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Oneida County hotel-occupancy rate drops more than 4 percent in February
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) fell 4.2 percent to 49.6 percent in February from the
Hartwick College renames apartment community to honor trustee’s wife
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College will rename its living-learning apartment community in memory of Dr. Judith Day, wife of trustee and alumnus Raymond (Larry) Miller,
ANCA awarded $558K USDA grant for climate-smart project
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will use a $558,000 federal grant to support climate-smart agroforestry projects on small farms in
Turning Stone opens 24-hour employee dining hall
VERONA, N.Y. — Turning Stone Resort Casino is opening a new eatery, but guests won’t get to see it. TS Marketplace is a new food-hall-style
City of Syracuse accepting applications for distressed-property fund
“COVID-19 has been hard on many development projects throughout the City. The Distressed Property Fund will provide gap financing to eligible projects that need a
Otsego Innovation and Acceleration Center opens in Oneonta
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Entrepreneurs and businesses in Otsego County have a new resource available to them now that the Otsego Innovation and Acceleration Center has opened. Otsego Now, the umbrella organization of Otsego County’s Industrial Development Agency and the Otsego County Capital Resource Corporation, opened the center in February. “It’s open and ready to work
Drakos readies pediatric urgent care space in Clay
CLAY — Drakos Clinical Dynamics is preparing a space at the Clay Medical Center for a pediatric urgent-care location that Drakos anticipates will open in May. The Clay Medical Center is located at 8100 Oswego Road (Route 57) in the town of Clay. The upcoming clinic seeks to “address the critical shortage in pediatric urgent
Numerous housing, park projects slated for Utica in 2023
UTICA, N.Y. — Between housing and parks, the city of Utica has a busy year ahead with construction sites around the city. Urban and Economic Development Commissioner Brian Thomas shared a run down of projects at the Feb. 28 Genesis Group Economic Development Forum. City funding toward the projects comes from Downtown Revitalization Initiative and
Richfield Springs business-park project moves forward
RICHFIELD SPRINGS, N.Y. — Nearly two decades after acquiring the property, the County of Otsego Industrial Development Agency (the IDA) is moving forward with plans to create a business park on 58 acres just outside the village of Richfield Springs. The IDA is accepting bids until March 31 on roadwork and work to extend water,
Work starts on glycol-recycling facility at Syracuse airport
SYRACUSE — A Canadian firm and its partners are handling the work on an upcoming glycol-recycling facility at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) and Aéro Mag on March 13 announced project details in a news conference at the airport. Glycol is the main component in aircraft deicing fluid and “critical
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