For those interested in Technology and Economic activity in Upstate NY... (New York: campgrounds, trains)

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It’s been a winery without a home. Now it’ll have one (and a brewery) near Geneva: https://www.newyorkupstate.com/wine-...ar-geneva.html

Left Off the List: New York Food Distributors Feel Forgotten in State Vaccine Process: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...accine-process

New York's Unemployment Rate Ticked Upward in January: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/bu...ard-in-january

Velan Studios named one of the 10 most innovative design companies by Fast Company(snippet): https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/n...Pos=7#cxrecs_s
Company info: https://www.velanstudios.com/

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Business Law Column: NYS minority or women-owned businesses: https://www.nny360.com/magazines/nny...eb5956334.html

Pursuing Success Through Networking: Professional women connect to make entrepreneurial dreams come true: https://www.nny360.com/magazines/nny...9a6374f5f.html

Agri-business Column: Adapting agricultural education to virtual platforms: https://www.nny360.com/magazines/nny...94a82d41e.html

NY board approves 25-turbine Chenango County wind farm after 3 years of review: https://www.pressconnects.com/story/...rd/4665276001/

DRI May Have Been Longshot That Will Never Pay Off(Jamestown): https://www.post-journal.com/opinion...never-pay-off/

Chautauqua County has lost the most jobs in the state among rural areas over the past year.: https://www.post-journal.com/news/pa...rural-areas-2/

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Castle Fun Center will reopen next week after a year of dormancy and a stint on the market: https://www.recordonline.com/story/n...&utm_term=hero

DiNapoli: Covid-19 impact on tax revenue starting to ease up: https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/n...Pos=1#cxrecs_s
From the article: "New York state tax revenues are improving for 2021 as the state slowly emerges from the recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tax revenues totaled $75 billion through the end of February — $758.4 million higher than forecast, according to the most recent Division of the Budget update. Revenues last month were $7 billion, about $1.8 billion more than in February 2020. Personal income tax receipts were also up last month, mostly due to lower refunds.

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said it shows the economy is improving slightly — but there's still a long way to go.

"There is reason to be cautiously optimistic with better-than-forecasted tax revenues from February and the passing of significant additional federal assistance, thanks to President Biden’s American Recovery Plan," DiNapoli said in a statement. "While these resources will be helpful in the state’s ongoing recovery effort, it is important to use them responsibly and think long-term, as challenges remain."

Sales tax collections for local governments continued to decline by 4.2% in February compared to the same month in 2020. Collections were around $1.3 billion, down $55 million from February 2020. Collections are down $2.2 billion, or 12%, for the last year.

While sales tax revenues continue to be less than last year, February's decline was an improvement from January — which saw a 5.9% drop year over year — and December, which saw an 8.4% drop year over year. During the early months of the pandemic there were double-digit declines."

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SELECTED NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLEGES TO USE STATE GRANT AWARDS FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS: https://www.cnybj.com/selected-new-y...ital-projects/

M&T BANK FUND AWARDS GRANTS TO MOHAWK VALLEY ORGANIZATIONS: https://www.cnybj.com/m-and-t-bank-f...organizations/

Dips in hospital ER volume lead to more revenue declines(Buffalo area): https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/...-covid-19.html

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Niagara Falls Preparing for Boost in Tourism After Travel Restrictions End: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/bu...strictions-end

Confer Plastics Faces Material Shortage Due to Texas Storm: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/bu...to-texas-storm

AL Asphalt Eyes Plant in Niagara After Hamburg Plans Stall: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/bu...mburg-stalled-

Troy Company's Online Platform Tracks Fire Protection Systems: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ca...ction-systems-
Company info: https://www.inspectpoint.com/

Galway Teen Becomes an Entrepreneur Producing Hot Sauce: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ca...cing-hot-sauce

Group of Moms Start Consignment Business: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...nment-business

Impact of 1 Year of COVID-19 Pandemic on Rochester-Area Grocery Stores: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ro...d-the-pandemic

Family-Owned Pettinari's in Hilton is an "Everything" Market: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ro...ything--market

Corned Beef and Cabbage To Go at McGinnity's: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ro...at-mcginnity-s

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Restaurants in Upstate New York Can Now Operate at 75% Capacity Indoors: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...pacity-indoors

Farm Workers Still Excluded From "Essential Worker" Vaccine Eligibility: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...ne-eligibility

Small Venues Seek Post-Pandemic Help from New York: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ca...-from-new-york

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BAE SYSTEMS PROVIDING ELECTRIC-PROPULSION SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC BUSES IN CANADIAN CITY: https://www.cnybj.com/bae-systems-el...ses-vancouver/ (Also has a facility in Rome)

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Pharmacy college president sees big potential in newly opened biopharma training center: https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/n...potential.html

From the article: "The president of the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences sees a lot of potential in the rapidly growing biopharmaceutical sector — and he says the newly opened Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training is the key to tapping into related opportunities.

Biopharmaceuticals are treatments and preventatives derived from biological sources — such as vaccines or synthetic antibodies — rather than chemically synthesized, such as a medication like aspirin. Regeneron (in Rensselaer) is an example of a biopharmaceutical manufacturer.

"This is becoming dominant in the industry," said ACPHS President Greg Dewey. "One of the reasons for this is that you can ... make them very, very specific for your disease and very targeted with very low side effects."

That’s why $5 million of the college’s ongoing $11 million capital campaign is going toward opening CBET, which occupies 3,000 square feet inside the Albany NanoTech Complex alongside SUNY Polytechnic Institute. The center’s first class of professional science master’s students started in January, and a class of about 20 is expected to begin in the fall."

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Tough or good news in Endicott(depending on how you viewed the development, perhaps another Upstate area would want it)...

Company Abandons Plan for Battery Recycling Plant in Endicott: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/ce...nt-in-endicott

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$52.5M announced to protect NY farmland: https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-...t-ny-farmland/

Fingerpaint adds Charlotte naming and branding agency to its portfolio: https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/n...-branding.html
From the article: "The Saratoga Springs health care marketing agency Fingerpaint said this week it has added a naming and branding agency based in Charlotte, North Carolina, to its portfolio of companies.

Details of Fingerpaint's investment in Leaderboard Branding were not disclosed.

"Partnering with Leaderboard Branding is an investment in our never-ending commitment to continue adding services to meet the needs of our clients, allowing us to continue building out a world-class company within the healthcare marketing industry,” said Ed Mitzen, founder of Fingerpaint, in a press release.

Leaderboard Branding works with biopharma and other health care clients in the early phases of clinical development. The firm has experience in nonproprietary naming, clinical trial branding, global trade name development and visual design."