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Schweinfurth Art Center construction project will continue through the winter months
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn says the ongoing construction project is making progress, but due to weather and procurement issues, the
Crews making progress on new passenger terminal at the Watertown airport
HOUNSFIELD, N.Y. — The Watertown International Airport says the new passenger-terminal project has reached an “important construction milestone.” Crews lifted one of the last steel
Colgate hires D-III national title coach, CNY native to lead football program
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University has hired SUNY Cortland football coach Curt Fitzpatrick as the 31st head coach in the history of the Raiders football program. Fitzpatrick, a Fulton native, coached the Red Dragons to a 45-5 record in four seasons, including the 2023 Division III national championship. Fitzpatrick was named the 2023 Division III
Old Dominion Freight Line plans logistics facility in Broome County
CONKLIN, N.Y. —Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) plans to purchase a 20-acre parcel in the Broome Corporate Park to construct a cross-dock logistics facility. The
Tropical Smoothie Café opens in DeWitt
DeWITT — W2B Management LLC has opened its seventh Tropical Smoothie Café, LLC location in Central New York at 5761 Celi Drive in DeWitt. The opening comes about a month after W2B — a partnership between Roger Wagner, Jr. and brothers Rick and Mark Bartlett — opened a café in Camillus (shown in accompanying photos).
Antique Boat Museum in Clayton breaks ground on new building
CLAYTON — The Antique Boat Museum (ABM) in Clayton, in Jefferson County recently broke ground on a new facility that will focus on the care and maintenance of the museum’s permanent boat and engine collections. The new building will “enhance ABM’s capabilities to fulfill its mission to preserve and celebrate fresh-water recreational boats and boating,”
MOST Foundation board elects three new directors
SYRACUSE — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) recently announced it has elected three new directors to its foundation board for a three-year term beginning in 2025. Joining the 2025 MOST Foundation board of directors are the following: • Isabelle Harris is chief of staff to Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon. In
Finger Lakes Distilling opens second location
NEWFIELD, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Distilling has opened a second location at 1143 Elmira Road in Newfield, in Tompkins County. While initially intended to support storage needs for barrels and finished goods, the facility will also serve as bottling location in the future. No distilling takes place on site, but the location does offer an
First phase of exterior repairs to National Grid’s Syracuse building is complete with lights back on
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — National Grid’s downtown Syracuse office building was lit up on Tuesday for the first time in more than a year, marking the
SUNY Oswego President Nwosu to lead national committee on student success
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has named SUNY Oswego President Peter Nwosu to chair its committee on student success. The committee — which is composed of presidents of AASCU-member institutions —helps the organization in shaping its strategic agenda on student success. That agenda includes student-success programming; persistence and
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