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AFRL Rome lab’s economic impact topped $509 million in 2023
ROME, N.Y. — The economic impact of the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL) in Rome has decreased slightly but remained significant at $509 million for fiscal year (FY) 2023, the AFRL announced. The impact is down $1.2 million, or 0.2 percent, from the previous year. Both the Utica–Rome metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and […]
Hochul provides update as Syracuse Developmental Center demolition work is underway
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced progress toward the $100 million project to turn the site of the former Syracuse Developmental Center into a mixed-use development on Syracuse’s West side. Demolition work is underway at 800-2 S. Wilbur Ave., which is not far from the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Following the demolition, the
Some cardiac surgeries set to resume at Wynn Hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — Some, but not all, of the paused cardiac surgeries at Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) Wynn Hospital will resume this month, according to a press release from the organization. MVHS’s structural heart program will resume June 20 with the caveat that a cardiac surgeon is required to be present in the operating
MMRI welcomes 19 summer fellows for 2024
UTICA — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) announced it will welcome 19 undergraduate students to its 2024 summer fellowship program where they will study under MMRI principal investigators and administrative executives for 10 weeks to gain scientific-research experience and insights into operations. Participants were selected based on academic excellence, innovative scientific-project ideas, and demonstrated
Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q2 dividend of 30 cents a share in early July
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), holding company of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash
Crouse Health Foundation names new board chair and members
SYRACUSE — The Crouse Health Foundation recently announced the appointment of Anthony (Tony) Fiorito, a member of the board’s executive committee, as the new foundation board chair. Fiorito, an architect and real-estate developer, is president of Partnership Properties and board chair of the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, the foundation said in a release. He replaces
ConMed to pay dividend for second quarter of 2024 in early July
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica region, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the second quarter of this year. The dividend is payable on July 5, to all shareholders of record as of June 14. At the
CNY Transfer Collaboration involves SUNY Oswego, three community colleges
OSWEGO — Four regional colleges are teaming up to work at “improving the transfer experience” for students. SUNY Oswego and three community colleges are partnering on the Central New York Transfer Collaboration (CNYTC). CNYTC also includes Onondaga Community College (OCC), Jefferson Community College (JCC), and Cayuga Community College (CCC), SUNY Oswego said in its June
Consumer interest in electric vehicles is falling, per AAA
Survey also finds respondents prefer hybrids as alternative A new survey from AAA finds consumers’ interest in buying a fully electric car is declining. Only about one in five adults surveyed (18 percent) say they’d be “very likely” or “likely” to buy a new or used electric vehicle (EV) (not a hybrid), down
Moyer Carriage Lofts open on Syracuse’s North Side
$55 million renovation project recently wrapped up SYRACUSE — The building that once operated as the Moyer Carriage and Car Factory on Syracuse’s North Side is now a 128-unit, mixed-use, affordable and supportive housing development. It’s the building complex that’s known for the shell of a red
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