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New York manufacturing index rises in February but remains in negative territory
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index climbed 27 points in February to -5.8. The index had fallen 22 points to -32.9 in January,
Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks coming March 1
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 19th annual Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks are scheduled to start March 1 and continue for two weeks through March 15. This
MVCC names Petronio dean of school of business and hospitality
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) announced it has appointed Vincent Petronio as dean of the school of business and hospitality. In this
State awards DRI, NY Forward funding to four CNY communities
HOMER, N.Y. — New York State has awarded the Village of Homer in Cortland County $10 million as the Central New York winner of the
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
SUNY Poly to host regional business plan contest semifinal in April
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute will host the New York Business Plan Competition’s Mohawk Valley regional semifinal with Hartwick College and its new Innovation
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
Soft Landing New York program welcomes 2023 spring cohort
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Soft Landing New York, a partnership between Binghamton University and Cornell University, recently kicked off its spring 2023 cohort with 13 startup
Downtown Ithaca Alliance director Ferguson to retire in June
ITHACA, N.Y. — Gary Ferguson, executive director of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA), plans to retire at the end of June. Ferguson has led the
Oneida County hotels see 1 percent rise in guests in December
UTICA , N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 1.1 percent to 44.3 percent in December from the year-prior month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. Occupancy in the Mohawk Valley’s largest county was up 6.9 percent to
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