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Oct 14, 2021

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 […]

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Jul 9, 2021

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 […]

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Jan 26, 2021

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 […]

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Oct 19, 2020

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 […]

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Sep 10, 2020

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 […]

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Apr 16, 2020

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 […]

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Jul 2, 2019

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 […]

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Sep 10, 2018

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 […]