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National Pipe Withdraws Tax Break Request

Bob Joseph — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:17:22 +0000

National Pipe and Plastics has withdrawn its request for a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with the Broome County Industrial Development Agency.

The agency's Patrick Doyle said word of the withdrawal of the PILOT application was received during Friday afternoon's IDA meeting

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More Jobs Expected At Vestal Call Center

Bob Joseph — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:59:35 +0000

A customer service center in Vestal is expanding.

Nationwide Credit Incorporated of Atlanta today announced plans to add hundreds of jobs to its Broome County site.

The call center is located at 4700 Vestal Parkway East

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Vestal Teens Charged In Vandalism Incidents

Bob Joseph — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:46:55 +0000

Two Vestal men have been arrested in connection with a series of vandalism cases over the past six months.

The suspects also are accused of breaking into a Vestal church early Thursday and stealing a safe, cameras and a laptop computer

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Vestal National Pipe Death Investigated By OSHA

Bob Joseph — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:47:08 +0000

Federal investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a man at the National Pipe and Plastics factory in Vestal.

Police said a truck driver died after he was hit by a forklift at the Vestal Road plant late Friday afternoon

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Binghamton-Johnson City Sewage Plant Demolition Work Planned

Bob Joseph — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:25:20 +0000

Demolition of damaged and faulty concrete structures at the Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant could start in a few weeks.

The biological aerated filtration system at the facility in the town of Vestal sustained heavy damage when a wall collapsed in May 2011

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Vestal Flood Buyout Program Inches Forward

Bob Joseph — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:21:55 +0000

A program to buy out more flood-damaged structures in Broome County is moving ahead.

The town of Vestal board has approved demolition work on a few properties targeted for acquisition under the federally-funded plan

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Man Sought In Vestal Robbery Has Been Found

Bob Joseph — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:48:36 +0000

A man wanted in connection with Wednesday's home invasion robbery in Vestal is being held by police.

Vestal police investigators say the man is in the custody of another police agency for an unrelated incident

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Vestal Residents Concerned About Nursing Home Project

Bob Joseph — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:01:27 +0000

People who live near the site of a proposed nursing home in the town of Vestal are worried about potential traffic and flooding issues if the project is approved.

Vestal Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is planning to build a facility on Sheedy Road, just west of Route 26

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National Pipe Construction Underway In West Endicott

Bob Joseph — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:19:46 +0000

Heavy equipment is being used for site preparation for a PVC pipe manufacturing plant in the town of Union.

National Pipe and Plastics plans to relocate its factory from Vestal to West Endicott

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Another Vestal Student Housing Project Planned

Bob Joseph — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:54:57 +0000

More student housing may be constructed at University Plaza in the town of Vestal.

Several hundred additional Binghamton University students could reside at the former shopping center site.

Vestal-based Newman Development Group wants to start building The Metroplex at UP in the summer of next year

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