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Greater Binghamton Chamber releases 2023 economic outlook
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce held its annual Economic Forecast and Building BC Awards event on Tuesday. Peter Kneis, senior VP
People news: OCWA names director of communications & government affairs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — OCWA – Central New York’s Water Authority announced it has hired Tiffany Latino-Gerlock as director of communications & government affairs. In this
Griffiss Institute receives $3 million in funding for Internet of Things lab
ROME, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) on Friday announced $3 million in funding for the Griffiss Institute, in collaboration with the Central New
New York State ends mask mandate at health-care facilities
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) on Friday said its mask mandate for the state’s health-care facilities will end on
Audit finds hotels owe Onondaga County more than $420K in room-occupancy tax revenue
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An audit has found that a group of Onondaga County hotels owe the county a total of more than $420,000 from the
Hochul details CNY-specific projects in budget proposal
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Funding for a “New 15th Ward” public-housing project, projects at Onondaga Community College (OCC), and workforce-development initiatives are part of the 2024 New York State–budget proposal. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Feb. 6 provided details of key proposals for Central New York during an appearance at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown hotel at 100
State comptroller cautions against Thruway toll increases
ALBANY, N.Y. — In the wake of a proposed multi-year schedule of toll increases starting next year on the New York State Thruway, state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli cautioned that toll increases should be the last option. Instead, he encourages the New York State Thruway Authority to first improve operations and maximize non-toll revenues. DiNapoli
CNY regions grew jobs by 1.2 to 3.6 percent in last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all gained jobs between December 2021 and this past December. The Central New York subregions generated job growth ranging from 1.2 percent in the Watertown–Fort Drum area to 3.6 percent in the Binghamton region in the past 12 months. That’s according to the latest monthly jobs report
SBA now accepting applications for VetCert program
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is now accepting applications for the veteran small-business certification (VetCert) program. Responsibility for the VetCert program has transferred from the Veterans Administration (VA) to the SBA in an effort to foster “stronger interagency collaboration,” the SBA said. The agency began accepting applications on Jan. 9. The program is the agency’s
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Perseverance furthers at Dead Branch Ranch
POMPEY, N.Y. — The saying “perseverance furthers” dates back thousands of years and has been expressed variously in different ways by many different cultures. As folk wisdom, it remains applicable today, despite the frenetic pace of our modern, digitally interconnected world. Through a desire to create slower, more meaningful lives for themselves, and as the
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