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Oneida County completes upgrades to wastewater system
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County announced it has completed capital projects to upgrade and expand the county’s water-pollution-control plant in Utica and the Sauquoit Creek pumping station in Yorkville. The projects fulfill a consent order issued by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The county has worked with the DEC for more than […]
City Center has new tenants, new look after major renovation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Anyone traveling in downtown Syracuse over the past several months likely saw the exterior renovation work on the building now known as City Center. It’s a structure spanning a city block between two busy downtown intersections that now has new tenants and a new look after a major renovation project that started
Luminary Electrical owner named NY minority entrepreneur of year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Owner Shawni Davis says the summer is always the busiest season for Luminary Electrical. She noted that the electrical contractor is doing work for the new stadium project for the Buffalo Bills, a project at the Corning Museum of Glass, and the ongoing work on rest stops along the New York State
SUNY uses sustainability bonds to raise $113M for its residency-hall program
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY says the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) raised $113 million to support SUNY’s residence-hall program. DASNY raised the funding through its first-ever issuance of sustainability bonds, per a Sept. 13 announcement. The authority issued SUNY dormitory facilities revenue bonds with a sustainability designation. SUNY will use proceeds
Rome Capitol Theatre receives $40K from Oneida County for HVAC upgrades
ROME, N.Y. — The Oneida County government has awarded $40,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to the Capitol Theatre to upgrade its heating, ventilation,
Broome County IDA to purchase land for development park
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) board of directors voted at its October board meeting to purchase three parcels in the
Finger Lakes Land Trust completes its largest project in Skaneateles Lake watershed
SPAFFORD, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) announced it has protected 690 acres at Jackson-Noel Farms in the town of Spafford in Onondaga
New York farms boost milk production almost 4 percent in August
New York dairy farms produced 1.38 billion pounds of milk in August, a 3.8 percent increase from 1.329 billion pounds in the year-prior month, according to the monthly milk-production report that the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued on Sept. 18. Milk production per cow in the Empire State averaged 2,190 pounds in the
City Center formally reopens in downtown Syracuse, after a major renovation effort
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A well-known building at busy intersections in downtown Syracuse has new tenants and a new look following a major renovation project that
Former Syracuse school teacher posthumously donates $1.7M to Upstate Foundation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The estate of Marilyn Miller, a former longtime teacher in the Syracuse City School District who died in 2021, has donated $1.7
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