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North Country municipalities receive $9 million in NY Forward funding
Three North County communities will share $9 million as regional winners of the first round of NY Forward, the state’s “plan-then-act” program to support its
A&P Master Images completes expansion project
UTICA, N.Y. — A&P Master Images is putting on the finishing touches and moving equipment into its new 3,000-square-foot building at 205 Water St., which is designed to accommodate its current needs and future growth at the customization manufacturer. “There’s a lot of good stuff happening,” CEO and co-owner Howard Potter says. A&P Master Images,
New York home sales dive more than 30 percent in December
ALBANY — Closed sales of previously owned homes plunged again in December, as the real-estate market wrapped up the year on a down note. New York realtors sold 9,758 existing homes in the final month of 2022, down 31 percent from the 14,138 homes they sold in December 2021. Pending sales in December also fell
Onondaga County hotel occupancy rose 7.5 percent in December
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels continued to see an increase in business activity in December compared to the year-earlier period, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county climbed 7.5 percent to 44.3 percent in the final month of 2022, according to STR,
New state law seeks to boost energy grid’s cyber protections
ALBANY — New state legislation signed into law in late December is aimed at increasing cybersecurity safeguards for New York’s energy grid. The legislation, which passed unanimously in both the state Assembly and state Senate, strengthens protections for the local power-distribution system and requires utilities to secure critical infrastructure against cyberattacks, the office of Gov.
Utica University board, faculty clash over recommendation to eliminate majors
UTICA, N.Y. — A recent recommendation by Utica University President Laura Casamento to eliminate 15 majors at the university and modify several others has sparked
Early Owego Antique Center adds live auctions to business
OWEGO, N.Y. — Early Owego Antique Center will begin offering live auctions in late February to expand its business located on the lower level of
Shipping from Oswego Harbor jumped 300 percent last year
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Calling it a “record year,” the Port of Oswego Authority says shipping from the Oswego Harbor increased more than 300 percent in
Northeast College of Health Sciences opens digital anatomy lab
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Northeast College of Health Sciences in Seneca Falls announced it has opened a new digital anatomy lab that includes the “most
The funding seeks to help several nonprofit organizations in Central New York to support workforce development and community initiatives. These grants are part of KeyBank’s
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