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Tompkins County seeks developer for emergency shelter
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County is looking for help designing and building an emergency shelter to serve homeless people in the county. The county released a July 18 request for qualifications (RFQ) from development partners to design and develop an accessible, safe, and inclusive shelter to house about 100 adults. The RFQ is available on […]
Federal funding will target redevelopment of public-housing units near I-81
SYRACUSE — Millions in federal-government funding will help pay for the redevelopment of more than 600 aging public-housing units into new, affordable, mixed-income housing units in the East Adams neighborhood near Interstate 81 (I-81) in the city’s 15th Ward. The Syracuse Housing Authority (SHA) and the City of Syracuse will use a $50 million federal
Warren Real Estate expands to the Albany market
ITHACA — Ithaca–based Warren Real Estate is venturing east with a newly opened office in the Capital region town of Guilderland. The new office continues the firm’s expansion, which until now has headed west and south of Warren’s Ithaca base. As with its other expansions, the idea originally came from one of Warren’s agents, who
Commercial market remains on steady heading, banker says
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The commercial real-estate market in Syracuse and surrounding areas remains stable post-pandemic, bucking the trend some other cities are seeing with increasing vacancy rates. The much-feared recession hasn’t happened, says Lindsay Weichert, senior VP and commercial group practice manager at Community Bank, and the market has avoided any big swings. Across the
Ashley McGraw expands into Boston area with acquisition
SYRACUSE — Syracuse–based Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. has expanded its footprint into the New England region, acquiring studioMLA Architects of Brookline, Massachusetts, near Boston. Founded in 2006, studioMLA Architects — a 15-person architecture and landscape design firm — focuses on the design of early-education facilities along with nature-inspired playscapes for young children. The acquisition closed
Kirk Park overlook closed for kayak/canoe launch construction
Should reopen in September SYRACUSE — The overlook at Kirk Park in Syracuse is closed temporarily for construction of a kayak and canoe launch. The closure was scheduled to begin on July 15 with an anticipated reopening in September, the City of Syracuse said in announcing the project on July 9. The Kirk Park kayak
Construction of grape-research lab in Geneva to start this fall
GENEVA — Cornell University says that construction of the National Grape Improvement Center at the Cornell AgriTech campus in Geneva is expected to start this fall. Cornell and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) broke ground for construction on June 26, the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.)
NYSDOT closes Spencer Street bridge over I-81
Part of project on Syracuse’s North side, Inner Harbor areas SYRACUSE — The Spencer Street bridge over Interstate 81 (I-81) in Syracuse is now closed, and a newly constructed bridge will open next summer. The closure is necessary to construct a longer bridge
Labrador Lumber upgrades infrastructure with NYSEG grant
BERKSHIRE — Labrador Lumber Company, Inc. — based in the town of Berkshire in Tioga County — has received a $57,667 Agriculture Capital Investment Incentive Program Grant from New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) to help upgrade its electrical infrastructure and add new jobs, NYSEG announced. The upgrades will support economic growth in Tioga
Storm damage in Canastota consistent with a tornado, National Weather Service confirms
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The National Weather Service in Binghamton confirmed Thursday that the damage in Canastota from Tuesday’s big storm is consistent with a tornado
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