Syracuse University Athletics announces partnership with ride-hailing service Lyft
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics and the ride-hailing service Lyft, Inc. have announced a partnership starting this fall. Read More
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Hartwick College formally opens $7.1 million student-apartment building
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College on Thursday formally opened a new $7.1 million student-apartment building that can house up to 72 upper-class students. Read More
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Herkimer County HealthNet to use grant to gather input on need for community center
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County HealthNet will use a grant of nearly $20,000 to explore the possibility of an “intergenerational” community center for families in what it calls the “Mohawk Valley corridor.” Read More
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People news: Tompkins Financial Advisors names Case wealth advisor
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Advisors announced that Bob Case has joined the firm as wealth advisor. He is based at the firm’s office at 119 E. Seneca St. in Ithaca. Read More
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Oswego County attracted a record $146 million in visitor spending last year
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Visitors to Oswego County spent a record of more than $146 million in 2016, up nearly 7 percent from the $136 million that visitors spent in 2015, the Oswego County government announced Read More
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M&T Bank names O’Hara general counsel
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) recently announced it has appointed Laura P. O’Hara as senior VP and general counsel. Read More
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People news: Junior League announces nine new members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The nonprofit Junior League of Syracuse, Inc. announced that it has formally welcomed a new membership class of nine women. Read More
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Chemung Financial to pay quarterly dividend of 26 cents a share
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a share. Read More
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Chick-fil-A breaks ground on Cicero restaurant, launches upstate New York expansion
CICERO, N.Y. — Chick-fil-A, an Atlanta, Georgia–based restaurant chain that specializes in chicken sandwiches, has broken ground on its upcoming location in Cicero. Read More
Health Care & Education
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Excellus seeks applications from Utica/North Country nonprofits for $55K in community health awards Nonprofit organizations in the Utica/North Country and Rochester regions can apply for a total of $55,000 in Excellus BlueCross BlueShield community-health award grants. Read More -
People news: Vaccaro named director of OCC @ Liverpool CLAY, N.Y. — Erin Vaccaro has been named director of the OCC @ Liverpool college extension location. She replaces Barb Dennehy who retired, Onondaga Community College (OCC) said in a news release. Read More -
SUNY Cortland’s Bowers Science Museum to formally open Sept. 28 CORTLAND, N.Y. — SUNY Cortland announced that its updated Ross E. Bowers Hall Science Museum and Greenhouse will formally open next Thursday Sept. 28 with a ribbon-cutting event in the science complex’s first-floor lobby. Read More
Construction, Design & Real Estate
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New York home sales decline in August, CNY numbers mixed ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold nearly 14,200 previously-owned homes during August, down 3.2 percent from the more than 14,600 homes they sold in August 2016. Read More -
Group to redevelop two South Salina Street buildings into Whitney Lofts SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A group of developers has plans to renovate the buildings at 321-323 S. Salina St. into a $4.2 million mixed-use development called Whitney Lofts. Read More -
SUNY Cortland’s Bowers Science Museum to formally open Sept. 28 CORTLAND, N.Y. — SUNY Cortland announced that its updated Ross E. Bowers Hall Science Museum and Greenhouse will formally open next Thursday Sept. 28 with a ribbon-cutting event in the science complex’s first-floor lobby. Read More
Manufacturing & Engineering
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SBA, partners to host government-contract event for minority and women entrepreneurs at SUNY Poly in October MARCY, N.Y. — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and partners will hold a government-contracting event for minority and women entrepreneurs next month in Marcy. Read More -
New York manufacturing index dips in September The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index slid less than a point to 24.4 in September, still indicating a strongly expanding manufacturing sector. Read More -
Rome wins $10 million in state funding in downtown revitalization initiative ROME, N.Y. — The state has awarded Rome $10 million as the Mohawk Valley winner in the second round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). Read More