"Upstate businesses" refers to companies or enterprises located in the northern or inland regions of a state, usually away from major cities or urban areas. Full definition
87 percent of upstate businesses surveyed oppose increasing the minimum wage for all workers to $ 15 per hour. (thebronxchronicle.com)
As the state's only legislative leader who has owned and run a business, the feedback from upstate business leaders comes as no surprise. (thebronxchronicle.com)
A coalition of upstate business groups is in Albany today to lobby for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposed 2 percent cap on local and school property taxes, meeting with Assembly Democrats in an effort to push the measure into law. (nystateofpolitics.com)