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Onondaga County hotels saw business decline in October
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels posted a drop in three key benchmarks of business performance in October. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county slipped 4.3 percent to 65.5 percent in the 10th month of this year compared to October 2022, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel […]

Southern Tier researchers, companies lead the way to greener concrete
The average New Yorker probably doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about recycling or about concrete — or about how those two things could possibly go together. However, a group of dedicated researchers and entrepreneurs in the Southern Tier have been thinking about all of those things — and doing something about it. Their

FLLT easements protect Spafford property in Skaneateles Lake watershed
SPAFFORD, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) says it has protected 690 acres at Jackson-Noel Farms in the town of Spafford in Onondaga County. With almost two miles of scenic frontage on State Route 41, this is the biggest conservation project completed in the Skaneateles Lake watershed since the establishment of the state’s

Herkimer County IDA receives $270,000 grant for brownfield inventory
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The New York State Department of State has awarded $270,000 in Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) funding to the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency (HCIDA), the agency announced. Herkimer County contains an estimated 150 brownfields, including 52 documented contaminated sites, impacting more than 450 acres in the county’s urban centers, according to HCIDA.

Construction starts on Camp Hollis project in Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Construction is underway on a project to protect Camp Hollis in the town of Oswego from future flooding and high-water events. Camp Hollis is a summer camp for children, providing recreational opportunities for more than 2,000 at-risk youth per year, as well as the location for private events, the New York State

Waterloo Premium Outlets has a new name
JUNIUS, N.Y. — Waterloo Premium Outlets is now operating as Finger Lakes Premium Outlets. The name change, effective as of Friday, will “better reflect the

Groundbreaking held for the $74M Syracuse STEAM School
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Officials on Thursday morning held a groundbreaking for the upcoming Syracuse STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) School. It’ll be Central

VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation is getting ready for the opening of its cannabis business, Verona Collective, on Jan. 3 by hosting two

Project underway to make improvements at Ogdensburg International Airport
OSWEGATCHIE, N.Y. — Work has begun on a project to transform the Ogdensburg International Airport into a regional transportation hub that will “attract new travelers

People news: Former Crouse CEO Boynton joins Pyramid Brokerage Company
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cushman & Wakefield / Pyramid Brokerage Company has announced that Kimberly Boynton has joined its Syracuse office as a commercial real-estate agent.
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