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New York Road Repair Settlement Preserves Contractor Competition

New York’s antitrust settlement requires Colas to divest four facilities after its Suit-Kote merger, preserving competition for road-repair services.
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New York DREAM Symposium Expands Disability Employment Access

New York’s fifth annual DREAM Symposium connects disabled job seekers with employers, services and assistive technology while advancing the state’s Employment First strategy.
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Stevenson Square Adds 58 Affordable Bronx Cooperative Homes

Stevenson Square Phase I creates 58 affordable cooperative homes and 117 senior apartments in a larger Bronx redevelopment.
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Reed’s @ 601 Opens New Hartford Barbershop With Oct. 16 Celebration

Reed’s @ 601 is open inside JoJo Bean Salon in New Hartford and will hold a public ribbon cutting Friday, Oct. 16, at 4:30 p.m.
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Wolfspeed’s $1.5 Billion Commitment: A New Reason for Hope in the Mohawk Valley

Wolfspeed’s conditional $1.5 billion loan commitment offers hope for jobs, training and businesses around Marcy. Here’s what it could mean—and what remains unconfirmed.

SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MASSIVE $1.5 BILLION FEDERAL INVESTMENT FOR WOLFSPEED

Schumer Says Transformative 30-Year DOD Loan Commitment Positions Wolfspeed As A Supplier Of Silicon Carbide Semiconductors Essential To U.S. National Security, Catalyzing Domestic Chip...

Herkimer County Community College Appoints Dean of Faculty

HERKIMER, NY, October 8, 2026 — Herkimer County Community College has appointed Christopher Hirschler, Ph.D., MCHES, to the position of Dean of Faculty. Hirschler brings extensive...

Picente Proposes No Increase to Oneida County Property Tax Levy in 2027 Budget

  $577 Million Proposal Continues Investments in Housing, Infrastructure, Public Safety & Economic Development   County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. today presented his proposed 2027 operating...

The Business Council’s State-Wide Manufacturing Week Bus Tour to Make Stop at Revere Copper...

Established 225 Years Ago by Revolutionary War Hero Paul Revere, Facility Continues to Operate and Produce Innovative Copper Products Right Here in New York...

The Business Council’s State-Wide Manufacturing Week Bus Tour to Make Stop in Utica Friday

Business Council Staff Will Visit Saranac Brewery ALBANY, NY – The Business Council of New York State, Inc. - New York’s statewide chamber of commerce...