finance

OLEAN — It might still be snowing, but another season is starting — tax season. And area nonprofits are gearing up to help low-income and elderly resi...

Area sales tax receipts lagged behind the rest of New York in 2016, according to a report from the state’s fiscal watchdog. The Office of the State Co...

Glyburide, a drug used to control blood-sugar levels in patients with Type II diabetes, is part of an investigation over price-fixing practices. The I...

OLEAN — The city of Olean received a $500,000 Brownfield Opportunity Area grant Thursday to demolish its city garage and redevelop the property, one o...

ALFRED — Locals sent back some feedback on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $120 billion executive budget proposal on Wednesday, with topics ranging from transgend...

ANDOVER — A trio of Allegany County school districts saw their state-assigned fiscal stress categories change from 2015 to 2016, with two districts dr...

OLEAN — City lawmakers soon to draft the 2017-18 budget may adopt an official accounting principle to govern its fund balance. Currently, there’s no l...

OLEAN — Local officials Wednesday got a closer look at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new executive budget proposal, which intends to reduce taxes while investin...

Dr. William D. Rezak, who led Alfred State as president for a decade and was known as an accomplished educator, engineer, author and benefactor, passe...

Two area schools received audits this month from state fiscal watchdogs, with both districts being informed of issues involving how much is set aside ...

When I was a college student signing up for classes at the University of Toledo, I had my dad’s credit card in my pocket. I filled up my schedule and ...

While last-minute bell ringers for the Salvation Army of Olean’s Red Kettle Campaign weren’t able to help the agency meet its annual goal, they did re...

BUFFALO — In his second State of the State Address given in Buffalo on Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared, “It is stronger than it has been in decades...

The Allegheny County Schools Health Insurance Consortium was recognized last year by the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health for “Excellence in Drivin...

Gasoline prices have crept higher — 10 cents per gallon locally in the past two weeks — with analysts predicting even higher prices deeper into the ne...

OLEAN — The last year in Olean saw the end of arguably one of the biggest, most transformative and most controversial civic projects in the city’s his...

BELMONT — Legislators approved a proposed $850,000 park and ride facility on Tuesday, with two legislators voicing opposition to the mostly grant-fund...

BELMONT — Legislators approved a proposed $850,000 park and ride facility on Tuesday, with two legislators voicing opposition to the mostly grant-fund...