economy

NEW YORK (TNS) — President-elect Donald Trump’s economic legacy may well depend on whether he prefers the comparative form of an adjective. Specifical...

LITTLE VALLEY — A hearing on the proposed Cattaraugus County budget for the 2025 fiscal year will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Lawmakers are expected to...

ALBANY (TNS) — Some state tax incentive programs could be in peril next year as lawmakers consider slimming down underperforming initiatives to prepar...

Area unemployment rates remained near or at historic lows in October, the state Department of Labor reported. The Cattaraugus County unemployment rose...

Local sales taxes generally saw small declines in October, state officials reported. The Office of the State Comptroller reported that while 63% of co...

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing changes to the so-called Forest Tax Law to lessen administrative burdens on participat...

Average gasoline prices in New York have fallen 0.7 cents per gallon in the last week, while prices at most outlets in Olean dropped 6 cents on Tuesda...

ALBANY — Two local groups will receive state aid to benefit arts programs. Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday announced over 2,000 grants totaling $62 mi...

( Editor’s note: The following is the last in a four-part series of op-eds by Olean Food Pantry board members in preparation for the Season of Giving....

DEAR RUSTY: I served in the U.S. Army from January 1958 to Feb 1961. What increase should I receive for those years and who do I call and at what phon...

Allegany County legislators have approved an agreement with Cattaraugus County on the operation of the Olean Area Transit System (OATS) for three year...

BRADFORD, Pa. — New construction on High Point Federal Credit Union’s new brach in Bradford at 1035 E. Main St. is taking shape. The branch is expecte...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Adherence to Smart Growth principles is helping Olean move into the future. During Thursday evening's 118th annual Greater Olean Are...

DEAR RUSTY: I retired at my full retirement age, am now 79 and will be 80 in December. I have been working consistently since. I get a meager Social S...

ALLEGANY — The town of Allegany has unanimously passed its budget for 2025. The adopted budget keeps the town under the 2% tax cap limit set by New Yo...

CYCLONE, Pa. — At the Aug. 1 Keating Township meeting at which Ordinance 110 was adopted to establish restrictive setback requirements for windmills i...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Department of Economic Development, Planning and Tourism is now accepting applications for the 2023 Group B Tou...

Editor’s note: This is the second of three profiles of recipients of the 2024 Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards, which will be pr...