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Oneida County hotel occupancy rate rises 1.5 percent in August
UTICA — Hotels in Oneida County were slightly fuller in August than in the year-ago month, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 1.5 percent to 79.2 percent in August from 78 percent a year prior, according to STR, a Tennessee–based […]
New owner of del Lago Resort & Casino looks ahead
TYRE — A California investment-management firm is looking ahead to the future of del Lago Resort & Casino now that it’s the sole owner following the Wilmot family’s sale of its 50-percent stake in the property in August. Since the sale, the casino resort has added a retail sportsbook for betting on sports contests. And,
Developer plans Hampton Inn near Turning Stone
VERONA — Lenox, Massachusetts–based Benchmark Development on Sept. 30 announced it will soon start construction of its newest hotel, Hampton Inn by Hilton, near Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona. Construction is slated to begin in October and the developer anticipates opening the hotel next summer. The 64,000-square-foot Hampton Inn by Hilton Verona will be
More than 200 attend Oneida Indian Nation business conference at Turning Stone
VERONA — More than 200 local business representatives gathered at Turning Stone Resort Casino for the second annual “Doing Business with the Oneida Indian Nation” conference on Oct. 4. Hosted by the Oneida Indian Nation’s Office of Economic Development, the half-day networking event welcomed small businesses from across Central New York interested in partnering with
Tioga Downs Casino Resort appoints new executive chef
NICHOLS — Tioga Downs Casino Resort recently announced the appointment of Mark Henry as executive chef. Henry brings more than 25 years of experience in the industry to his new role at Tioga Downs in Nichols in Tioga County. He most recently served as the senior executive chef for the National Football League’s Minnesota Vikings.
State formally opens youth behavioral health outpatient clinic at Greater Binghamton Health Center
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) on Wednesday formally opened the new behavioral health outpatient clinic for children and
Binghamton University professor Whittingham shares Nobel Prize for chemistry
VESTAL, N.Y. — M. Stanley Whittingham, a professor of chemistry and materials science at Binghamton University, is one of three people sharing the Nobel Prize
Finger Lakes man charged with stealing boat in St. Lawrence County
HAMMOND, N.Y. — New York State Police announced that on Monday they arrested a Finger Lakes man for stealing a boat from the Chippewa Yacht
People news: MVHS names medical director for intensive care unit at St. Luke’s Campus
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has named Dr. Ghassan Koussa medical director for the intensive care unit at its
Syracuse has highest multiple-sclerosis diagnosis rate in U.S., report finds
The multiple-sclerosis diagnosis rate in the Syracuse area is higher than anywhere else in the country. That’s according to a new study of medical claims
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