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Mohawk Valley Health System generates $1 billion in economic activity
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) hospitals generated $1 billion in economic activity through jobs and the purchase of goods and services, according
Fort Drum, base in Germany selected to house U.S. Army’s multi-domain task force
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Fort Drum has been selected to house the U.S. Army multi-domain task force (MDTF) #2, along with the Army base in
Crouse Health to expand into well-known building in town of Salina, create jobs
SALINA, N.Y. — A well-known building in the town of Salina not far from Syracuse Hancock International Airport will soon have a new occupant. Local
SUNY Oswego graduate donates $2 million to the university
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A 1958 graduate of SUNY Oswego has donated $2 million to the school. The gift from Frank Maraviglia is “in recognition of
Utica appoints new members to St. Elizabeth campus reuse steering committee
UTICA — The City of Utica has made a number of new appointments to the steering committee that is guiding the development of a master plan for the reuse of the former St. Elizabeth Medical Center campus, according to a news release from Mayor Robert M. Palmieri. The campus was vacated in October when Mohawk
New York home sales fall nearly 14 percent in October
But pending sales rise in the month ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 9,733 previously owned homes in October, down 13.9 percent from the 11,298 existing homes they sold in the year-prior month. This marked the 26th straight month in which closed sales fell on a year-over-year basis, according to the October monthly housing
Remington Firearms to close Ilion plant in March 2024
ILION, N.Y. — The company has been a staple in Ilion for more than 200 years. Almost everyone in the village of about 7,600 has a connection to Remington Arms, whether it’s working there themselves or knowing someone who did. That legacy — and the generations of families it supported — ends in Ilion when
Onondaga County hotels saw business decline in October
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels posted a drop in three key benchmarks of business performance in October. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county slipped 4.3 percent to 65.5 percent in the 10th month of this year compared to October 2022, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel
Southern Tier researchers, companies lead the way to greener concrete
The average New Yorker probably doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about recycling or about concrete — or about how those two things could possibly go together. However, a group of dedicated researchers and entrepreneurs in the Southern Tier have been thinking about all of those things — and doing something about it. Their
FLLT easements protect Spafford property in Skaneateles Lake watershed
SPAFFORD, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) says it has protected 690 acres at Jackson-Noel Farms in the town of Spafford in Onondaga County. With almost two miles of scenic frontage on State Route 41, this is the biggest conservation project completed in the Skaneateles Lake watershed since the establishment of the state’s
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