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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
Langston named first female chief information officer at Excellus
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, the largest health insurer in Central New York, has appointed Cindy Langston as senior VP and the first female
People news: Hartwick College names VP for academic affairs
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College in Oneonta has announced Laurel Bongiorno as its new VP for academic affairs/dean of faculty. She assumes her new role
Syracuse, Oswego airports to use federal funding for infrastructure projects
The federal government has awarded Syracuse Hancock International Airport more than $5.4 million and Oswego County Airport $159,000. The funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment
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