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Elmira Savings Bank names two new board members
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK) recently announced the election of two new members to its board of directors. The first new director
Tompkins County Legislature awards grant to study Tourism Improvement District issue
The district would be a potential way to fund the cost of a future conference center ITHACA — The Tompkins County Legislature on Aug. 20 voted to approve nearly $34,000 in funding to the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The 2019 strategic tourism implementation grant (funded through county room occupancy tax funds) pays for
Broome County hotel occupancy rate jumps more than 9 percent in July
BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County were substantially fuller in July 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 9.4 percent to 74.9 percent in July from 68.5 percent a year prior, according to STR, a Tennessee–based
Community Foundation for South CNY awards $64K in grants
JOHNSON CITY — Thirteen area organizations received grants totaling $64,534 from the Community Foundation for South Central New York’s Women’s Fund and Special Funds, the foundation recently announced. The grants, which were awarded through a volunteer panel and board-review process, will be used for a variety of capital projects, operations, and programs at the organizations,
Brindisi pushes legislation that would require DOD to buy American-made flatware
SHERRILL — U.S. Representative Anthony Brindisi (D–Utica) on Sept. 3 joined employees at Sherrill Manufacturing Inc. to ask Congress to include his Support Procurement of our Nation’s Stainless Steel Act (SPOONSS) in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference bill. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) was previously required to purchase American-made flatware, but due
Oneida County grant program awards $431,000 to local businesses
Creates 21 jobs UTICA — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. recently announced that the Oneida County Program Income Grant initiative awarded $431,650 in grants to local businesses for equipment purchases and production expansion this year. The funding contributed to job retention and led to the creation of 21 jobs, the county says. The
KeyBank unit provides $15 million in financing for apartment complex in Potsdam
POTSDAM, N.Y. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $15 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of a 137-unit, garden-style apartment complex in
PAR Technology to acquire 3M’s drive-thru communications business for $7 million
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — ParTech, Inc. of New Hartford, a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR), on Wednesday announced that it has agreed to
Cardiovascular Group of Syracuse affiliates with Upstate Medical, leaving St. Joseph’s
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University announced it has forged an agreement for the Cardiovascular Group of Syracuse to be affiliated with Upstate and have
Oneida Nation formally opens sportsbook at Yellow Brick Road Casino in Chittenango
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation on Wednesday formally opened the Lounge with Caesars Sports at Yellow Brick Road Casino, which it calls the
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