Consumer confidence plummets in Q3
Consumer sentiment plummeted across New York state in the third quarter, a new report from Siena College Research Institute shows. The New York State Index of Consumer Sentiment stands at […]
Upstate consumer confidence falls in Q2
Confidence among Upstate New York consumers fell during the second quarter, bucking both the statewide and national trend, a new survey from Siena College Research Institute shows. Overall consumer sentiment […]
Unshackle Upstate releases 2021 advocacy agenda
Unshackle Upstate, a pro-taxpayer education and advocacy organization, has released its 2021 Advocacy Agenda. The group again takes issue with taxes, prevailing wage mandates and the Scaffold Law, but this […]
Unshackle Upstate provides tax burden fact sheet
Unshackle Upstate, a non-partisan pro-taxpayer organization, has released a new fact sheet that highlights what it calls the burdens imposed on New York’s taxpayers. “Taxed Out – Assessing New York’s […]
Unshackle Upstate touts new economic recovery plan
Unshackle Upstate, an advocacy group for upstate job creators and taxpayers, has released an economic recovery plan that would halt minimum wage increases and reduce taxes. “Fast Forward – A […]
Survey: Majority of upstate businesses have suffered during pandemic
Less than one-third of Upstate New York CEOs expect the state’s economy to return to pre-virus levels of revenue and employment within the next six months, a new report from […]
Confidence falls among upstate consumers
Confidence among Upstate New York consumers fell to its lowest point in three years, a quarterly report from Siena College Research Institute shows. Overall confidence, which includes future and current […]
Unshackle Upstate chooses new leader
Unshackle Upstate, the non-partisan, pro-economic growth business coalition representing Upstate New York, has tapped Buffalo resident Michael Kracker as its new executive director. Kracker previously worked in several senior positions […]









