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Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties plans town hall
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties is hosting a free virtual town hall at 10 a.m. on Jan. 17 via
In visit to Onondaga, Schumer announces federal health-care funding for OCC, area hospital projects
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) will use $2 million in federal funding for a new hospital-simulation lab that’s meant to train future nurses
New Jiffy Lube franchised location opens in Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — A newly constructed Jiffy Lube service center recently opened in the town of Clay. The new location at 5237 W. Taft Road opened on Nov. 15 and is owned and operated by Jiffy Lube franchisee Stonebriar Auto Services, LLC. The service center offers a wide range of automotive services including tires, brakes,
National Grid grant aids Oswego developer’s work
OSWEGO, N.Y. — An Oswego developer used two economic-development grants totaling $50,000 from National Grid (NYSE: NGG) to support its work on two projects. The projects are part of the Oswego Community Development plan, per National Grid’s Dec. 19 announcement. Creative Developments of Oswego Inc. used $25,000 for each project. The funding comes from National
Over $20M in federal funding approved for CNY projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Federal funding for a communications system at the Syracuse airport, to improve rapid-transit services in Syracuse, and for the Food Bank of Central New York are coming. They are part of more than $20 million in budgetary funding that is on the way for projects across Central New York. The projects target
Lotte Biologics begins operations in Bristol Myers Squibb’s DeWitt facility
DeWITT, N.Y. — The facility at 6000 Thompson Road in DeWitt that for many years housed manufacturing operations for Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE: BMY) is now under new ownership. Bristol Myers Squibb on Jan. 3 announced it had completed the sale of the property to Lotte Biologics of Seoul, South Korea. It sold the
ConnectALL rural-broadband initiative includes CNY locales
The state says it’s making progress in a plan to provide rural-broadand service across New York. Launched in May, the first phase of the ConnectALL 21st Century Municipal Infrastructure pilot program targets four communities — including two in the Southern Tier and a pair in the North Country. In addition to the completed network in
Centro to seek public input as it plans to reshape public-transit systems
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro says it’s looking to “reshape” its public-transit systems and diversify transit options for its customers. “The commuting habits within the communities
Jefferson County hotel-occupancy rate increased almost 6 percent in November
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels welcomed more guests in November than a year prior, keeping a strong year of growth going. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 5.9 percent to 47.4 percent in the 11th month of the year, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel
Village of Herkimer receives state funding to complete plan to revitalize Main Street corridor
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The village of Herkimer has received $173,250 from the New York State Department of State to complete the Village of Herkimer Brownfield
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