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	OASIS/HealthLink programs open in new site by Eric Reinhardt
	The OASIS/HealthLink Learning Center has moved from ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt to the former Telergy building, next to the DoubleTree Hotel, off Carrier Circle. The new location gives OASIS/HealthLink 11,000 square feet of programming space, doubling the size of its original space in the mall.

	New York closing costs tops in nation by Kevin Tampone
	A new study from Bankrate, Inc. found that New York's home-mortgage closing costs were the highest in the nation. The company released its 2010 Closing Costs Survey on Monday. The survey found that New York led the nation with average origination and closing costs of more than $5,600. Arkansas was the least expensive area with average fees of more than $3,000.

	Area projects receive state grants by Traci DeLore
	A number of Central New York projects will receive a financial boost from Empire State Development as its board of directors approved $9.3 million in new funding today. The city of Oswego received $1 million from the Restore New York Communities Initiative for its harbor revitalization project, which will cover a portion of the construction costs for a 36,000-square-foot expansion of the existing Best Western Captain's Quarters Hotel. The new facilities will include 18 additional hotel rooms and a new restaurant for a total cost of $5 million.

	SEFCU acquires mortgage-banking firm by Kevin Tampone
	SEFCU, a credit union with several branches in the Syracuse and Binghamton areas, said today it plans to acquire a Latham-based mortgage banking company. Home Funding Finders, which also has an office in Syracuse, will become a subsidiary of SEFCU when the transaction closes Sept. 1. Terms were not disclosed.

	Keystone Material Testing merges with Enviro Testing by Eric Reinhardt
	Keystone Material Testing, LLC (KMT) of Binghamton on Thursday announced its merger with Enviro Testing, also of Binghamton. The joint press release did not include any financial details of the transaction. KMT offers construction material testing services. The firm operates at the corporate offices of Keystone Associates Architects, Engineers, and Surveyors, LLC at 58 Exchange St. in Binghamton.

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	Cybersquatting and its Possible Remedies
	In addition to the tremendous amount of good that it has created, the Internet has also produced its fair share of bad, along with those only too eager to cross the line and take unethical or unlawful advantage of others. One o

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	Breaking News CNYBJ Crouse Hospital gets funding for energy project
	The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced an award of $360,000 for Crouse Hospital in Syracuse to pay for a lighting retrofit project. The award, funded by the federal economic stimulus package, will save Crouse more than $100,000 per year in energy costs, Dr. Paul Kronenberg, CEO of Crouse Hospital, said in a news release.

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	Celebrating Washington Station
	Spending on office buildings, which has dropped 47.5 percent since the September 2008 record-spending high, is nearing a 13-year low, according to the Institute for Trend Research. Permits for new-office construction have dropped 26.7 percent just since last December. Office vacancy rates in the second quarter of 2010 increased to 17.4 percent, the 10th consecutive quarterly rise. Construction of office buildings is projected to close 2010 at nearly 32 percent below 2009.

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	Another Jobs Report, Another Disappointment
	Another month brought more disappointing news on the pace of hiring. Businesses added fewer jobs than expected in July, and previous estimates of private-sector hiring were revised downward, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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	How to Turn the Economic Tide in Your Favor
	Even the most self-assured and stoic among us feel the intensity of the times. The economic recovery seems quite elastic at best. Today’s good news can disappear as quickly as it appeared.

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	People on the Move - GB - 8/30/2010
	BANKING & FINANCE Wilber National Bank has appointed Kenneth W. Giblin, Jr., to the position of senior mortgage account representative in its Provantage Home Loans division.

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The 2010 Book of Lists electronic edition may be downloaded in Excel format. These 62 lists include key business information (when available) such as number of employees, revenue, products/services offered, and top executives for each company.

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