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Elmira Corning Regional Airport completes $61.5M renovation project
It has an additional jet bridge that will eliminate the need for travelers to walk across the tarmac to reach their planes. The facility’s redevelopment

Mayor Walsh selects Buckner as new Syracuse police chief
“When we began looking for our next police chief, our goal was to find the very best candidate available. In hiring Chief Buckner, we have

Economic Champions luncheon honors local companies, KeyBank, Mahoney
SYRACUSE — Recognition for more than 300 local companies, KeyBank, and outgoing Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney marked the annual CenterState CEO Economic Champions luncheon

Schumer seeks federal probe of 9 cyberattacks at CNYRIC
DeWITT — They started in April and have been reported as recently as early October — a series of nine cyberattacks at the Central New
CNY unemployment rates decline in September, job growth mixed
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica –Rome,Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions fell in September compared to a year ago. The figures are part

Wayfair formally opens new sales and service center in Big Flats
BIG FLATS — Wayfair — a Boston–based online retailer of furniture, home furnishings, and décor items — formally opened its new operations center in Big

MVHS continues planning for downtown-hospital project, exterior renderings unveiled
UTICA — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has unveiled what its downtown hospital project will look like when completed near the end of 2022. MVHS

SUNY Poly’s Li to use $75K NSF grant for research on construction steel
UTICA — A professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will use a $75,000 grant for ongoing work on advanced high-strength steels. The grant that

Aldi reopens DeWitt store after adding space in remodel
DeWITT — The Aldi store in DeWitt reopened to shoppers on Oct. 24, following a remodeling project that started back in September and expanded its

Work begins on $13M housing project in Cicero
CICERO — Construction work has started on a $12.8 million affordable and supportive housing development at 8700 Knowledge Lane in the town of Cicero. Developed