Community Bank won't seek government dollars

DeWITT - Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) will not apply for cash through the federal government's $700 billion program to stabilize the nation's financial system.

The company announced its decision Tuesday.

"We've produced high-quality

Irish firm acquires local life-sciences company

WHITESBORO - ORS Labs, Inc. of Whitesboro announced today it sold its Prevalere Life Sciences, Inc. business unit to Icon Plc (NASDAQ: ICLR).

Financial terms of the transaction weren't disclosed.

It was time to make Prevalere part of a global

Hospital employees in lawsuit say they weren't paid for work

Hundreds of hourly employees at three of the area's largest hospitals today filed class-action lawsuits saying their employers didn't properly pay them for their work.

Crouse Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse and

Comptroller says credit crunch hits local governments

The global credit crunch is hampering the ability of New York's local governments to access credit markets, according to a report State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released today.

Impaired access to capital could cause higher debt-service costs

Paterson proposes $5.2 billion in savings to close budget gaps

Gov. David Paterson today announced a plan to reduce state spending by $5.2 billion over the next two years.

Paterson said his plan would save $2 billion this year and another $3.2 billion during the next fiscal year. The savings would close the

Applied Concepts keeps powering on

TULLY - Stephen Soos founded Applied Concepts, Inc. (ACI) 10 years ago and was its first employee.

Today, Soos is also a vice president and director of engineering at the company. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, ACI says it is a