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Utica gynecology practice joins Community Memorial in Hamilton
HAMILTON — The Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) network announced on Feb. 27 that it is continuing to grow through its acquisition of a private gynecology practice in Utica. Dr. Scott Beattie and his team from Medical Arts Gynecology and Infertility, P.C. have joined with CMH and will provide women’s health services from an existing office […]
Endicott receives nearly $1.8 million grant for water-improvement projects
ENDICOTT — The Village of Endicott recently has received a $1.78 million grant from the state’s Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) Grant Program administered by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), according to a news release from the village. The grant allows Endicott to continue its efforts to improve water quality and will
PaintCare seeks to give new life to leftover paint
Leftover paint is a nuisance waste that one nonprofit is hoping to remove from the waste stream and give it new life. PaintCare is a Washington, D.C.–based not-for-profit that established operations in New York state in May 2022. Today, the organization boasts 328 year-round drop-off sites and collects about 1.4 million gallons of paint every
Former Utica school superintendent Karam pleads guilty to public corruption charge
UTICA, N.Y. — Former Utica City School District (UCSD) Superintendent Bruce Karam pleaded guilty to one felony charge of public corruption in connection with using taxpayer funds to help support a political campaign relating to the 2021 Utica City School Board election and a non-school related fundraiser, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced. As part
Second phase of construction starts on main terminal at Ogdensburg airport
OSWEGATCHIE, N.Y. — The second phase of construction on a $22 million project at the Ogdensburg International Airport is getting underway, the office of Gov.
The Agency to receive $11.2 million to prep former BAE site for future development
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Agency announced it will receive $11.2 million in funding from the state’s Focused Attraction of Strategic Tracts, or FAST NY, program
Mohawk Valley EDGE announces death of longtime leader DiMeo
ROME, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley EDGE President Steven DiMeo passed away suddenly on Wednesday morning, March 6, the economic-development organization posted on its Facebook page. “Steve was more than just our president; he was the guiding force behind EDGE, the Marcy Nanocenter, Griffiss Business and Technology Park, and the entire region’s economic trajectory for the
Cornell Cooperative Extension to co-host MWBE info session on March 8 in Auburn
AUBURN, N.Y. — Women and minority business owners are invited to a free information session on New York State’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE)
Old Forge’s Enchanted Forest Water Safari sold to Florida company
OLD FORGE, N.Y. — Summertime staple Enchanted Forest Water Safari in Old Forge has a new owner. Innovative Attraction Management (IAM), of Windermere, Florida, acquired Water Safari Resort — including Enchanted Forest Water Safari, Calypso’s Cove, Old Forge Camping Resort, and Water’s Edge Inn — in a transaction that closed on March 1, according to
Oneida County receives nearly $24M state grant for semiconductor supply-chain campus site prep
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has been awarded $23.6 million in state funding to help develop a 332-acre parcel at Griffiss International Airport in Rome,
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