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Oneida County COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise
UTICA, N.Y. — The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oneida County hospitals continues to jump as the virus spreads in the county and
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,
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