5 things to know about New York’s new data center moratorium (video)
New York has hit pause on some of the largest proposed data centers as state officials confront a surge in electricity demand that could reshape the power grid, increase water use and leave utility customers ... more
The Pantry Market plans grand opening in downtown Auburn
The Pantry Market will hold a grand-opening celebration Sunday at The Atrium on Genesee in downtown Auburn, bringing locally produced food, gifts and merchandise from regional small businesses into one storefront. The July 19 event ... more
Cornell-founded battery company Factorial Energy debuts on Nasdaq
Factorial Energy, a solid-state battery company that grew from Cornell University research and entrepreneurship programs, began trading on the Nasdaq on June 8 after a merger that valued the business at more than $1 billion ... more
Cornell-founded battery company Factorial Energy debuts on Nasdaq
3 billion. The company was founded from Lionano in 2013 by Cornell alumni Siyu Huang and Alex Yu with chemistry professor Hector Abruna, who sought to move battery research from the laboratory into commercial production ... more
Smart Ways To Build A Marketing Career From Home
If you want a career that mixes creativity, communication, and real business skills, marketing is a pretty solid pick. It gives you room to grow without needing to know a bunch of complicated jargon on ... more
Lawsuit accuses Mirbeau of deceptive hotel pricing
A federal class action lawsuit accuses Mirbeau Inn & Spa of advertising hotel rooms at artificially low rates before adding mandatory fees later in the booking process, according to The Citizen. The complaint, filed in ... more
Seneca County sheriff warns businesses about cash audit scam
The Seneca County Sheriff's Office is warning local businesses about a scam in which a caller poses as a sheriff's employee and asks to inspect cash behind the business. The sheriff's office said the caller ... more
Eastview Mall says five new stores are coming soon
Eastview Mall says five new stores are coming soon, including Happy Beauty, SNIPES USA, Good Life Collective, a specialty Toys "R" Us pop-up shop and a combined Dunkin' and Jimmy John's storefront. The mall announced ... more
How Technology Can Help Healthcare Professionals Find Jobs Faster
The healthcare industry is always on. Someone always needs hospital beds. Shifts keep rotating. Patient demand rises and falls constantly. That creates a hiring market that behaves the same way. Openings appear suddenly. Then, they ... more
Former Butler prison property goes to lumber company
The former Butler Correctional Facility property has been transferred to Wayne County and awarded to Westbury Lumber of Red Creek, according to RochesterFirst. The Wayne County Industrial Development Agency selected the company through a competitive ... more
The Nook reopens in Ithaca Mall
The Family Reading Partnership has reopened The Nook at a new location inside The Shops at Ithaca Mall. The organization held a ribbon-cutting Thursday after HVAC problems forced its original space to close in June ... more
Cash App operator to pay $45 million in fraud protection settlement
The company behind Cash App will pay $45 million and change its fraud protection practices under a multistate settlement announced by New York Attorney General Letitia James. James and a bipartisan coalition of 45 other ... more
Mimicry in Fintech: The Alternative Lending Sector Within Rigid Legal Bounds
For the US economy, a "soft landing" isn't a foregone conclusion; however, experts rarely consider supermarkets receipts when taking a stance. In New York and around, short-term borrowing has become a double-edged sword: despite its ... more
Top 8 AI Presentation Makers in 2026
Choosing the Best AI Presentation Maker in 2026 A communications manager I regularly collaborate with had a familiar problem. Her team needed to turn a 40-page internal report into an executive presentation by the following ... more
Developer shares plan for former Lansing inn
A developer wants to turn the former Lake Watch Inn in Lansing into a family fun center. Scott Gruver presented the early proposal to the Village of Lansing Planning Board on June 30 ... more
NY consumer coalition works to rein in payday lenders
Consumer rights groups in New York and across the country are organizing against payday lenders and paycheck advance apps they said are evading state lending laws. The Stop Taking Our Pay Coalition includes people from ... more
Tenney bill targets Canadian restrictions on U.S. alcohol imports
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney has introduced legislation aimed at Canadian provincial liquor board restrictions that she says are hurting American wineries, breweries and distilleries, including wine producers in the Finger Lakes. The Combating Attacks on our ... more
New York farmers face July 15 crop acreage reporting deadline
New York agricultural producers have a July 15 deadline to file crop acreage reports for corn, soybeans, spring-planted small grains and most other crops, including Conservation Reserve Program and cover crops, federal officials said. The ... more
Finger Lakes Federal Credit Union rolls out new brand
Finger Lakes Federal Credit Union is rolling out a refreshed brand identity and will use Finger Lakes Credit Union as its marketing name, the Geneva-based financial institution announced Monday. The change includes a new logo ... more
