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At sunrise Tuesday, 60 Wheatfield business owners and government officials will be boarding a bus bound for Albany.

Capital Region restaurants and hotels are slashing employment as food and gas costs rise.

NORFOLK, Va. - Norfolk Southern Corp. announced plans Thursday to invest $140 million to acquire a 50 percent stake in the rail line between Albany, N.Y., and the Boston metropolitan area. via Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

"It is sad that in these modern times, there remains a need to address the problem of individuals who use nooses as a means of threat and intimidation"

ALBANY - Gov. David Paterson signed legislation yesterday that will make it a felony to display a noose as a threat. via Journal News

"And they do prefer it over candy and potato chips. I never thought that would happen."

ALBANY - Farmers bearing flavored milk, yogurt and packages of sliced apples and carrots produced in New York said Wednesday they are trying to revive state lawmakers' interest in requiring healthier food in ... via PressConnects.com

"We foresee significant operational advantages when the two companies are combined via boosted economies of scale. In addition, we forecast greater sales revenue and market share as well as a more diversified product line"

Old World Provisions Inc., Albany, N.Y. has acquired Fritz Helmbold, Troy, N.Y. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. via MeatNews

"We're waiting to see what the final format of the legislation will be before we determine that"

ALBANY- Gov. David Paterson proposed legislation yesterday that he said would protect children from dangerous toys, furniture and other products through stronger recalls and labeling laws. via Journal News

"We're hopeful that the Division of the Budget will see the logic of our position and tuition and fees will no longer be a part of the conversation"

State University of New York officials said Tuesday they were proposing spending cuts that were $40 million less than what the governor ordered, largely because they wouldn't turn back revenues they collect ... via Press & Sun-Bulletin

"Nobody has seen anything like this, that's the scary part."

- The body count left behind by an illness decimating bat colonies in the U.S. northeast continues to rise, sparking fears among wildlife officials it could spread along the critters' summer migration routes.

Experts on both sides of the border say Canada is well within reach of bats from infected populations.

The mysterious disease American biologists call white-nose syndrome tore through caves and mines this winter in several U.S. states, killing tens of thousands of bats.

White-nose syndrome drains the bats' fat reserves, often leaving behind skinny corpses with a flour-like dusting of fungus on the snout, wings or ears. Biologists don't know how it is transmitted or if humans can contract the illness. Read more

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