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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
NBT Bancorp receives approval for Evans Bancorp acquisition
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) has received regulatory approval from the Office of the Comptroller of Currency to complete its acquisition for
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
Adirondack Research Consortium, Colgate University partner on journal
HAMILTON — The Adirondack Research Consortium and Colgate University’s Environmental Studies Program recently teamed up to provide a new online home for the Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies (AJES). The AJES is the consortium’s flagship publication that features original research and commentary addressing a wide range of issues concerning the Adirondacks. It seeks to bridge
C & D Advertising achieves MWBE certification
ROME — C & D Advertising recently announced it has received its certification from New York State as a minority or woman-owned business (MWBE). Located at 103 West Court St. in Rome, the 26-year-old business began the certification process in January 2021 when President Jennifer Brillante became the majority owner after buying C & D
Lewis County firms win $104K for improvement, visibility projects
LOWVILLE — Eight Lewis County businesses will use grant awards totaling nearly $104,000 for various projects. Naturally Lewis, Inc. says the money comes from two different funds. The organization in late November announced the recipients of grants from the Building Business Fund and the Small Things, Big Impacts Fund. Building Business Fund is designed to
SBA says 14 upstate small-biz owners complete THRIVE
SYRACUSE — Their businesses operate in communities that include Boonville, Oneonta, Syracuse, and Auburn. A group of 14 small-business owners from across upstate New York on Dec. 6 completed the SBA’s THRIVE program. THRIVE is a redesigned version of the SBA’s annual Emerging Leaders program, an entrepreneurship-development program that helps small businesses grow and expand,
Rome Community Foundation awards $141K in grants to 15 nonprofits
ROME — The Rome Community Foundation awarded $141,083 in grants to 15 Rome–area charitable organizations in its fourth-quarter grant distribution round, the foundation recently announced. The grant recipients are: Mohawk Valley Health Services, $31,433; Capitol Civic Center, $29,000; Rome Cemetery Association, $15,000; Mercy Flight Central, $12,000; Copper City Community Connection, $10,800; Zion Episcopal Church, $9,000;
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,”
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