Local and state officials are promoting farm-fresh Christmas trees this holiday season. It’s an $8 million industry in New York State and the trees are also good for the environment.
Gone Girl: Lower Manhattan ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Is ‘On The Move’
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Fearless Girl appeared across from the Charging Bull on the eve of International Women’s Day in 2017. It has now been removed and will be placed in front of the New York Stock Exchange.
Pegula Sports & Entertainment To Study Venue Options For Bills, Sabres
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The owners of the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres have hired a consulting firm to help them study possible next steps for the venues where the professional football and hockey teams play. In the case of the Bills, the upcoming feasibility analysis includes exploration of an entirely new stadium.
Economy
Amazon New York HQ Could Spur Investment In Upstate’s Drone Corridor
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Reaction has been mixed to Amazon’s selection of Long Island City in Queens as one of its new headquarters, promising 25,000 high-paying jobs. But Syracuse business leaders said they are expecting a spill-over effect of investment in central New York, because of the region’s drone corridor.
Economy
PA Will See Multiple Sports Betting Sites Before 2019
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Pennsylvania is in the midst of launching its sports betting industry–becoming part of the first wave of states to do so.
Opinion: Amazon Deal In New York Creates Some Unlikely Allies
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NPR’s Scott Simon reflects on Amazon’s plan to open a headquarters in New York. It has prompted an unlikely coalition to unite in opposition, because of tax breaks and subsidies the company will get.
Amazon’s Grand Search For 2nd Headquarters Ends With Split: New York And DC Suburb
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Amazon is expected to divide its second headquarters between the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens and the Crystal City area in Northern Virginia, according to a person familiar with the plan.
Economy
Tops Markets Says A Federal Bankruptcy Court Has Confirmed Its Reorganization Plan
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ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Officials with Tops Markets say that a federal bankruptcy court has confirmed the company’s plan of reorganization and the supermarket chain expects to complete its restructuring and emerge from Chapter 11 shortly.
Amazon Plot Twist: NYC May Split HQ With DC Suburb
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The surprising decision to divide the win is an anticlimactic ending for a much-hyped, Olympic-style search. The plan promised up to 50,000 new high-paying jobs and drew 238 bids.
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Now, New York Counties Must Jail Kids Separately. Some Are Creating A Non-Profit To Build A Regional Facility
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ITHACA, NY (WSKG) – Counties in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes are working together to find new places to house children in the criminal justice system.
economy
EPA Head Says Rollbacks Will Keep Environment Clean, Economy Up
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STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA – At an oil and gas conference in Pittsburgh Wednesday, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler touted the Trump administration’s moves to roll back over 70 environmental regulations, telling the crowd the rollbacks will make America’s air and water cleaner while keeping the economy booming.