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$1M a day: Is any of it yours?
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Oops! The check had a 2006 date on its face, unearthed in a cleaning frenzy in 2009. How it came to be tucked away and how to redeem it both stumped me.
NEW YORK
J.C. Penney issues apology to customers
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
J.C. Penney is sorry, and it wants your business back. That’s the gist of its latest ad, a public mea culpa that the midpriced department-store put on its YouTube and Facebook pages.
ALBANY
Work to close Fuller Road
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Fuller Road between Tricentennial Circle and the newly constructed Washington Avenue Extension roundabout will be closed from Friday night until May 13 to reconstruct the pavement, the state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.
ALBANY
$2M in bogus jobless claims recovered
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Almost $2 million was returned to the state’s Unemployment Insurance fund last year as the result of investigations by the state Department of Labor and local district attorneys’ offices into fraudulent claims.
SCHOHARIE COUNTY
Schoharie County CSEA contract includes 1 percent raise
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Schoharie County employees will receive a 1 percent raise this year under a four-year contract approved by the county Board of Supervisors.
LAKE GEORGE
Casino forum hears public's roll-of-the-dice issues
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Strong opinions, questions about the future and active listening marked a Tuesday night public forum in Lake George about the possibility of a live-table casino coming to the area.
NEW YORK
GE opening 2 new jet engine plants
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
GE Aviation is opening two new advanced manufacturing plants this week, a composite factory in Ellisville, Miss., and a “super-alloy” plant in Auburn, Ala. GE has invested $130 million in the plants and plans to hire 550 workers by 2017.
ALBANY
State overtime costs up 11 percent: DiNapoli
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says state overtime pay rose nearly 11 percent last year to $529 million, continuing a costly trend since workforce cuts beginning in 2009.
ALBANY
Former Gov. Paterson to speak at Commission for the Blind centennial
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Former Gov. David A. Paterson will be the keynote speaker today at noon for the centennial celebration of the state Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped.
COLONIE
Airport in hunt for new regional FAA site
Monday, April 29, 2013
Land near the Albany International Airport is under consideration for a new regional air traffic control center to replace two Federal Aviation Administration facilities on Long Island.
SCHENECTADY
Jay Street stores to expand hours
Monday, April 29, 2013
Summerville, S.C., is trying it. In Virginia, Staunton and Franklin convinced their downtown businesses to get on board with the idea last fall. Downtown Chico made it work in California with a street festival and farmers market.
Iron Roost makes waffles work in wondrous ways
Sunday, April 28, 2013
There’s a world of waffle wonders out there, and a good place to start is the Iron Roost in Ballston Spa.
CAPITAL REGION
Farms not cashing in on yogurt boom
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Nobody disputes the exploding popularity of Greek yogurt is a good thing for the state. But dairy farmers, who would seem to be the prime beneficiaries of a trend that increases demand for their product, are seeing little positive impact.
CAPITAL REGION
Lunch crowd keeps on truckin’
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Once found mainly at carnivals and around Albany’s Capitol Park, food trucks are taking on new local territory, and owners are finding that the recipe for success is a mix of excellent food and innovative marketing.
ROTTERDAM
Capitol Plaza demise ruled due to improper practices
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Rotterdam’s Capitol Plaza has long since been reduced to rubble — a new restaurant and bank now stand in its place. But the sad saga of the kitschy 1950s-era shopping center lives on in Schenectady County Supreme Court, where a judge recently awarded the former owner a multi-million dollar settlement for a botched real estate deal that ultimately led to its demise.
