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Study says Oneida, Broome physician practices are major economic drivers by Eric Reinhardt
The nearly 200 physician practices in Oneida County drove more than $300 million into the county's economy in 2008 through the employment of more than 2,200 physicians and staff members. At the same time, the estimated 130 practices in Broome County contributed more than $400 million in 2008 while employing 2,000 people.

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	Construction employment shrinks nationwide by Kevin Tampone
	The construction industry employed fewer people in every state and Washington, D.C. in January than it did 12 months earlier, an industry trade group said today. The Associated General Contractors of America said federal data shows that 38 states and the nation's capital saw double-digit percentage drops in construction employment between January 2009 and January 2010.

	Citizens adding ATMs at Sunoco locations by Eric Reinhardt
	Citizens Financial Group, Inc. today announced it is adding ATMs under the Citizens Bank brand at nearly 500 Sunoco APlus convenience stores in 13 states, including 108 in New York. Citizens plans to have the majority of the new machines installed in APlus convenience stores within Citizens' traditional retail footprint, including areas of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

	Report says cost of treating diabetes Upstate tops $2 billion by Eric Reinhardt
	Annual treatment for people diagnosed with diabetes in upstate New York costs about $2.5 billion, according to a report from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. About 377,000 Upstate adults, or about one in 10, have been diagnosed with diabetes, a figure that's up by 81,000 compared to five years ago, the report says.

	Court dismisses claim against Turning Stone gambling by Traci DeLore
	The Oneida Indian Nation won another legal victory this week when a federal court judge shot down claims that gambling at Turning Stone Resort and Casino is illegal. The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Kahn comes just days after Kahn dismissed a suit that sought to nullify the federal Department of the Interior's decision to put 13,000 acres of nation land into federal trust.

	Trade group: Job losses in construction mount by Kevin Tampone
	Unemployment in the construction industry rose to 27.1 percent in February, as employment in the sector reached a 14-year low, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) said today. Federal figures show that another 64,000 construction workers lost their jobs last month, according to AGC, a construction industry trade group. If not for the declines in construction, the overall economy would have added jobs last month, the organization said.

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	The construction industry employed fewer people in every state and Washington, D.C. in January than it did 12 months earlier, an industry trade group said today. The Associated General Contractors of America said federal data shows that 38 states and the nation's capital saw double-digit percentage drops in construction employment between January 2009 and January 2010.

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	Understanding health-care cost-drivers is the key to reform
	Everyone assumes that health-care costs in America are rising too rapidly. “On a per-capita basis, health-care spending increased by a factor of six between 1965 and 2005, after adjusting for inflation,” say Jason D. Fodeman and Robert A. Book, co-authors of a Heritage Foundation study entitled “Bending the Curve: What Really Drives Health Care Spending” (February 17, 2010).

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	Is the Jobs Picture Getting Any Clearer or Brighter?
	To say the job market has been slow to recover is a vast understatement. Even though the economy grew for the entire second half of last year — 2.2 percent in the third quarter and 5.9 percent in the fourth quarter — employers have continued to cut jobs and have been reluctant to hire.

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	How to Fly Safely With An Angel Investor
	The landscape for financing early-stage companies continues to evolve, as does the rest of our economic system. As venture-capital (VC) funds have grown in size over the past decade from the significant influx of money from institutional investors, so has their appetite and need to deploy greater amounts of capital. This sounds like a good thing at first for those of us wanting to raise money for startups.

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	PEOPLE ON THE MOVE - MV - 3/8/2010
	ACCOUNTING Dee Moerman has joined Daniel T. Dreimiller, CPA, P.C., as senior accountant. Moerman will be responsible for various accounting and income-tax services in all industries served by the firm. She is a certified QuickBooks adviser and has extensive experience with sales and payroll taxes. Prior to joining the firm, Moerman was a senior accountant in the small-business services department with ParenteBeard, LLC. She has 13 years public accounting experience.

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Top Ranks Lists
The 2008 Book of Lists electronic edition may be downloaded in Excel format. These 57 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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