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New Albany Mayor Urged To Sign Smoking Ban
supporters of a new albany ordinance to prohibit smoking in restaurants, bars and other enclosed public places tried yesterday to keep pressure on mayor doug england to sign the measure, which was passed 5-4 by the city council.
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Albany Drops To 57th Largest Tv Market
the number of tv households continues to rise across the u.s., including in the albany, n.y., market.
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Albany Hydro Costing More
installation of a generator and turbine at the end of the albany-santiam canal in albany, now 90 percent complete, is proving to cost more than planned.
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Albany Medical College Receives $435k In Federal Funding
albany medical college will receive $375,000 in federal funding to develop and implement training programs for patients who have substance use disorders.
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State Agencies To Host Workshops Starting Sept. 10
indianapolis » a team of state agencies, including the indiana economic development corp., will host the first of six regional workshops sept. 10 aimed at introducing small businesses to state programs and resources. the three-hour ingov roadshow workshops -- planned for lafayette, terre haute, columbus, marion, valparaiso and new albany -- will provide small business owners information on how ...
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Albany Hotels Touted
the country inn & suites and the renovated best western will bring 40-50 new jobs to albany, developers say. albany — the albany area chamber of commerce and the lee county chamber of commerce joined together thursday to officially welcome the new country inn & suites in northwest albany.
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Albany International Declares Dividend
albany, n.y.----the board of directors of albany international corp. today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share on the class a and class b common stock, payable on october 7, 2008, to shareholders of record on september 8, 2008.
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Public Safety Log
albany police theft charges — two employees at ciddici’s pizza were arrested thursday for theft after allegedly stealing at least $750 each from the business. according to police, the two employees had stolen at least $750 each by writing fake food orders, canceling them, and pocketing money. courtney lynn hisgen and jacqueline ann sharp, both 20 and of albany, were issued citations.
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Business Park Planned At Former Drive-in
the site of a former drive-in theater near o'reilly raceway park will become a business park specializing in motor sports.
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Business People
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Albany International Declares Dividend - Forbes
the board of directors of albany international corp. (nyse: ain) today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share on the class a and class b common stock, payable on october 7, 2008, to shareholders of record on september 8, 2008. albany ...
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Smoking Law Backers Push New Albany Mayor To Sign - Courier-journal
supporters of a new albany ordinance to prohibit smoking in restaurants, bars and other enclosed public places tried today to keep pressure on mayor doug england to sign the measure, which was passed 5-4 by the city council. england has said he will ...
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Iberdrola Deal On The Line As Psc Vote Nears - Times Union
albany -- iberdrola sa could walk away from its $4.5 billion merger with energy east corp. if state regulators try to extract too much money from the spanish utility. just a few days from a vote by the public service commission, one of the biggest ...
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Wildcats Plan On Staying - Albany Herald
albany — southwest georgia looks like it will be home to professional football — at least for one more year. at the close of business friday afternoon, the city of albany received a signed, one-year contract from the owners of the south georgia ...
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Top Psc Official Resigns - Buffalo Business First
state public service commissioner cheryl buley has resigned, effective sept. 3. buley said she is getting married and moving out of the state. new york residency is required to be on the commission. “my departure is with mixed emotions, but the ...
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Thruway Gas Stops Under Audit - Buffalo Business First
the state comptroller is auditing gas stations along the thruway to determine if they are overcharging travelers for fuel. comptroller thomas dinapoli said the audit is an expansion of an existing audit of thruway service plaza finances. “the ...
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Tjx Reacts To Bank Lawsuit - Times Union
glenville -- the parent company of the t.j. maxx and marshall's chains has filed a forceful response to a lawsuit brought by trustco bank corp ny, saying the glenville bank-holding company "unnecessarily and unreasonably" canceled customer debit ...
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Ny Gives Firm Fixes Deadline For Emergency Wireless Network - Poughkeepsie Journal
albany - state officials announced friday a private company hired to build a $2.1 billion wireless network has 45 days to fix the troubled system or face losing the contract. new york chief information officer melodie mayberry-stewart said the state ...
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Business Briefs - Democrat And Chronicle
u.k.-based lake image systems inc. , which has an operation in henrietta, plans to unveil a high-speed camera called printscan to monitor image quality on printing presses. the product introduction will occur at graph expo 2008, a commercial printing ...
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Wall St Week Ahead-more Volatility Seen With Hurricane, Payrolls - Guardian Unlimited
new york, aug 29 (reuters) - wall street is set for another volatile week after the labor day holiday, as investors track the price of oil, key economic data and continued fallout from the credit crisis. all eyes will be on hurricane gustav and its ...
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