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Fulton CDA ‘Home To Grow’ Education Course Offered On April 4,6,11 And 13

March 30, 2023 Contributor
The City of Fulton’s ‘Home to Grow’ program is currently open to help first time homebuyers secure up to $20,000 toward the purchase of their first home, Fulton Community Development Agency (CDA) Executive Director Sarah Farley announced. To apply, applicants must first enroll in and complete the First Time Homebuyer Education course to meet state funding requirements.

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USDA Announces Additional Assistance For Distressed Farmers Facing Financial Risk

March 29, 2023 Contributor
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that beginning in April it will provide approximately $123 million in additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk, as part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The announcement builds on financial assistance offered to borrowers through the same program in October 2022.

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State Labor Department Releases Preliminary February 2023 Area Unemployment Rates

March 29, 2023 Contributor
The New York State Department of Labor today released preliminary local area unemployment rates for February 2023. Rates are calculated using methods prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State’s area unemployment rates rely in part on the results of the Current Population Survey, which contacts approximately 3,100 households in New York State each month. To recap last week’s statewide press release, New York State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment held constant at 4.2% in February 2023.

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