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Southwest Airlines begins service at Syracuse airport with Sunday morning arrival
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) on Sunday started service at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) with a plane of passengers that arrived
Work wraps up on Clayton downtown project in Jefferson County
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Crews have finished work on a $9.3 million project that reconstructed and modernized State Route 970L, the main travel route through the
Binghamton, Cazenovia, Hamilton, and Potsdam companies secure funding in FuzeHub contest
VERONA, N.Y. — Companies from Binghamton, Cazenovia, Hamilton, and Potsdam are among seven capturing a total of $350,000 in funding at the FuzeHub commercialization competition.
Rotary Club of Ithaca announces grant-award recipients
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Rotary Club of Ithaca has awarded nearly $16,000 in community grants to 17 local nonprofits, the “largest amount of funding” it
Pathfinder Bank profit, revenue jump in 3rd quarter
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), the holding company for Pathfinder Bank, recently reported that its net income soared 128 percent to $3.4 million, or 56 cents a share, in the third quarter from $1.5 million, or 25 cents, in the year-ago quarter. The Oswego–based banking company generated total revenue (net interest income
Whitesboro School District participates in Connected Community Schools program
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — The Whitesboro Central School District, which serves a population of about 40,000 people, has joined the Connected Community Schools program this 2021-22 academic school year. The partnership will serve the district’s four elementary schools — Deerfield, Hart’s Hill, Marcy, and Westmoreland Road. Connected Community Schools (CCS) is a Rome–based initiative that combines
Mohawk Valley Retina to open second office in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Retina, an eye-care practice based in New Hartford, recently leased 3,370 square feet of office space at 5750 Commons Park Drive in DeWitt for its second office. Karen Cannata-LaRocca and Kristen Nave, of Sutton Real Estate Company, represented the landlord in this transaction, per a Sutton news release. Colvin Holdings
Syracuse, Ithaca firms are among Launch NY’s Q3 investments
“While we’re always excited about funding new companies for the first time, the theme of Q3 investments was definitely the strong performance that netted our follow-on funding into a half dozen of our portfolio companies.” Marnie LaVigne, president and CEO of Launch NY, said in a release. “On top of that we closed on seven
Chobani announces $200,000 in Impact Fund grants
Awards will promote innovation, entrepreneurship, & more NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Yogurt maker Chobani recently announced this year’s recipients of grants from the annual Chobani Impact Fund. It’s a program designed to fuel innovation, expand economic opportunity, and promote entrepreneurship, diversity, and inclusion in Central New York. Through its partnership with the Community Foundation for
Jefferson County hotel-occupancy rate rises 20 percent in September
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County welcomed significantly more guests in September 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 increased 20.4 percent to 57.8 percent in September, according to STR,
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