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Utica University commencement set for Thursday, with SEC commissioner as speaker
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica University will hold its commencement exercises on Thursday, May 11 at 5 p.m. in the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica
Crews to renovate Mary H. Soderberg Aquatic Center at Skaneateles Community Center
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — The Skaneateles Community Center (SCC) says its Mary H. Soderberg Aquatic Center is undergoing a $900,000 renovation project. The effort will include
State council awards grants for arts and cultural capital projects, including CNY initiatives
The New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) has awarded more than $42 million for 144 small and medium-sized capital projects at arts and cultural organizations across the state. This record capital investment supports crucial building renovations, accessibility improvements, and new spaces for creative work, according to a news release from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s
Recapping the 2023 CenterState CEO annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO recognized five organizations during its April 26 annual meeting at the Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center at Oncenter. The recipients included Mower, American Fashion Network, and Collins Barber & Beauty Shop. Besides the awards, those gathered also heard from a keynote speaker and Robert Simpson, president and CEO of CenterState
Most Central New York regions gained jobs in past year
The six Central New York subregions produced job growth ranging from a low of 0 percent to a high of 2.6 percent in the last year, according to the most recent state jobs report. The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions gained jobs between March 2022 and this past March, according to the
New York closed home sales dive 28 percent in March
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 7,633 previously owned homes in March, a 28.4 percent decline from 10,664 homes sold in the year-earlier month. Pending sales also declined more than 11 percent, foreshadowing further drops in closed home sales in the next couple of months. That’s according to the March monthly housing report that
Owner says Collegian Hotel & Suites in Syracuse will not become student housing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The owner of the Collegian Hotel & Suites at 1060 E. Genesee St. in Syracuse says the hotel won’t be closing its
Shalala selected as Syracuse University commencement speaker
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has chosen former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala as the speaker for the Class of 2023
Ithaca Carshare to pause service May 19
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Carshare will pause its operations beginning May 19 due to an inability as a nonprofit to find auto-insurance coverage. In a
Utica to host 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica University Nexus Center and the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium will host next year’s World Lacrosse Box
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