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Oneida County COVID-19 hospitalizations hit the 100 mark
UTICA, N.Y. — The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oneida County hospitals has reached 100 as the virus continues to spread in the
Drone test site in Rome completes second phase of traffic management pilot program
ROME, N.Y. — The New York UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome has completed the second phase of the Federal Aviation Administration’s
Oneida County hotels see more than half of rooms filled in October
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County hotels posted an occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 51.8 percent in October, down 21.5 percent from a year ago, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Though business was hindered by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it was the smallest year-over-year
Jefferson County hotels see fewer than half of rooms occupied in October
WATERTOWN — Just under one out of two Jefferson County hotel rooms, on average, were occupied in October amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county came in at 45.8 percent in October, down 16.1 percent from October 2019,
AAA offering services remotely in Ithaca after closure of local office
ITHACA — AAA Western and Central New York says it is offering services in the Ithaca area remotely following the Nov. 30 closure of the Ithaca Travel & Insurance Center at 722 South Meadow St. The closure didn’t affect the two employees has AAA has in Ithaca, including one who focuses on travel and one
Greater Utica Chamber leader to leave to work for family businesses
UTICA, N.Y — Meghan Fraser McGrogan, executive director of the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce, will be resigning from her position at the end of
Broome County no longer reporting possible virus exposures
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department said it is no longer announcing individual locations, like restaurants and stores, where the public may have
Rome Memorial Hospital to allow only patients in ER, with limited exceptions
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) announced that only patients will be permitted in its emergency department, for the time being, with limited exceptions.
Ithaca Area Economic Development president McDaniel appointed to international board
ITHACA, N.Y. — Heather McDaniel, president of Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED), has been appointed to a seat on the board of directors of the
Kublin to retire as CEO of BPAS; Neveu and Hulse to succeed
UTICA, N.Y. — BPAS — a provider of retirement plans, benefit plans, fund administration, and collective investment trusts — will have new leadership in 2021.
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