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Frontier Airlines to provide year-round, nonstop service from Syracuse to Miami
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Frontier Airlines plans to launch year-round, nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Miami International Airport beginning Nov. 1. Frontier will
Madison County won’t issue mask mandate for fully vaccinated at this time
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County officials say they’re not mandating that fully vaccinated residents wear masks, as the county’s transmission level is currently categorized as
State announces $3 million in recreation improvements for Massena Intake Park
MASSENA, N.Y. — Crews have finished their work on more than $3 million in improvements at Massena Intake Park, a local marina and picnic facility
People news: Ahmad joins Finger Lakes Health emergency medicine team
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health announced that Dr. Bushra Ahmad, an emergency medicine physician, has joined the medical staffs of its Geneva General
Syracuse basketball schedules Cornell for Dec. 21 game at the Dome
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball announced it will next play its local rival Cornell on Dec. 21 at the Carrier Dome. Cornell is Syracuse’s second-most
Orgill’s $70 million distribution center in Rome has opened, creating 225 new jobs
ROME, N.Y. — A $70 million distribution center for Orgill Inc., the world’s largest independent hardlines distributor, has opened in Rome. The facility was built
Oneida County launches Main Street program to help support downtown-development projects
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. on Wednesday announced a Main Street program that seeks to provide support for local municipal downtown-development
C & D Advertising readies for move to Rome
UTICA, N.Y. — C & D Advertising, currently located at 2107 Genesee St. in Utica, is in the process of rehabilitating a building at 103 W. Court Street in Rome, where it will soon move. “The new location will serve as a hub to connect the downtown arts district with the emerging technology corridor between
Oneida County’s hotels see big business bounce back in first five months of year
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels saw a large rebound in guests in the first five months of 2021 as the hospitality and travel and leisure industries recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The county’s hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) jumped 32.5 percent to 45.8 percent year to date through
VIEWPOINT: Where Businesses Should Focus this Year to Recapture Sales
Suggested tools that will make the biggest impact With COVID-19 behind us, it’s time to refocus on our pre-pandemic priorities. For most of us, that’s back to the old grind: finding ways to generate more sales and revenue for our companies. The past 18 months were tough on many businesses. Focusing on sales and marketing is the
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