A Forestville manufacturer will soon be expanding. During the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency meeting Tuesday, John Hines with Bailey Manufacturing was in attendance regarding a proposed $130,000 loan. They plan to use the money to construct a new 7,000 foot warehouse. IDA ...
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli addressed the Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting on Friday and pointed out the county has seen solid results in job development and unemployment in the last two years. But he also said while the impact of the COVID pandemic is mostly behind us it is not entirely gone yet. The hospitality and manufacturing sectors added jobs in Chautauqua County and are back to pre-pandemic levels. But government, including public education, is the largest employer in the county and is still below early 2020 levels. While New York State has ...
LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel led by Saudi Arabia and allied producers including Russia made another big swipe at propping up lagging crude prices Thursday, expanding some output cuts into next year and bringing up-and-coming oil supplier Brazil into the fold. Lower oil prices have ...
Slightly more Americans filed for jobless claims last week, but the overall number of people in the U.S. collecting unemployment benefits rose to its highest level in two years. Applications for unemployment benefits rose by 7,000 to 218,000 for the week ending Nov. 25, the Labor Department ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure cooled last month, the latest sign that price pressures are waning in the face of high interest rates and moderating economic growth. Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department said prices were unchanged from ...
LONDON (AP) — Europeans again saw some relief as inflation dropped more than expected to 2.4% in November, the lowest in over two years, as plummeting energy costs have eased a cost-of-living crisis but higher interest rates squeeze the economy’s ability to grow. Inflation for the 20 ...
