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State Fair to open at full capacity, Cuomo announces
GEDDES, N.Y. — This year’s New York State Fair will increase capacity to 100 percent and reopen many of its buildings with additional vendors, “given
Oneida County reports just 23 COVID cases in last three days
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday reported 23 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days. The county reported 11 infections for Friday and
Utica’s Black River Systems wins nearly $12 million contract from U.S. Air Force
UTICA, N.Y. — Black River Systems Co. Inc. of Utica has been awarded an $11.97 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Cognitive Algorithms for Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Contested and Degraded Environments (CASCADE) software and hardware prototype. The scope of this contract is to research “unique and innovative techniques and algorithms that provide the
Small firms in Oswego awarded $225K in COVID-19 grants
OSWEGO, N.Y. — More than 30 small businesses in the city of Oswego will use funding from the city’s COVID-19 REVIVAL grant program. Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow on May 25 announced the recipients of the grant program, which is funded through the federal government’s American Rescue Plan, per a news release on the City of
Lake Placid to host 2022 U.S. Biathlon National Championships
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Mt. Van Hoevenberg in Lake Placid has been selected to host the 2022 U.S. Biathlon National Championships. The championships will take place at the revamped facility from March 23-27, 2022, the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) and U.S. Biathlon announced on June 7. The U.S. Biathlon National Championships were last held
McFarland Johnson launches subsidiary focused on infrastructure-management technology
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson (MJ) has announced the creation of a wholly owned subsidiary focused on developing technology-based, infrastructure-management products. The subsidiary is called
Southwest Airlines to start offering flights from Syracuse airport in mid-November
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) has agreed to provide air service at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) beginning Nov. 14. Southwest will begin
New York State to start scaling back drive-thru COVID testing on Friday
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov Andrew M. Cuomo on Thursday announced the state would start demobilizing its state-run drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites across New York beginning
Oneida man arrested for string of vehicle thefts, other crimes
ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office and Oneida Police Department on Tuesday investigated reports of several stolen vehicles in the city of Oneida
Parent company of Cooperstown brewery has new president
Duvel USA — the parent company of Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown —announced Seraf De Smedt will take over as president of the U.S. organization effective
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