ALBANY — State regulators say they are taking steps to combat problem gambling at casinos now being built in upstate New York. The New York State Gaming Commission on Monday proposed rules aimed at the newly licensed facilities being developed ...

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ALBANY — Melissa Grothues and John Steele bailed from Buffalo last year. Dissatisfied with their bank jobs, the 25-year-old college graduates sold the house in suburban Amherst, posted ads for possessions on Craigslist and drove cross country to San Diego ...

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An additional 20 million Americans would have health insurance coverage if the U.S. uninsured rate were as low as the single-digit rate in upstate New York, according to a report issued this week by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. The analysis, “The ...

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ALBANY (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will spend $3.6 million to create four new food distribution hubs across upstate New York, creating 150 jobs and giving farmers new opportunities to get their products to consumers. Cuomo says ...

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ALBANY — New York is growing old faster than the rest of the nation but is becoming a bit better educated, according to a study released Thursday. Meanwhile, the young have continued to flock to New York City — for ...

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Depending on worldwide circumstances and government regulations, the United States receives approximately 75,000 refugees a year as war, genocide, trauma and oppressive conditions force people to flee to a safer environment. Over 3,000 of them settle in upstate New York.

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What does First Niagara Financial Group’s acquisition of 195 branches of HSBC Bank USA across upstate New York and Connecticut mean for the regional banking industry? More competition, according to one local expert, and more opportunities for those who can capitalize on them, said another.

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Flaum Management Co. Inc., a Rochester-based real estate company, has brokered the sale of the former Krispy Kreme at 1150 Jefferson Road in Henrietta. The 4,428 square-foot building was purchased ...

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SYRACUSE — State auditors want an investigation into whether upstate New York customers of National Grid are paying an unfair share of the British utility’s corporate costs in the Northeast region.

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