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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer made the announcement Monday, saying it will bring long-lasting, sustainable economic growth to the Southern Tier. The 220-mph trains will be used in a new multi-billion dollar, high-speed rail system from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.

A survey shows most business economists think the U.S. economy could avoid a recession next year, even if the job market ends up weakening under pressure brought by high interest rates.

The laws set standard wages for renewable energy jobs, set higher energy efficiency standards and incentivize thermal energy infrastructure and research.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said the facility will bring a couple hundred jobs to the area.

While New York reportedly added 9,800 jobs in June, there continues to be a labor shortage across the state.

"Many employers are begging for assistance and what we can do is pair up these individuals and get them the training they need, through state-run programs, with willing employers to help eradicate the spectre of violence by giving them an alternative."

"It was a cycle that individuals were kind of in the hamster wheel on, and some of them are just getting back to comfortable being in the stores now."

“If you have a shortage of something, it's because the price is too low. So, if you have a shortage of labor, maybe you should consider paying them more”

“The best reason to pay people a living wage, from an employer's point of view, is that you're garnering a sense of loyalty from those workers."

The latest government figures show a net loss of 140,000 jobs in December. What may be surprising is that all those jobs were held by women, especially women of color.