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Fort Drum, base in Germany selected to house U.S. Army’s multi-domain task force
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Fort Drum has been selected to house the U.S. Army multi-domain task force (MDTF) #2, along with the Army base in
SUNY Oswego graduate donates $2 million to the university
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A 1958 graduate of SUNY Oswego has donated $2 million to the school. The gift from Frank Maraviglia is “in recognition of
AAA Western and Central New York CEO to retire at end of 2024
AMHERST, N.Y. — Anthony Spada, president and CEO of AAA Western and Central New York, announced he will retire from AAA on Dec. 31, 2024,
People news: AmeriCU names new manager of Rome branch
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union has named Kelly Gerrard-Smith as the new manager of the credit union’s Griffiss financial center in Griffiss Business and
Utica appoints new members to St. Elizabeth campus reuse steering committee
UTICA — The City of Utica has made a number of new appointments to the steering committee that is guiding the development of a master plan for the reuse of the former St. Elizabeth Medical Center campus, according to a news release from Mayor Robert M. Palmieri. The campus was vacated in October when Mohawk
New York home sales fall nearly 14 percent in October
But pending sales rise in the month ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 9,733 previously owned homes in October, down 13.9 percent from the 11,298 existing homes they sold in the year-prior month. This marked the 26th straight month in which closed sales fell on a year-over-year basis, according to the October monthly housing
Remington Firearms to close Ilion plant in March 2024
ILION, N.Y. — The company has been a staple in Ilion for more than 200 years. Almost everyone in the village of about 7,600 has a connection to Remington Arms, whether it’s working there themselves or knowing someone who did. That legacy — and the generations of families it supported — ends in Ilion when
Generations Bank transitions to new president and CEO
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — The woman who has led Generations Bank since the death of previous president and CEO Menzo Case in October will continue as the bank’s top executive. Generations Bank on Dec. 5 announced the appointment of Angela Krezmer as its new president and CEO, effective Nov. 27. With the appointment, Krezmer is
Community Bank System to pay Q4 dividend of 45 cents on Jan. 10
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) — parent company of Community Bank, N.A. — recently announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 45 cents a share on its common stock for the fourth quarter. The dividend will be payable on Jan. 10, to shareholders of record as of Dec.
Oneida County hotels see a rise in guests in October
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) increased 3.3 percent to 68.5 percent in October from the year-ago month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. Year to date through October, occupancy was up 1.7 percent to 62.5 percent.
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