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Smart Path clean-energy transmission project in North Country hits halfway mark
Construction of the New York Power Authority’s (NYPA) Smart Path transmission project in the North Country is 50 percent complete. The Smart Path project will upgrade 78 miles of transmission lines that span from Massena in St. Lawrence County to Croghan in Lewis County, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a Nov. 15 news […]
Shineman Foundation’s grants include conservation aid
Awards funding to Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation announced that 12 not-for-profit organizations earned grant awards totaling $248,000 at its November board meeting. It was the last of three 2021 grant rounds in this “unprecedented year of the continued coronavirus pandemic,” the foundation said in a Nov.
BCA Architects & Engineers names Overton CEO
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — BCA Architects & Engineers recently announced it has named Travis C. Overton as its next CEO. Overton will succeed Kevin E. Lewis,
Cazenovia College President Chesbrough to retire in January; school appoints interim president
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College President Ron Chesbrough plans to retire Jan. 14, the school announced Tuesday. In addition, the Cazenovia College board of trustees
Utica Gas & Electric FCU names Brown president and CEO
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Utica Gas & Electric Federal Credit Union (FCU) recently announced Lori Brown as its new president and CEO. She succeeds John
N.Y. lawmaker calls for Malatras removal after SUNY board backs system chancellor
ALBANY, N.Y. — Even after the SUNY board of trustees issued a Friday evening statement backing SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras, a key New York lawmaker
NUAIR adds two positions to help business growth, advance the region’s drone corridor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NUAIR has added two new positions to pursue business growth and advancement of New York’s 50-mile drone corridor between Syracuse and Rome.
Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q4 dividend in early January
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 27 cents per share of its common stock for the fourth quarter. Financial Institutions said it will pay its quarterly dividend on Jan. 3, to shareholders of record
Broome County hotel occupancy jumps nearly 44 percent in October
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels welcomed substantially more guests in October than in the year-ago month, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county increased 43.9 percent to 59 percent in October, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company.
Jefferson County hotel-occupancy rate jumps almost 24 percent
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Hotels in Jefferson County were substantially fuller in October than in the year-ago month, continuing the lodging 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 rose 23.7 percent to 56.7 percent this October, according to STR,
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