Investors give college towns high marks

Hotels in cities with a college or university—whether it be a major urban setting such as Atlanta or a more rural college town such as Chapel Hill, North Carolina—have become a hot commodity.
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Video: Before the budget comes the press conference

The following video comes from Kyle Hughes of NYSNYS. It’s the press conference Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver held Friday announcing the “passed” 2012-13 state budget. The press conference occurred before all t
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Marcellus Shale Coalition

What They're Saying: Natural Gas "Profoundly Beneficial to the United States Higher wages, more jobs, increased access to affordable, American energy. The countless benefits tied to the responsible development of American natural gas from the Marcellus Shale continue to cascade acros
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Buffalo News: New pension reform eases local burden

Raises Contribution of Workers to Fund Aaron Besecker of The Buffalo News does a good job of detailing how Tier VI, just passed in Albany, will benefit the local economy in Western New York. This passage caught my eye: “There has never been a 30-year period, or even a 20-year pe
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Storobin’s lead over Fidler shrinking

Ballots in Brooklyn's Russian-American Districts Challenged

City & State is reporting that Republican David Storobin's lead over Democratic City Councilman Lew Fidler in the Brooklyn Senate "has shrank from 119 votes to a mere 37."
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Congratulations, Entergy

This morning on the Today Show, Tom Brokaw profiled Business Council member Entergy, and Indian Point employees, for the company's role in hiring veterans upon their return from military service.
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Business Council among many that strongly opposes $200 million transfer from NYSERDA

The State Assembly says it plans to pluck $200 million from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority and place it into the state’s General Fund. Several statewide organizations including the Business Council sent Governor Cuomo a letter objecting to the move... C
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Coalition of Chambers calls on state leaders to reform redistricting process

A coalition of chambers led by The Business Council have sent a letter to Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders calling on them to pass a constitutional amendment that will “permanently reform the redistricting process.” They say the amendment should establish an independ
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Mohawk Valley Chamber annual meeting April 20

The Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Meeting, sponsored by Benefit Specialist of NY, Empower Federal Credit Union and Mohawk Valley Business Journal, is scheduled for Friday, April 20 at 12:00 noon, at Hart’s Hill Inn, Whitesboro. The event will feature Congre
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New Director Named to Mohawk Valley Chamber Board

The Mohawk Valley Chamber board of directors unanimously approved Lauren Mattia as a director beginning March 1. Lauren, Senior Account Executive at Northland Communications, has established and maintained business relationships in the telecommunications industry for over 12 years. In
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