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Dick’s Sporting Goods formally opens distribution center in the town of Conklin
CONKLIN, N.Y. — Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS), a sports and fitness retailer, has formally opened its regional distribution facility at the Broome County
New York home sales decline in December, CNY numbers mostly down
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 11,000 previously-owned homes during December, down over 5 percent from more than 11,600 homes sold in

CNY House lawmakers back New York’s application for FAA UAS pilot program
U.S. Reps. John Katko (R–Camillus), Claudia Tenney (R–New Hartford), and Elise Stefanik (R–Willsboro) this week urged President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT),

Senators: $150K in federal funding to help buy mobile dental clinic in Tioga County
Tioga County will use $150,000 in federal funding to purchase a new mobile dental clinic to replace the current one, “which is at the end
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A Binghamton life-insurance firm has sold its group life, disability and accident-insurance division to an Indiana firm whose CEO is a Binghamton
CNY region unemployment rates rise in December compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions inched up in December compared to a year ago. The figures are

Syracuse airport construction prompts relocation of TSA PreCheck enrollment center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The TSA (Transportation Security Administration) PreCheck enrollment center at Syracuse Hancock International Airport has relocated due to the ongoing construction project at

Utica mayor appoints Mowat as city budget director
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has appointed Heather Mowat as the city’s budget director. Mowat fills the position left vacant following the death

Dutchland Plastics to move local operation from Sherrill to bigger space in Canastota
SHERRILL, N.Y. — Dutchland Plastics plans to move its upstate New York plant from Sherrill to a bigger space in the village of Canastota in
Air Force awards Rome’s Assured Information Security $48M contract
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Air Force has awarded Assured Information Security Inc. (AIS) in Rome a $48 million contract to explore next-generation network operations