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Cuomo announces $71 million to build affordable-housing units
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced $71 million is now available through New York State Homes & Community Renewal (HCR) to build affordable housing units.
Mexico Health Center to relocate temporarily to Oswego
OSWEGO — Northern Oswego County Health Services, Inc. (NOCHSI) announced that its Mexico Health Center will move temporarily to Oswego Health Center starting on Aug.
Upstate University Hospital purchases UV light-cleaning technology for patient rooms
SYRACUSE — Upstate University Hospital on Friday said it’s been using ultraviolet (UV) light devices when cleaning patient rooms and public restrooms. The technology
EFC okays loans for wastewater-improvement project in Union Springs
The New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC) has approved a low-cost financing package to improve the wastewater treatment and collection systems in the Cayuga County village of Union Springs. The EFC board of directors approved an interest-free loan worth more than $560,000, along with an additional three-year loan of a similar amount at
State AG settles with dozens of CNY contractors over home-improvement law violations
Home-improvement contractors in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown, and Binghamton regions were among those reaching a settlement with the state over violations of New York’s law
New group, Save81.org, opposes boulevard option for Interstate 81 in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — With several members of the business community involved, a new group calling itself Save81.org is opposed to any plan that would divert Interstate
Associates for Women’s Medicine opens location in Camillus
CAMILLUS — Associates for Women’s Medicine (AWM), which provides obstetrics and gynecology services, has opened a new location in Camillus, the fifth site for the
VIP Development Associates to buy CenterState CEO building
SYRACUSE — VIP Development Associates, Inc. (VIPDA) has agreed to purchase the 22,000-square-foot building that houses the headquarters of CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity (CEO) at 572 S. Salina St. in downtown Syracuse. VIPDA is buying the building from Benefit Specialists of New York, Inc., an insurance agency that’s a wholly owned subsidiary of
Community Bank announces Pa. branch acquisition, Q2 earnings
DeWITT — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced July 24 that it has agreed to buy eight branches in Northeast Pennsylvania from Bank of America. Under the terms of the agreement, Community Bank will acquire about $369 million in deposits at a deposit premium of 2.39 percent, as well as a small amount of
Schumer pushes for $1.5 million investment in Port of Oswego to modernize rail link
OSWEGO — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–NY) on Friday urged the federal government to invest $1.5 million for improvements on the rail line along the
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