the economy

ALBANY — Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they're bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For Judith Enck, that's...

ALBANY — New York lawmakers passed a $237 billion state budget Saturday that includes plans to spur housing construction and combat unlicensed marijua...

OLEAN — The Connie and Sandy Wolfinger Fund and the Wolfinger Family Fund have made possible $39,000 in grants in April to several nonprofit organizat...

ORCHARD PARK — Buffalo Bills owners Terry and Kim Pegula are exploring the possibility of selling a non-controlling, minority interest in the franchis...

ALBANY — New York state lawmakers were on the verge of passing a $237 billion budget that includes sweeping plans to build housing, shutter unlicensed...

OLEAN — For hundreds of delinquent water users in Olean, it’s time to pay up. The city has rolled hundreds of thousands of dollars in water bills over...

A group of eight Democratic progressive U.S. House members known as “The Squad” have filed $224 million of earmarks in the federal budget since 2023 t...

DEAR RUSTY: I am 74 years old, retired and receiving Social Security. My wife will be 65 in January. Our hope was to start paying off some credit card...

ORCHARD PARK — Impersonal as it might seem to have their dynamic on-field relationship end with an exchange of phone texts, Bills quarterback Josh All...

OLEAN — Another Dollar General is likely in northeast Cattaraugus County and a city commercial structure is under new ownership, county sales records ...

NEW YORK — A New York man has pleaded guilty to sending death threats to the state attorney general and the Manhattan judge who presided over former P...

ALFRED — Alfred State students Katelyn James and Colin Thompson were honored with the Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence. The pair were two of ...

OLEAN — Need some help getting a small business off the ground or growing further? The Small Business Development Center at Jamestown Community Colleg...

PORTVILLE — Both faculty at Portville Central School and a crew from the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office will trade in their uniforms next week fo...

ALBANY — New York would expand access to booze by allowing movie theaters to sell liquor and continuing to let people buy takeout cocktails from bars ...

Tesla plans to lay off nearly 300 employees at its Buffalo plant, according to multiple reports. WIVB reports the electric car manufacturing company f...

Scio’s Carolyn Miller Honored for Service to Allegany County The Allegany County Board of Legislators recently passed a resolution recognizing Carolyn...

CUBA — The Allegany County Democrats collected 12 bags/boxes of non-perishable food and personal care items when they met recently in Cuba. The goods ...