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Broome County hotel occupancy dips in June, after rising for 13 months
BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County were ever so slightly less full in June compared to a year ago, breaking a long string of monthly occupancy increases, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 0.2 percent to 66.5 percent in June […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport will use federal funding of more than $2 million to reconstruct the airport’s deicing-containment facility. The funding was
Upstate Medical University physicians group to open medical complex at Township 5 in Camillus
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Physicians affiliated with Upstate Medical University plan to build a new medical complex with more than a dozen specialty services at Township
State Fair’s first day includes opening of new Exposition Center
GEDDES, N.Y. — Wednesday’s opening of the New York State Fair in Geddes also marked the opening of the new Exposition Center with a ribbon-cutting
Allegiant Air announces Syracuse flights to Southwest Florida in November
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Allegiant Air (NASDAQ: ALGT) on Tuesday announced nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Fort Myers / Punta Gorda, Florida beginning
State Fair, Chevrolet extend sponsorship agreement
GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Fair has announced the extension of Chevrolet’s sponsorship agreement with the Fair. The three-year, $525,000 extension begins “immediately”
Carrier Dome launches walkthrough metal detectors, clear-bag policy
SYRACUSE — Fans attending football, basketball, and other games at the Carrier Dome this upcoming season will enter the venue through walkthrough metal detectors and will need to observe Syracuse University’s clear-bag policy. The effort seeks to “provide a safer environment for the public and to expedite fan entry” into the venue, the university announced
Lyft names new market manager for “Greater New York State” operations
Lyft Inc. has named Matt Rodrigues as the market manager of its “Greater New York State” operations, which includes the Syracuse market. Besides Syracuse, Rodrigues’
Syracuse airport to conduct emergency drill this Saturday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport will hold a “full-scale,” emergency-response drill this Saturday. The drill is a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandated exercise,
Cortland County CVB appoints Lawton
CORTLAND — The Cortland County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced that it has recently hired Meghan Lawton as its new executive director. The organization is the “official” tourism-promotion agency for Cortland County and operates at 37 Church St. in Cortland. Lawton is a 2003 graduate of Homer High School and a 2007 graduate of
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