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Friday, May 03, 2013  You may have heard that new car sales were up again last month, but there's one age group that didn't contribute to the increase and, in fact, has been leaving the car parked for much of the last few years.

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  If you hate your job, you may not be the only one. CareerCast has released its list of best and worst jobs you could get.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  About 200 employees of the New York state Thruway Authority are expected to lose their jobs as part of layoffs announced by the Cuomo administration earlier this year.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The yogurt culture continues to grow in Central New York. An Ohio-based company is setting up shop in Lysander next month, and could bring as many as 120 new jobs.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Dynamax, an image-sensory developer in Homer, is moving to Canandaigua after considering options overseas.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A Central New York company that makes barcode scanners for medical companies plans to expand.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Stronger hiring shows businesses are confident about the economy, despite higher taxes and government spending cuts.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  If you look around you'll see more bulldozers than snow plows as spring draws closer. It's a good time to be in the construction business and that good feeling is what brought many people to the Hard Hat Expo at the State Fairgrounds.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The House has approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month and give the Pentagon some relief from a cash crunch that's harming military readiness.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Central New York has seen a sharp decline in manufacturing jobs recently, but as the industry moves toward a more technologically-based focus, some think we can turn it around.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Imagine looking up toward the sky one day and realizing that many of the aircraft flying overhead would be unmanned, meaning no pilot.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  A missile defense program that means 325 jobs in the town of Salina is barely afloat, but a group of congressmen want to sink it altogether.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Clear Edge Filtration has started laying off workers in anticipating closing two CNY plants and moving to Oklahoma.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  The Utica School system faces a $6.3 million dollar deficit.