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Utica couple arrested in forged medical-record scheme
Gregory Jones is charged with offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree and criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second
Utica-Rome, other CNY unemployment rates climb in November
Unemployment rates in the Utica–Rome, Syracuse, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all rose in November compared to a year ago. The figures are

Construction on State Fair expo center gets underway
GEDDES, N.Y. — The state last week announced that HBP Joint Venture has started construction on the 136,000-square-foot Expo Center at the State Fairgrounds in

VIP to use $1.5M REDC grant to renovate former Post-Standard building into new HQ
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State has awarded VIP Structures of Syracuse a $1.5 million REDC grant for its work to renovate the former Post-Standard
New York home sales dip in November, CNY numbers rise
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 10,700 previously-owned homes in November, down 2.5 percent from the record, nearly 11,000 homes sold in

KeyBank donates $50,000 to Salvation Army for health-care services
DeWITT, N.Y. — KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) announced it has donated $50,000 to the Salvation Army to support a program that helps children, teenagers, and young

Syracuse football receives $1 million donation from former player for new turf practice field
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University football letterwinner John Lally and his wife, Laura, are donating $1 million to the school’s football program. Syracuse will use

Ron Darling: N.Y. Mets, Syracuse Chiefs have chance for a “great partnership”
SYRACUSE — Ron Darling, who won Game 4 of the 1986 World Series for the New York Mets, believes the Mets and the Syracuse Chiefs
Auburn Hospital inks collaboration pact with St. Joseph’s Health, URMC
AUBURN — Auburn Community Hospital has signed a “collaboration agreement” with two larger upstate New York health-care organizations. They include St. Joseph’s Health in Syracuse

King + King’s new solar carport will power firm’s entire building
SYRACUSE — King + King Architects LLP is using a new $650,000 solar carport that is also generating electricity for the firm’s 58-person office building