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Seneca County solar farm gets the go-ahead
WATERLOO, N.Y. — Trelina Solar Energy Center, LLC recently won approval from the New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (NYS Siting Board) to build and operate an 80 megawatt (MW) solar farm in the town of Waterloo in Seneca County. The facility will be located on 418 acres within a […]
Jefferson County hotel-occupancy rate soars 43 percent in November
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Hotels in Jefferson County saw an influx of guests in November compared to the year-ago month, continuing the hospitality industry’s recovery from the pandemic, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 43.1 percent to 44.8 percent this November, according
Clinton Tractor merges with Capital Tractor
CLINTON, N.Y. — A recent merger with an Albany–Glens Falls-area company will give Clinton Tractor & Implement Co. a second storefront and the ability to better compete in the marketplace, according to company officials. Clinton Tractor, located at 31 Meadow St. in Clinton, and Capital Tractor, Inc., of Greenwich, N.Y. (Washington County), closed on the
Corning accounting firm certified as service-disabled vet-owned business
New York Office of General Services (OGS) Acting Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that a Corning accounting firm has been certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOB). The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Morgan Kemp Accounting, LLC, which provides accounting, bookkeeping, and financial services. The firm
New York home sales slip more than 8 percent in November
CNY sales also fall ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors closed on the sale of 12,614 previously owned homes in November, down 8.3 percent from the 13,758 homes they sold in November 2020, as housing inventory remained tight. However, pending sales in the month climbed nearly 12 percent, indicating that closed sales may
Broome County hotel occupancy soars 80 percent in November
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw a massive surge in guests in November compared to the year-prior month, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 80.4 percent to 53.6 percent in November from 29.7 percent in November 2020, according to STR,
NUAIR approved for BVLOS drone flights in 35 miles of airspace
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorized NUAIR and the New York UAS test site in Rome to fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) across 35 miles of airspace within New York’s 50-mile drone corridor between Syracuse and Rome. UAS is short for unmanned-aircraft systems, which are commonly referred to
JETNET’s new CEO plots growth initiatives in 2022
UTICA, N.Y. — JETNET’s new CEO has set some lofty goals for 2022 that will address the continued effects COVID-19 is having on the aviation industry and expand the company significantly through both product offerings and employees. Greg Fell joined the business aviation data provider at the beginning of December, coming from a technology background
Clarkson professors win NSF grant to develop sensors
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Two Clarkson University professors will use a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their research to develop low-cost sensors to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the field. PFAS are an emerging group of environmental contaminants used in many commercial products and applications that have recently been identified
Launch NY awarded federal money for its Seed Fund
“Since 2016, Launch NY has invested over $4.1 million in 76 of Upstate New York’s most promising startups from its nonprofit Seed Fund, augmented by Launch NY’s for profit #InvestLocal programs yielding a total of nearly $7.8 million,” Marnie LaVigne, president and CEO of Launch NY, said. “This injection of funds attracts capital from outside
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