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Community Bank formally opens new branch in Liverpool area
CLAY, N.Y. — Community Bank, N.A. opened its new branch in the Liverpool area on Thursday May 22, marking continued growth for the bank and its parent company, DeWitt–based Community Financial System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU). Located at 7379 Oswego Road (Route 57) in the Glen Crossing Plaza in the town of Clay, the new branch […]
Munson receives $1 million state grant for upgrades at Museum of Art
UTICA — Munson has received a $1 million grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support upgrades at its Museum of Art, the organization announced. The grant is part of a capital-project funding announcement by NYSCA totaling more than $86 million for 134 capital projects around the state. The grant
Mohawk Valley projects boosted by state funding
Three Mohawk Valley communities will receive funding for 19 projects as part of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and NY Forward state programs, Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced. Herkimer, which was a round seven winner of a $10 million DRI award, will proceed with eight projects, while Boonville and Richfield, each round two winners of
Community Foundation grant supports Rome baseball complex upkeep following tornado damage
ROME — The Rome Baseball Association, DeLutis Field Complex, and the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties announced they have partnered to help the association continue its mission to improve quality of life assets for the city of Rome and beyond with a $5,000 investment from the Eric Frei Fund. The funding will help
Raymond opens advanced energy test facility near Rochester
HENRIETTA — The Raymond Corporation formally opened its new advanced energy storage solutions development, prototyping, and test center in the town of Henrietta in Monroe County on May 19, the company and Empire State Development (ESD) announced. Raymond, which already has more than 2,500 workers across its New York facilities, will create up to 40
Crews continue demolition at OCRRA’s Ley Creek Transfer Station in Salina
SALINA — The effort to demolish the Ley Creek Transfer Station continues in the town of Salina. The demolition work will likely be complete by this fall, Tammy Palmer, public information officer for the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) tells CNYBJ in a May 20 email. OCRRA had announced the start of demolition work
Land donation results in new lake shore park in Aurora
AURORA — A piece of land that was once part of Wells College, which closed in 2024, is now a new park in the village of Aurora The land includes 1,100 feet of scenic frontage on the Cayuga Lake shoreline along with four acres of adjacent upland. The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) of Ithaca
SRC deploys surveillance radars to southern border to support USCBP program
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. says it has formed a partnership with Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE) to upgrade previously deployed mobile video surveillance systems (MVSS) along the southwest U.S. border with Mexico. The effort is part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Border (USCBP) Surveillance Systems program, SRC said. Benchmark has already begun integrating
Oneida County executive proposes new sports and recreation facility in 2025 county address
VERONA, N.Y. — A proposal to build a 400,000-square-foot indoor sports and recreation facility at Griffiss International Airport is just one of the goals outlined
SUNY ESF launches $40 million campaign to support students, campus, research
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) on Wednesday launched the Campaign for ESF, describing it as the “most ambitious fundraising initiative in the College’s history.” The campaign seeks to raise $40 million — double the goal of the College’s last capital campaign — and has already secured $35 million
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