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Oneida County hotels post huge rebound in business in March
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rocketed up 73.3 percent to 48.7 percent in March,
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate soars nearly 50 percent in March
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Hotels in Jefferson County saw a massive increase in guests in March compared to March 2020, which was when the COVID-19 pandemic
New York’s annual egg production rose nearly 5 percent
New York farms produced 1.75 billion eggs last year, up 4.6 percent from more than 1.67 billion eggs in 2019, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics
NBT Bancorp to pay Q2 dividend of 27 cents
NORWICH — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a second-quarter cash dividend of 27 cents per share.
Broome County Chamber wins national award for Economic Outlook Guide
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce has been named one of 12 Communications Award of Excellence winners by the Association of Chamber
Tompkins Financial to pay Q2 dividend of 54 cents on May 17
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE: TMP) recently announced that its board of directors has approved payment of a regular quarterly cash dividend of
Syracuse apartment-rent prices rise in April, according to Zumper report
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area rose more than 2 percent in April compared to March
Oneida County COVID update for Friday
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Friday reported the following COVID-19 numbers, which continued the improving trend. 23 new positive cases, 21,694 total (down
New York State reports 6-month lows in daily COVID deaths, positivity rate
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced that the state had 23 COVID-19 deaths the previous day, the lowest single-day death
DeWitt building sold for $555,000
DeWITT, N.Y. — The 22,000-square-foot building at 6741 Old Collamer Road was recently sold. One Remington LLC bought the one-story structure, which was built in