Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

The economy’s humdrum performance of late continued in late February and March, with solid advances in the labor market and housing offsetting a mixed performance for manufacturing, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Matt Coyne, mcoyne@lohud.com

It seems like every day, the towers that will make up the new Tappan Zee Bridge’s most iconic feature get a bit taller.

It’s all thanks to those blue boxes that sit on top.

Growth likely to pick in spring, but economy still not ‘just right’

The last few years the U.S. economy has been marked by barren first quarters following by blossoming growth in the spring. The same pattern is likely to reemerge this year,

Most investment in upstate NY in history, Cuomo says

By Greg Hudson Columbia-Greene Media

New York State lawmakers successfully passed the state’s $156 billion budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year Friday.

The state Senate voted 61-1 Friday morning to approve the budget,including a state income tax cut which will lower the tax rate to 5.5 percent – its lowest rate in 70 years – a provision that will provide 12 weeks of paid family leave,

By Mike McAndrew | mmcandrew@syracuse.com

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Here’s an early round-up of some of the winners and losers in the $156 billion New York state budget, which lawmakers debated through Thursday night and are still voting on Friday morning.

AREAS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2015 AND 2016 AS DEMAND FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES TO GROW

Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine and Monroe, Mich. Top Growth List; Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas, and Bloomington, Ill. Have Largest Declines, Many Energy-Producing Metro Areas Experience Big Losses 

Construction employment increased in 234 out of 358 metro areas,

By TU Editorial Board

 Our opinion: Oversight of the state Canal Corp. has moved to the New York Power Authority. Although it runs a deficit, the canal system remains a valuable asset.

It’s a simple lesson in government economics – if you have an agency running a deficit and another racking up surpluses,

By: David Winzelberg

Two lawsuits aimed at preventing the start of a $1 billion mixed-use development in Glen Cove have been dismissed, paving the way for the project’s construction to begin.

A state Supreme Court judge on Thursday dismissed the lawsuits filed by a group of residents and the Village of Sea Cliff against the City of Glen Cove’s approvals of the Garvies Point project.

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Fewer Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, indicating the U.S. job market remains healthy.

Jobless claims fell by 4,000 to 262,000 in the week ended Aug.

Deteriorated passenger bridges at Albany airport to be replaced

By Jake Lahut

Albany International Airport will receive more than $3 million in federal funding to replace deteriorating passenger bridges that are used by 90 percent of its passengers to board aircraft.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $13.7 million in grants to support eight critical municipal water infrastructure projects across the Southern Tier. These grants are part of the second round of NYS Water Grants funded through the state’s Water Infrastructure Improvement Act.

Grants Leverage $39.7 Million in Water Quality Investments

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $14.6 million in grants to support 12 critical municipal water infrastructure projects in Central New York. These grants are part of the second round of NYS Water Grants funded through the state’s Water Infrastructure Improvement Act.

Paul Davidson, USA TODAY 11:05 a.m. EDT August 5, 2016

The economy crushed expectations in July, generating 255,000 jobs. It was the second straight month of strong jobs gains and a lot better than the 180,000 expected.

By Tim O’Brien on July 27, 2016 at 2:51 PM

The state Department of Transportation unveiled today its draft list of road projects to get federal funding from 2017 through 2020.

Called the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program,

By Emily Peiffer

Editor’s note: The following is the second of two parts. Read the first part here.

Construction’s high suicide rates and the importance of prevention efforts are just beginning to reach the radar of industry leaders,

The Federal Reserve is close to hitting its targets for full employment and 2 percent inflation, the Fed’s No. 2 policymaker said on Sunday in comments that did not address when the U.S. central bank should next raise interest rates.

Anyone who has been a driver or passenger bumping along the state’s deteriorating roadways would hardly be surprised at New York’s poor ranking – 45th – in that category. Indeed, it might be difficult to find Western New Yorkers willing to agree the state should even be that high on the list.

By CHARLES V. BAGLI

For nearly a quarter-century, governors and mayors in New York have been stymied in their attempts to fix Pennsylvania Station, one of the busiest transit halls in the Western Hemisphere and one of the most crowded and confusing.

 Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau Chief

ALBANY – Uncollected tolls on the New York State Thruway spiked at its 58 toll plazas over the past five years — even as the superhighway slowly shifts to a cashless toll system that critics fear will lead to more lost revenue.

Economic Indicators Reuters

U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in August after two straight months of robust gains and wage gains moderated, which could effectively rule out an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve this month.