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People news: Westfall Law adds Conroy as associate attorney
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Devon M. Conroy has recently joined Westfall Law PLLC as an associate attorney, the Syracuse–based firm announced on Dec. 15. Conroy has
PSC approves transfer of Scriba, Wayne County power plants to new owner
SCRIBA, N.Y. — The Nine Mile Point and James A. FitzPatrick nuclear-power plants in Scriba will soon have a new owner. The New York State
MCV Law moves Syracuse office to new location on Fayette Street
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — MCV Law has relocated its Syracuse office to 511 East Fayette St., after having operated at 313 E. Willow St. for 20 years. The year-long renovation of the building has resulted in a space designed with MCV Law’s “clients’ needs in mind,” the law firm said in a news release. CBD Construction
McMahon warns to brace for higher COVID case numbers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said residents need to “brace” themselves for higher case numbers of COVID-19 now that the omicron variant
Work begins on Monarch Commons housing project in town of Cicero
CICERO, N.Y. — Construction has started on a $15 million housing development with 50 apartments in the town of Cicero. Monarch Commons will include 35 apartments for adults age 55 and older, and 15 apartments for veterans dealing with homelessness or “housing insecurity,” the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul, announced Dec. 3. The project’s developer
Tompkins County IDA revises local construction-labor policy
ITHACA, N.Y. — As it seeks to boost area construction employment, the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA) has voted to approve revisions to its local labor-utilization policy, which it first adopted in 2016. The revised policy establishes a 75-percent construction-labor requirement for workers residing in Tompkins and the adjacent six counties, per a Dec.
Sessler Companies adds Piedramartel, Marullo
WATERLOO, N.Y. — Sessler Companies, a full-service specialty contractor and development firm, recently hired Daniel Piedramartel, of Geneva, as a project accountant, and Justin Marullo, of Auburn, as a staff accountant. Piedramartel has nine years of finance and accounting experience in the construction industry and will coordinate all finance activities for construction projects for Sessler
Binghamton University New Energy NY project wins $500K federal grant
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use a $500,000 federal grant for its New Energy NY project to develop its proposal to turn the Southern
Onondaga County reports first COVID-19 omicron case, talks with restaurants about mask mandate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County has confirmed its first case of the COVID-19 omicron variant after Upstate Medical University identified the strain through sequencing from
Upstate airports awarded federal COVID-19 relief funding through ARPA
Airports serving Binghamton, Ithaca, Elmira, Syracuse, and Watertown are among the upstate New York facilities that will benefit from federal COVID-19 relief funding. The U.S.
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