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Verizon Wireless increases high-speed data coverage around Syracuse
Nearly a dozen new locations in the Syracuse area are now covered by a Verizon Wireless high-speed wireless data network, the company said today. Verizon
MVCC dedicates theater to Schafer
UTICA — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will dedicate its new campus theater on Thursday to the college’s longest-serving president, Michael Schafer. In naming the
St. Elizabeth announces layoffs
UTICA — St. Elizabeth Medical Center said Wednesday it implemented job cuts involving less than 10 positions to help ensure the hospital’s long-term sustainability. St.
CNBC journalist to speak at CenterState CEO event
SYRACUSE — David Faber, a journalist at CNBC, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s CenterState CEO Economic Champions Luncheon. The luncheon will be
New York dairy farmers get higher prices in August
Empire State dairy farmers received an average of $18.30 per hundredweight of milk sold during August, up 90 cents, or 5 percent, from July. However,
ProLiteracy plans grand opening for new headquarters
SYRACUSE — ProLiteracy is preparing for a grand opening at its new headquarters in Syracuse’s Near West Side at the end of this week. The
Construction employment slips in Central New York in July
Construction employment declined or held steady in Central New York’s metropolitan areas between July 2011 and July 2012, according to an analysis of federal employment
Binghamton Airport lands grant for improvements
MAINE — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a $1.023 million Airport Improvement Program grant to the Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) for improvements to the
Tamarack Lake Electric Boat Company launches in Rome
ROME — Five years after taking his electric-powered pontoon boat across New York on the Erie Canal, Montgomery Gisborne officially cut the ribbon on his
GateHouse Media posts second-quarter loss, revenue drop
FAIRPORT — Digital revenue increased 32 percent in the second quarter at GateHouse Media, Inc., but it wasn’t enough to offset a 4 percent decline