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New Dollar General Open In Gerry

GERRY — Dollar General’s store at 4041 Route 60 in Gerry is now open. “At Dollar General, we believe the addition of each new store provides positive economic growth for the communities we proudly serve, and the addition of our new Gerry store highlights our commitment to deliver a pleasant shopping experience that includes great prices on quality products in a convenient location,” said Matthew Simonsen, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development. “We look forward to welcoming customers to our new store and hope they will enjoy shopping at ...

Wholesale Price Inflation Accelerates In August

WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices increases accelerated in August, a sign that inflation remains stubbornly persistent despite a series of sharp interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve. The Labor Department said Thursday that its producer price index — which measures inflation before it hits consumers — increased 1.6% last month from a year earlier. That is up from a small 0.8% yearly increase in July and just 0.1% in June. Sharply higher gas prices drove much of the increase. Excluding the volatile energy and food categories, core inflation rose 2.2% in August from a year ...

Adviser Calls For AI Safeguards

When President Joe Biden has questions about artificial intelligence, one expert he turns to is his science adviser Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Prabhakar is helping to guide the U.S. approach to safeguarding AI technology, relying in ...

Commuting Makes A Post-Pandemic Comeback

ORLANDO, Fla. — If you think U.S. roads have gotten busier on your morning commute, you’re not alone. The rate of workers driving to their jobs creeped upwards nationwide last year, as did those who carpool to work by car, truck or van. The mean commuting time jumped by almost a minute ...

DeAngelo Named To Super Lawyer List

Charles S. DeAngelo, a partner at Fessenden, Laumer & DeAngelo PLLC, was recently named to the Upstate New York 2023 Super Lawyers list for the seventh time. DeAngelo was selected in the practice area of general litigation. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a multiphase selection ...

Cummins Announces Battery Joint Venture

Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business unit of Cummins Inc., Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding LLC and PACCAR are partnering to accelerate and localize battery cell production and the battery supply chain in the United States. The planned joint venture will manufacture battery cells for electric commercial vehicles and industrial applications, creating highly desirable U.S. manufacturing jobs in the growing clean technology sector. Total investment is expected to be in the range of $2-3 billion for the 21-gigawatt hour (GWh) factory. Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck and ...