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St. Lawrence to use $5M donation for second phase of Appleton Arena expansion project
CANTON, N.Y. — St. Lawrence University in Canton will use a $5 million donation to help pay for the second phase of the Appleton Arena
Oneida County budget proposal doesn’t include a property tax increase
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Board of Legislators is considering a 2021 county budget proposal that doesn’t include an increase in property taxes “despite
Possible virus exposure reported at bowling alley in Vestal
VESTAL, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department announced Monday that a person who was at Midway Lanes, located at 213 North Jensen Road in
AMETEK renews lease for more than 50,000 square feet of space in Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY — AMETEK, Inc. recently renewed its lease of 50,702 square feet of manufacturing space at 33 Lewis Road in Johnson City. Rick Searles, of CBRE/Syracuse, and Scott Miller of CBRE’s office in Radnor, Pennsylvania, represented the tenant, AMETEK in this transaction. No lease terms were disclosed. AMETEK (NYSE: AME) is a Berwyn, Pennsylvania–based
New York IG says GBHC plant superintendent “wasted” $121,000 on materials
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The plant superintendent of the Greater Binghamton Health Center (GBHC) is on administrative leave after a state investigation found he “wasted” $121,000 in taxpayer funds. The plant superintendent, Jeffrey Flansburg, 57, of Binghamton wasted those funds by “grossly overpaying” for materials for a duct-cleaning project, New York State Inspector General Letizia Tagliafierro
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate down nearly 16 percent in September compared to a year ago
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Just under one out of two Jefferson County hotel rooms, on average, were occupied in September as the coronavirus pandemic continued, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county reached 47.9 percent in September, off 15.9 percent from September 2019.
Rome Hospital Foundation donates face shields to local schools
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Hospital Foundation announced it delivered five cases of face shields to the Rome City School District on Oct. 29, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools. The donation is one of several the foundation has made to local school districts over the past few weeks. It also provided face
Report explores long-term impact of COVID-19 on city downtowns
Reduced traffic in city downtowns from a long-term shift to telecommuting will reduce city tax revenues, but also give cities an opportunity to consider new uses for their downtown areas, according to a new analysis released by the Rockefeller Institute of Government on Nov. 10. The analysis posits that the shift to telework that was accelerated
ANDRO secures $3.2M Air Force R&D contract for advanced radio communications
ROME, N.Y. — The Air Force Research Lab in Rome (Rome Lab) has awarded ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC (ANDRO) a $3.2 million research and development contract for work on software-based waveforms for radio-communications systems. The company is looking to fill up to 10 new jobs in this growing area of research and development, Andrew Drozd,
SBDC program seeks to help North Country small businesses survive
CANTON — The SUNY Canton Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and regional partners are reminding consumers “how crucial it is” to shop at local, independent businesses this holiday season “to help them survive” as they operate under continuing COVID restrictions. It announced a new campaign called “Buy Local or Bye-Bye Local” which seeks to help
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