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Jefferson County hotel-occupancy rate rises 7 percent in January
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels saw an increase in guests in January. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 7 percent to 36 percent in the first month of 2023 from the year-prior month, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Revenue […]
New Thruway service area buildings include green features
The new buildings at 23 of the New York State Thruway’s 27 travel plazas are more than just home to new partner restaurants like Popeye’s and Starbucks. The buildings are also made of a polymer cement developed by a Canadian company that not only makes the buildings faster to build — it makes them greener.
Syracuse, Binghamton airports to use federal money for projects
The federal government has awarded a total of $25 million in funding for renovation work at upstate New York airports serving Syracuse, Binghamton, Buffalo, and Albany. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the money. It comes from the airport terminal program, created by the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs law, U.S. Senate
Schumer pushes railway-safety measure after Ohio derailment
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) calls his new legislative proposal a “two-track” plan to boost railway safety and to get railroads to boost transparency. The Democrat also said the plan involves an effort to “demand answers” on the steps railroads are taking to keep Syracuse and upstate New York communities
Crews finish flood-resiliency projects in Fair Haven
FAIR HAVEN, N.Y. — Crews have completed of a series of flood-resiliency projects in the village of Fair Haven in Cayuga County. The village was awarded $3.7 million to complete four projects through New York State’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI). These REDI-funded projects will help mitigate the impact of future high-water events and
Bahar Preserve, Carpenter Falls inducted into Old-Growth Forest Network
NILES, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Carpenter Falls Unique Area and the Finger Lakes Land Trust’s (FLLT) Bahar Nature Preserve are now part of the national Old-Growth Forest Network (OGFN). The OGFN’s mission is to “connect people with nature” by creating a national network of “protected, mature, publicly accessible,
Sennett Meadows Senior Apartments constructed using green-building practices
SENNETT, N.Y. — Construction on the Sennett Meadows Senior Apartments, a new $15 million housing development in Cayuga County is now complete. It includes 60 energy-efficient homes for New Yorkers aged 55 and older, including 18 with supportive services for seniors and veterans with physical disabilities, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul announced March 2
Empire Center fellow says “climate of confusion surrounds CLCPA”
ALBANY, N.Y. — Almost four years after the New York State Legislature passed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), most New York residents don’t know much about the environmental law, according to a recent Siena College poll and an analysis by a thinktank fellow. Empire Center for Public Policy, Inc. fellow James Hanley
Ithaca College to house some childcare programs during Coddington expansion project
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College will provide space for some of the Coddington Road Community Center’s childcare operations while the center undergoes a $4.8 million
March 8 public meeting set to discuss West Chestnut Street corridor in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The Oneida County Department of Planning is seeking public input on the West Chestnut Street corridor at a Wednesday, March 8 meeting
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