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Price Chopper Chops Size Of Paper Bags

Bob Joseph — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:58:07 +0000

Some shoppers at a major supermarket chain may be doing a double-take if they ask for paper bags these days.

Schenectady-based Price Chopper has reduced the size of the paper bags it uses in its stores

Tioga County is Among Five Possible Casino Sites in New York

Kathy Whyte — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:36:46 +0000

New York State Senate Republicans are proposing five casinos on non-Native American land that would have table games like black jack and roulette. Currently non-tribal casinos are limited to video gaming terminals

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Tax Breaks For Businesses Tied to SUNY

Kathy Whyte — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:43:27 +0000

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing the creation of tax free zones for start-up businesses that tie to State University of New York campuses outside of New York City. The proposal would provide full tax credits to the new businesses in the designated entrepreneurial zones

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Fire Destroys Delaware County Business

Bob Joseph — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:21:43 +0000

An early-morning blaze ripped through a business in Delaware County.

Authorities say the fire at the New and Old Curiosity Shoppe on Route 28 in the town of Middletown was reported at 3:45 a.m. Wednesday

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Chenango County Receives Grant For Rail Repairs

Bob Joseph — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:49:41 +0000

A federal grant will help pay for some repair work to railroad lines in Chenango County.

Congressman Richard Hanna says the Economic Development Administration will provide $4.7 million dollars to fix sections of the rail system damaged by flooding in 2006 and 2011

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Thieves Repeatedly Targeted Tioga Business

Bob Joseph — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:17:49 +0000

Thousands of dollars worth of scrap metal and truck parts were stolen over a period of several months from a Tioga County construction services business.

An owner of R.B. Robinson Contracting in Candor says as many as four people were believed to be involved in the ongoing thefts

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Binghamton Could Host A Future UFC Bout

Bob Joseph — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:28:58 +0000

The head of Ultimate Fighting Championship doesn't rule out the possibility that Binghamton could be the site of an event -- if New York state legalizes professonal mixed martial arts fights.

Lorenzo Fertitta says several UFC events would be scheduled in New York if legislation to permit MMA bouts is approved

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Binghamton Transportation Blueprint Online

Kathy Whyte — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:53:38 +0000

Travelers have a chance to take a look at five-year plans for Binghamton area roads, bridges and public transportation.

The Binghamton Metropolitan Transportation Study planning panel will be voting next month on the draft five year blueprint and have placed the proposal online for public review

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Millennium Pipeline Extension Through Broome Contemplated

Kathy Whyte — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:57:27 +0000

The Millennium Pipeline that carries natural gas from the Marcellus Shale drilling operations to distribution sites throughout the Northeast could be expanding.

Millennium Pipeline Co. LLC has sent letters to municipal officials in Broome County indicating it is considering installing a 60 mile extension from the Town of Union to the Syracuse area

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Broome Man: New York Is "Closed For Business"

Bob Joseph — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:42:38 +0000

A Binghamton-area man is taking issue with Governor Cuomo's contention that New York is more business friendly than in the past.

Victor Furman of the town of Barker is responding to Empire State Development's multi-million dollar ad campaign asserting New York is "Open for Business

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