Tag: Local Business

Cooling investments in Bangladesh apparel factories could pay for themselves in one to four years, according to research from Cornell University's Global Labor Institute. The estimate weighs the cost of heat stress … more: Cornell study finds factory cooling could pay off within four years

Tompkins Cortland Community College and Hartwick College signed a transfer agreement Tuesday that offers business administration and sport management graduates a path into corresponding bachelor's degree programs at Hartwick in Oneonta. TC3 … more: TC3 and Hartwick sign transfer agreement for business and sport management students

A long-running Victor business is asking town officials to reconsider how zoning rules apply to storage containers after a nearly hour-long discussion before the Zoning Board of Appeals Monday night. The case … more: Victor business challenges zoning rules over storage containers as board weighs code interpretation

New York has awarded $42 million for paid jobs and training for at least 2,500 young people in communities outside New York City affected by gun violence. The funding covers work from … more: New York awards $42 million for youth jobs in gun violence prevention effort

Ithaca Area Economic Development has hired Andrew Beckmann to direct its business services work and Hailey Grasso for a new associate role, doubling the size of the team that assists local businesses and … more: Ithaca economic development group adds two business services staffers

Nearly 1,000 New York farms brought in $55.5 million from agritourism in 2022, more than triple the activity recorded in 2007, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture census figures cited by Cornell … more: New York State agritourism expands as farms seek new revenue

A survey of New York cannabis businesses found workers earn an average of $25.87 an hour, about 19% more than workers in comparable jobs, according to the Times Union. The survey was … more: Survey finds New York cannabis wages exceed comparable jobs

Turning Stone Resort and Casino has completed a $400 million expansion that doubles its meeting space, according to Spectrum News 1. The new Grand Expo brings the resort’s event space to 225,000 … more: Turning Stone completes $400 million convention expansion

Complaints over Auburn's new downtown parking system continued to build Thursday as residents and a downtown business owner urged City Council to reconsider a program they say has become too expensive, complicated … more: Downtown parking complaints grow as Auburn businesses, residents press for changes

A long-vacant Montour Falls greenhouse property is slated for redevelopment as a year-round public market with a grocery and café, seasonal vendors, an ice cream shop, lodging and community event space. Brian … more: Montour Falls public market plans shops, lodging at former Stillman’s site

Hobart and William Smith Colleges graduate Julia Cianflone has helped plant about 500 trees in a nature preserve during nearly two years of Peace Corps service in Paraguay. Cianflone, a 2024 … more: HWS graduate helps plant 500 trees during Peace Corps service in Paraguay

A Farmington woman faces a larceny charge after deputies said she concealed $244 in merchandise at the Von Maur store in Eastview Mall. The Ontario County Sheriff's Office said the arrest was … more: Deputies charge Farmington woman in $244 shoplifting case at Eastview Mall

SNIPES USA has opened a new location at Eastview Mall, bringing another national retailer to the mall’s JCPenney wing. The new store is located between Aerie and la Vie en Rose and carries … more: SNIPES opens new store at Eastview Mall

Owning a new vehicle now costs New Yorkers nearly $13,000 a year, or more than $1,000 a month, according to Spectrum News. AAA’s analysis used an average gasoline price of $4.15 per … more: AAA puts annual cost of new vehicle ownership near $13,000

Seneca Falls officials are seeking interest from new and existing small businesses as they prepare to pursue funding for a Microenterprise Assistance Program that could provide grants of $5,000 to $35,000. The Seneca … more: Seneca Falls seeks business interest for grants up to $35,000

The Walworth Planning Board approved plans for an ice cream shop on Walworth-Penfield Road and a revision removing battery storage from a previously approved solar project during its Sept. 14 meeting. The board … more: Walworth Planning Board approves ice cream shop permit, solar project revision

New York has issued a voluntary framework recommending that communities seek at least $1 million in local investment for every megawatt of power demanded by a proposed data center. The Host Community … more: New York urges $1 million community investment per data center megawatt

The Trump administration is preparing to repeal federal carbon pollution standards for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants, a move that would loosen federal requirements on the electric sector but leave New … more: Trump EPA move to repeal power plant carbon rules could deepen divide with New York climate policy

Bass Pro Shops is moving closer to opening its new Victor location at Eastview Mall, with construction progressing inside and outside the store and a two-day hiring event … more: Bass Pro Shops opening draws closer at Eastview Mall as Victor hiring event begins next week