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New York home sales slide nearly 15 percent in December
ALBANY — New York realtors sold 13,649 previously owned homes in December, down 14.6 percent from the 15,974 homes sold a year ago, as inventory continued to fall. However, pending sales rose 4 percent in December, which points to a rise in closed home sales in forthcoming months. The data comes from the New York […]
SUNY Poly’s online cybersecurity master’s program ranked
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) says its online master’s degree program in network and computer security: cybersecurity ranked among the top 50 in U.S. News & World Report’s “2022 Best Online Program” national rankings. The SUNY Poly program came in at number 48 in the listing of the top online colleges and
Area expert offers tips to minimize cyberthreats
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — The legions of employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic brought cybersecurity front and center as a business concern, and it’s an issue business owners need to address no matter where their employees are working from these days. In the early days of the pandemic as employers shifted to a heavily
Knepper to lead Cornell’s Center for Advanced Computing
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell University Center for Advanced Computing (CAC) has a new director. Richard Knepper, who has been deputy director of CAC since 2017, started his new duties Jan. 24. He succeeds David Lifka, who led the CAC since 2007. Lifka will continue to serve as Cornell’s VP for information technologies and chief
Jefferson County hotels see 68 percent increase in occupancy in December
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Hotels in Jefferson County saw a flood of guests in December compared to the year-prior month, continuing the lodging industry’s bounce back from the pandemic, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county climbed 68.4 percent to 41.3 percent in December,
Binghamton, Cornell to use $1.6M federal grant to attract international businesses to Southern Tier
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use a federal grant of $1.6 million to help attract international companies to the Southern Tier and upstate New
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds 68 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs and hiring
Southern Tier group receives $50K grant for broadband expansion
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded Southern Tier 8 Regional Board a $50,000 grant to expand and connect Binghamton, Endicott, and Johnson
People news: Arc Herkimer names new PR director
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Arc Herkimer has appointed Courtney Brown as the agency’s new public-relations director. She will lead the marketing and public-relations efforts for all
Utica’s tax base increases by $7 million since last year
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica’s assessed tax base increased by $7 million over the past year, according to the recently completed final assessment
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