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New York onion production fell 7 percent in 2022
A recent government report found that New York onion production fell an estimated 7 percent to 2.52 million cwt (hundredweight) last year from the 2021 production estimate. That’s according to a Feb. 15 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), New York Field Office. The average yield per acre was estimated at 400 cwt […]
New York milk producer prices fall 4 percent from prior month
Milk prices at the producer level in New York state remained elevated in the latest month but prices tempered from previous months. New York dairy farms were paid an average of $24.90 per hundredweight of milk in December, down 4.2 percent from $26 in November, but were still 13.2 percent higher than the $22 average in December
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)
Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks are underway, continuing through March 15
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 19th annual Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks are underway and will continue for two weeks through March 15. This event features lunches
People news: Ongweoweh promotes Haddock to director of global operations
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ongweoweh Corporation, a Native American-owned pallet-management company, announced it has promoted Matt Haddock to director of global operations. In his new role,
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
Syracuse University appoints committees as Falk College, iSchool search for new deans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has announced committees that will help search for the next deans of the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Tompkins County man arrested for HVAC installation scam
ITHACA, N.Y. — New York State Police and the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a Tompkins County man for allegedly defrauding people into paying for HVAC installations he never performed. Orion C. Parker Megivern, age 44, of Tompkins County, was taken into custody on Feb. 8 and charged with the felonies of second-degree grand
Greater Binghamton Chamber celebrates 2023 Building BC Award winners
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce awarded its 2023 Building BC Awards at its annual economic forecast event on Feb. 14. This year’s Building BC Innovative Award — which recognizes a product, project, or service that thinks outside the box — went to McIntosh Labs. Founded in 1951, the Binghamton company produces
McMahon Law Firm acquired by Marrone Law Firm
SYRACUSE — A few weeks into the new year, Marrone Law Firm, P.C. of Syracuse finalized its deal to acquire the McMahon Law Firm of Camillus. Long-time attorney Steve McMahon decided to retire after nearly five decades of practice, the Marrone firm said in a Jan. 30 release. The combination became official in late January,
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