overseen by NYSTAR,

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Broome County hotel occupancy rises nearly 19 percent in May

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw another increase in guests in May compared to a year earlier, as the hospitality industry continues to rebound from the pandemic, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 18.9 percent to 63.7 percent in May,

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NBT Bank creates chief diversity officer role

NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank is taking the next steps in its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts by creating and filling a full-time chief diversity officer position. “It’s pretty clear in the research over time that a diverse workforce and a diverse leadership team provide better results,” says John H. Watt, Jr., president and CEO

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New York manufacturing index rises in June but remains negative

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 10 points in June but stayed in negative territory at -1.2. The index — the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector — had declined significantly in May, falling 36 points to -11.6. The June reading — based on firms responding to the survey — indicates

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CNY closed homes sales fall 10 percent in May, median sales price rises over 5 percent

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Realtors in a six-county region of Central New York sold 622 homes in May, down 10.2 percent from 693 homes in the year-ago month. The CNY monthly median sales price hit $181,250 in May, up 5.4 percent from $172,000 in May 2021, according to the latest housing-market report released by the Greater

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CEO FOCUS: Green CHIPS Legislation to Help Drive Opportunity and Growth

Green CHIPS is a significant piece of legislation with the potential to have long-term impact by attracting billions in new private investment and leveraging billions more in federal incentives. It holds the potential to create thousands of new high-paying jobs and will cement New York as the nation’s leader in semiconductor manufacturing.  The bill [recently]

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Ask Rusty: Must I Pay Income Tax on my SS Benefits?

Dear Rusty: I do not recall the rules on my income-tax obligation for Social Security (SS) benefits. Can you please explain these rules to me? Signed: Senior Taxpayer Dear Senior Taxpayer: I’ll be happy to review the rules about income tax on Social Security benefits for you. If your combined income from all sources is

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Usherwood adds to Syracuse office space to enable growth

SYRACUSE — Usherwood Office Technology says it has expanded its Syracuse space again, noting that it’s the result of “continuous growth [that] commanded a larger, more collaborative space.” The firm has added 15,000 square feet of space to its Syracuse headquarters office located at 1005 West Fayette St. in the Rockwest Center building.  Usherwood —

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