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New York State seeks to boost snowmobiling winter tourism
SARANAC LAKE — New York wants to boost the winter-tourism industry in the North Country and across the state through snowmobiling. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Feb. 16 announced that New York State will host a free snowmobiling weekend for all out-of-state and Canadian snowmobilers March 14-15. During the promotional weekend, the state will waive fees […]
Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley elects 2020 officers
The Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley (CAMV) recently announced its new slate of officers for 2020. They are as follows: • President — Raymond J. Durso, Jr., executive director of The Genesis Group • First Vice President — Bill Guglielmo, president of the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce • Second Vice President — Karen Pike-Roberts of the
State park visits increased last year, governor says
Gov. Andrew Cuomo last August announced that fees at more than 30 campgrounds, parks, and boat launches along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River would be cut in half to encourage increased tourism in regions impacted by high water. That announcement helped “in part” as attendance at state parks campgrounds in 2019 “surged to
Historic Herkimer Jail Preservation & Tourism Project gets $10K in funding
HERKIMER — Friends of Historic Herkimer County recently received $10,000 in grant funding to help pay for its Historic Herkimer County Jail Preservation & Tourism Project, helping to repair, restore, and preserve the physical structure of the 1834 jail. The money came from the M&T Bank/Partners Trust Bank Charitable Fund (MTPT) of the Community Foundation
St. Lawrence Chamber lays out key tourism initiatives for 2020
The Central New York Business Journal recently touched base with Brooke Rouse, executive director of the St. Lawrence County of Chamber of Commerce. Rouse says these are the major tourism initiatives for the chamber in 2020: • Continue to develop and promote the new interactive trails website: www.STLCtrails.com. STLC Trails is a free and easy-to-use tool that
Work continues at the site of the new Cree facility near Utica
MARCY, N.Y. — Work continues in Marcy on the new site for Cree Inc., the North Carolina firm that’s building a new facility at the
Construction on Utica’s Nexus Center begins
UTICA, N.Y. — Officials on Wednesday broke ground on the $44 million, 169,440-square-foot Nexus Center in downtown Utica. The recreation and sporting complex will be
Utica Comets, Syracuse Crunch to play outdoor game in 2021
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Comets will host the Syracuse Crunch in an outdoor American Hockey League (AHL) game in Rome on Feb. 13, 2021,
People news: Tops promotes Parker to store manager of Sherrill location
SHERRILL, N.Y. — Tops Friendly Markets announced it has appointed Jennifer Parker as manager of its Sherrill store. Parker, who was most recently assistant store
Nascentia Health eliminates 71 jobs after state Medicaid cuts
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nascentia Health has cut 71 jobs after state reductions in Medicaid spending that will cost the organization $400 million in revenue this
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