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Oneida County hotel occupancy increases almost 46 percent in July
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels continued to see a rebound in guests in July as consumers and business travelers return following the pandemic-induced slowdowns. The county’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) jumped 45.7 percent to 71.5 percent in July, compared to the same month in 2020. That’s according to […]
Commerce Chenango to honor BuildBlockCNY, others during annual luncheon in September
NORWICH, N.Y. — BuildBlockCNY LLC of Sherburne will be receiving the “Excellence in Small Business” award from Commerce Chenango. BuildBlockCNY is a national distributor for BuildBlockBuilding Systems and related modern green-building products in New York state and Northern Pennsylvania. The company says it specializes in insulated concrete forms. BuildBlockCNY is among the companies that Commerce
Cold Point formally opens new manufacturing plant in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Cold Point Corporation recently formally opened its new 50,000-square-foot, $5.1 million manufacturing facility on a former brownfield site in Rome. Company executives, elected officials, and others cut the ribbon in a ceremony held July 29 at the plant, located at 510 Henry St. in Rome. The facility’s construction was handled by C2C
New York’s closed home sales climb in July as pending sales dip
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors 13,765 previously-owned homes in July, up nearly 33 percent from the 10,384 homes they sold in July 2020. However, pending sales in July fell by nearly 13 percent, indicating that the pace of closed home sales may moderate in the coming months. The data comes from the New York
Five Star Bank relocates its branch in Elmira
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Five Star Bank is now operating in a new 2,400-square-foot branch in Elmira, a community it has served since 2012. That’s when it acquired the former HSBC branch at 150 Lake St. The banking company has since relocated that branch to 100 West Water St. and formally opened the new location on
Director of Ithaca airport will retire Sept. 30
LANSING, N.Y. — The current director of the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport will be on the job for another month before retiring Sept. 30 after seven years in the position. Mike Hall will continue working with the airport in a consulting role on strategic initiatives over the next year. That work will include maintaining and
CPA firm formally opens new office in downtown Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Karp, Ackerman, Small & Hogan, CPAs, PC (KASH) — a Hudson, N.Y.–based firm that offers corporate accounting, tax advisory, and bookkeeping services — recently formally opened a new office in downtown Ithaca. KASH held a ribbon-cutting event with the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) and Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick on July 22 at
Empower FCU, Horizons FCU in Binghamton to merge Oct. 1
Effective Oct. 1, the signage at the four current Horizon locations and the one Empower location in the Southern Tier will change and be known
Masonic Care Community to use grant funding for a vital-signs monitoring system
UTICA, N.Y. — Masonic Care Community (MCC) of Utica will use a $3,200 grant for a new vital-signs monitoring system for MCC’s Health Pavilion. The
People news: Renowned animal care expert joins Utica Zoo
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Zoo announced it has appointed Jay Pratte as the organization’s new director of animal care, conservation, and education. Pratte is
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