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Le Moyne’s athletic complex to get a $45 million overhaul
It’s a five-year project for the new Division I program SYRACUSE — Le Moyne College says it plans to renovate and expand its Thomas J. Niland Jr. Athletic Complex in a $45 million project spanning five years. The college also notes that it will use $12 million in state funding to help pay for the […]
Binghamton aims to redevelop Collier Street parking lot
Developer proposals due in early October BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Those interested in buying and redeveloping the property at 69 Collier St. in downtown Binghamton have until early October to submit a plan to the City of Binghamton. It’s the site of the former Collier Street parking ramp now operating
New York closed, pending home sales rise in April
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors closed on the sale of 7,155 previously owned homes in April, up 1.5 percent from the 7,046 existing homes they sold in April 2023. Pending sales climbed more than 6 percent in April, pointing to further increases in closed home sales in the next couple months, according to the
Rock City Development looks to lift Little Falls community
LITTLE FALLS — From housing to future leaders, Rock City Development is going all in on Little Falls, investing in the community to build its future. Rock City Development said it was formed in 2018 as a partnership between local business leaders, vested in the community, who envisioned a management company that would acquire, develop,
DiNapoli releases report on IDA activity across the state
Industrial development agencies (IDA) across the state helped spur 4,320 projects valued at $132 billion in 2022, an increase of 5 percent over 2021, according to a recent report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. However, that development can come at a cost to local communities, he warned, as those projects combined received
Destiny USA adds mobile remote guarding systems to its security measures
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA says it has added mobile remote guarding systems into its security program at the mall complex. The systems come from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania–based Edgeworth Security, a provider of remote surveillance systems. Destiny USA has deployed three Edgeworth mobile remote guarding systems strategically throughout the exterior of the 2.4 million square foot
Onondaga County seeks proposals for new downtown hotel; to create hotel initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County plans to issue a request-for-proposals (RFP) to the private sector to build a convention-center hotel on a county-owned parking lot just east of the Everson Museum of Art in downtown Syracuse. In addition, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon plans to send a proposal to the Onondaga County Legislature to create
State acquires land near Ithaca, creating Cayuga Shores Wildlife Management Area
LANSING, N.Y. — New York State has purchased a portion of the former Bell Station property in the town of Lansing in Cayuga County and announced its “permanent protection” as the Cayuga Shores Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The 287-acre Cayuga Shores Wildlife Management Area provides public access to 3,500 feet of shoreline on the east
Schumer pitches Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse to Commerce Secretary ahead of funding awards
The first major funding awards for the federal tech hub program are expected as early as this month. His office says U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) on May 30 personally met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to make his final push to deliver funding for upstate New York through the Tech Hubs
AmeriCU Credit Union partners with Rome Health amid hospital expansion project
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union has announced a partnership with Rome Health to support the enhancement of surgical services and critical-care facilities. The alliance will strengthen the availability of state-of-the-art surgical procedures and critical-care services, focusing on initiatives to acquire advanced medical equipment, enhance facilities, improve technology, and support specialized training for medical staff
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