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Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate falls more than 6 percent in January
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County were less full in January compared to a year ago, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county declined 6.5 percent to 30.8 percent in January from 33 percent in the year-ago month, according to STR, a […]
Broome County hotel occupancy rate nearly unchanged in January
BINGHAMTON — The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in Broome County dipped 0.1 percent to 40.5 percent in January from 40.6 percent in the year-ago month, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. That broke a string of three straight months of occupancy-rate increases in
Radke reappointed as NYSAR Central Region VP
Donald Radke of Syracuse took the oath of office Feb. 11 for a fourth term as the 2019 Central Region VP of the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR) during the association’s inauguration ceremony at the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center in Albany. Radke, a realtor for more than 40 years, is the broker/owner
Two men charged with stealing catalytic converters from Otsego County auto shop
Troopers were dispatched to Wahl to Wahl Auto in Middlefield on March 6 for a report that the business was missing several catalytic converters, according
Tioga Downs to host second job fair on Tuesday
NICHOLS, N.Y. — Tioga Downs Casino Resort will hold the second of two job fairs on Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at its
Greater Binghamton Airport posts first passenger-traffic increase in eight years
MAINE, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) recently announced that the airport last year generated its first year-to-year increase in passenger traffic since 2010. Total enplanements increased 14.5 percent to 36,647 in 2018 from 32,019 a year before. Additionally, BGM’s load factors — the percentage of seats filled — have risen from 75 percent
NUAIR Alliance deploys UTM system at drone test site in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — NUAIR Alliance and Griffiss International Airport in Rome say that they have implemented the UAS traffic management (UTM) platform from ANRA Technologies into the New
Generations Commercial Bank taps Kernan as community ambassador
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Robert Kernan, Jr., chairman emeritus of Generations Bank, has joined Generations Commercial Bank as a community ambassador. Generations Commercial Bank accepts
Bousquet Holstein opens office in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Syracuse–based law firm Bousquet Holstein PLLC has opened a 2,200-square-foot office in Ithaca. The firm says the new space will allow it
Broome County adds 8 new clean-diesel buses to BC Transit fleet
VESTAL — BC Transit, which provides public transportation in Broome County, has added eight new “clean-diesel” buses to its fleet. The new buses replace existing units that are more than 14 years old. They will offer “cleaner emissions, lower fuel consumption and lower cost per mile to operate,” the office of Broome County Executive Jason
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