Economy
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There’s an effort in Rochester to get phones made available to people who can’t afford them. The initiative to provide this free phone service began when local photographer and Assistant Professor at RIT/NTID Eric Kunsman was doing a project several years ago to document the dwindling number of pay phones locally. He said that as…
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JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The site of the former Friendly’s restaurant at 561 Harry L. Drive is becoming a car wash as Splash Car Wash of Connecticut expands its operations with a new facility. The Friendly’s, a long-standing fixture in the Binghamton area, closed its doors in September after nearly four decades, and the building…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — An estimated $85 million tax break was approved this week for a massive development project that will change the face of Ithaca’s South Hill. The Tompkins County […] The post Massive tax break resoundingly approved for neighborhood-scale South Hill development appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — One of Tompkins County’s only homes for youth transitioning out of homelessness may close in the coming weeks. In an unexpected reversal, the program’s federal funding will […] The post A home for formerly unhoused kids may close. Some residents have nowhere to go. appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Workers at GreenStar Food Co+op’s Collegetown and Dewitt Mall locations voted on Monday to unionize with Workers United. Of the 26 eligible voters, 12 votes were cast […] The post GreenStar workers voted to unionize Collegetown and Dewitt Mall locations appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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Wall Street is holding its own in New York, with employment in the financial industries near its highest level since 2000, average wages that tower of any other sector and soaring profits this year that will translate into a much needed tax revenue windfall next year. While other industries like tech have become much more…
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Consumers should be prepared for ongoing fluctuations in egg prices, according to Amy Barkley, a livestock and farm specialist at Cornell Cooperative Extension. This instability is primarily due to the time required for U.S. egg farms to rebuild the population of egg-laying hens that were euthanized following an avian flu outbreak late last year. Barkley…
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Micron Technology announced its revenue for fiscal year 2024 exceeded that of 2023 by nearly $10 billion, coinciding with its chip-manufacturing initiatives in Central New York. The company’s revenue for fiscal 2024 reached $25.11 billion, compared to $15.54 billion in fiscal 2023. This figure includes $7.75 billion generated in the fourth quarter, an increase of…
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Tasha Nickols takes pride in being a go-getter. She never shied away from working extra hours as a nursing assistant. Still, it wasn’t enough to keep Nickols and her three children from becoming homeless. She felt demoralized having to call the United Way 2-1-1 Help Center early this year to find space in a shelter.…
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Edwin J. Viera, Public News Service A new study found minimum wage increases have little or no impact on job loss. The Economic Policy Institute study comes as federal lawmakers consider raising the minimum wage. The New York Legislature considered a bill to raise the state’s $15 hourly minimum wage over the next three years…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge ruled that two Ithaca Starbucks stores were improperly shut down last year and ordered the company to reopen them. Administrative […] The post NLRB judge orders two more Ithaca Starbucks to reopen appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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Dairy farms are struggling to survive as production costs exceed sales. The result, consolidation, with more cows on bigger farms, has an impact on communities and knowing where your food comes from.
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Edwin J. Viera, Public News Service A federal bill could spell trouble for New York farmers. The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act would remove local and state governments’ power to enact policies affecting farms. Studies show it could spell the end for more than 1,000 public health, safety and welfare laws. Michael Chameides, a member…
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Workers at auto-parts manufacturer BorgWarner will remain on strike after they voted to reject a tentative agreement on Friday. The strike is now in its sixth day. […] The post BorgWarner workers reject second labor contract offer, strike to continue appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.
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La Tourelle Hotel and Spa, set on 15 acres of farmland on Ithaca’s South Hill, was purchased this spring by a group of mostly Cornell University alumni after being owned and managed by the Wiggins family since the late 1980s.
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On Friday, Alicia Velasquez and Julieta Rodriguez stood in line with hundreds of other parents at Fordham Plaza in the Bronx for an event sponsored by Fordham University and borough elected leaders so local children could pick up free backpacks and school supplies. Like so many in New York, these two mothers are caught in…
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The Department of Commerce announced that it approved the commonwealth’s initial proposal for money from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program (BEAD). Virginia can request about $1.48 billion in its quest to deliver the internet statewide.
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As South Carolina seeks to become a hub for electric vehicles and batteries, the technical college system finds itself juggling the startup for a swarm of programs to train residents for high paying jobs in the industry.