Jeff Platsky
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Binghamton, NY, United States
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Jeff Platsky closes a 45-year journalism career with no regrets
After 45 years practicing the proud profession of journalism, Jeff Platsky marks his last day at the Press & Sun-Bulletin on Dec. 1. → Read More
Dick's Sporting Goods in full recovery mode; Stack taking on new role
Same-store sales improved by 23.2%, the best result since the Dick's went public nearly 20 years ago. → Read More
NYSEG, RG&E customers: Here's how much your delivery rates will increase
Rate increases for both electric and natural gas delivery rates will kept below 2% annually over the three years → Read More
To save Broome County wind farm, municipalities are willing to trim tax deal: Here's what they say
After an eastern Broome County wind farm project was thrown into limbo because of a tax incentive package, official say they will compromise → Read More
Chenango County voting system tested in face of hacker attack
Chenango County was one of only two counties in the United States that faced a computer system attack in the days leading up to the election. → Read More
New York tries to restore order to CBD market, clears way for hemp-infused drinks
New York's rules provide the industry a more definitive path toward commercialization of industrial hemp. → Read More
Layoff notices hit New York at a record rate, data shows. Here's where
From the skyscraper lined avenues of Manhattan to the streets of quaint upstate communities, the economic toll of the coronavirus is real and costly. → Read More
4,500 Broome County residents are in quarantine as 103 cases are confirmed in 1 day
The state has extended the yellow zone COVID-19 restrictions on Broome County for another two weeks. → Read More
Broome County IDA rejects tax deal for Sanford, Windsor wind farm
Rejection of a tax incentive package throws the project into limbo. → Read More
Broome, Tioga counties continue to see steady climb in COVID-19 cases
As parts of Broome County are in the state's "Yellow Zone," Tioga County has also recorded its highest amount of cases since the pandemic started. → Read More
Gov. Cuomo: 1 bar helped spark Broome County COVID-19 surge
One third of Broome County's COVID-19 totals since March has been diagnosed in the past 15 days. → Read More
New York's Southern Tier avoided the first COVID-19 outbreak. Now it's getting hit.
If counties stretching across New York's border with Pennsylvania were states, many would have been added to the state's mandatory quarantine list. → Read More
New York's post-COVID job losses outpace all but one other state
Six months after the start of the nationwide pandemic, New York remains more than 1 million jobs shy of its pre-virus total → Read More
NYSEG, RG&E customer service locations to be shuttered
The utility has been on a more than 20 year campaign to trim or close the number of customer service centers → Read More
Rural real estate heats up as New York City dwellers face COVID-19 reality
In some of New York's most rural counties, the long dormant real estate market has been revived by city dwellers seeking respite. → Read More
Dick's Sporting Goods second-quarter earnings the best in company's history
More people exercising at home during the coronavirus pandemic sparked the huge spike in sales, Dick's Sporting Goods reported. → Read More
New York begins slow job recovery. What the latest data reveals
Private sector employment increased by 244,000 from June, but the number unemployed in the state remains stubbornly high. → Read More
Migrant farm workers warn of next COVID-19 wave in New York
Anxiety runs deep among farm workers across upstate New York because of close quarters common among the crews. → Read More
How bad are restaurants hurting? Job numbers in New York are telling
Job numbers tell a story of an industry dealt a crushing blow by a wildly contagious virus → Read More
Corning Inc. results better than expected. Here's the latest
Sales and net income were down in ever category with the exception of Specialty Material. → Read More