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March 8 public meeting set to discuss West Chestnut Street corridor in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The Oneida County Department of Planning is seeking public input on the West Chestnut Street corridor at a Wednesday, March 8 meeting
In Syracuse stop, Schumer outlines railway-safety measure after Ohio train derailment
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Monday launched a two-part plan to get railroads to “increase transparency” and boost rail
SRAA transitions to new airport police department at Syracuse airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) has announced the completed transition of law-enforcement duties at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to
Applications for new Lewis County vacant-property program due in April
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Applications for the first round of Lewis County’s new vacant-property revitalization program are due in early April. Lewis County business developers say the newly launched initiative is a one-time grant program that seeks to provide “support, resources, and connections” for proposed projects. Naturally Lewis, in partnership with Lewis County, is targeting vacant
NYS Labor Department finalizes farm-worker OT regulations
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State will start lowering the overtime pay threshold for farm workers next Jan. 1, reducing it to 56 hours from the current 60. The process will continue with the overtime threshold limit going down by four hours every other year until reaching 40 hours in 2032. That’s when farm workers
Auburn Community Hospital awarded $10 million in federal funding for COVID-19 costs
AUBURN, N.Y. — Auburn Community Hospital (ACH) will use a federal award of more than $10 million to cover costs associated with the hospital’s COVID-19
Oneida County names Kaleta director of economic development
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has appointed Shaun Kaleta as the county’s new director of economic development. Kaleta started in his new role on Feb.
State awards $19 million in revitalization funding to Mohawk Valley communities
The Town of Kirkland and Village of Clinton will receive a shared $10 million in funding from the sixth round of Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI)
People news: Fust Charles Chambers adds audit associate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fust Charles Chambers LLP, a certified public accounting (CPA) firm based in Syracuse, announced it has hired Madison Rice as an audit
OCC offering faculty early-retirement incentive, citing declining enrollment
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Citing declining enrollment, Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) board of trustees on Tuesday voted to offer a voluntary early-retirement incentive to eligible faculty
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