NEW YORK (AP) — An upstate New York woman struggling to find a place to live and a job after ending an abusive relationship said a state employee helped her, only to use it as an excuse to sexually harass ...

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Empire State Development (ESD), New York state’s chief economic development agency, failed to meet more than half of the reporting requirements for tax credit and job creation programs, according to an audit released Wednesday by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. ...

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A boost is in store for the New York economy. Empire State Development says 43 businesses are expanding or coming to New York state to partner with colleges and universities. The businesses have committed to creating more than 640 new ...

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New York state will invest $30 million to develop a 50-mile flight traffic management system between Syracuse and Griffiss International Airport in Rome to boost the burgeoning unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry in Central New York. Within the 50-mile corridor, the ...

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Both the leaders of the state Empire State Development and pro-business lobbying group Unshackle Upstate say the upstate economy is improving. The difference is in the degree of improvement. Vincent Esposito, deputy regional director of the state agency’s Finger Lakes ...

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Empire State Development’s Board of Directors last week approved funding for projects in Ontario and Wayne counties. Seneca BioEnergy LLC, which is engaged in biodiesel and grape seed oil production, manure-based environmental control materials, agricultural processing, biomass combustion and environmental ...

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Mwisa Chisunka has been appointed state business ombudsman and director of business tax services and education, according to an announcement by Empire State Development and the state Department of Taxation and Finance. As New York’s first female ombudsman, Chisunka will ...

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Rochester has been given approval by Empire State Development to establish a not-for-profit land bank corporation to help return vacant, abandoned and tax-delinquent properties to productive uses through the HOME Rochester Program. Empire State Development is carrying out state legislation ...

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The Empire State Development board of directors has approved the general project plan for renovations at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park and extension of the current lease with the Buffalo Bills. The Erie County Stadium Corporation, a subsidiary of ...

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The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University and Empire State Development are partnering to launch the new Africa Business Center.

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Empire State Development this week announced that Info Directions Inc. of Victor is investing more than $1.2 million to build a new data center. The facility will include new high-tech machinery and equipment ...

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Empire State Development announced Tuesday its board of directors awarded the contract to perform the demolition and site preparation at Midtown Plaza to Ontario Specialty Contracting Inc. of Buffalo.

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