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Herkimer 9 Foundation has grand plans for the birthplace of basketball
HERKIMER — The Herkimer 9 Foundation is on a mission to honor Herkimer as the first birthplace of basketball and promote that legacy by revitalizing the Main Street corridor through its Herkimer 9, LLC. Both are the brainchild of Scott Flansburg, a Herkimer native who returned to the area during the pandemic. He created the […]

Wynn Hospital readies for fall opening
UTICA — Nearly four years after breaking ground on the Wynn Hospital, officials at Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) can see the finish line. However, there is still a lot that needs to happen before the planned Oct. 29 opening date. At this point, much of the construction work is done or close to complete

Utica Public Library plans exterior improvements
UTICA — After investing almost $1 million into the interior of the building, the Utica Public Library is now turning its sights toward sprucing up the outside of the building that opened in 1904. The library will use a combination of $101,900 in state Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding, plus a $22,300 Community Development Block Grant

Micron buys Clay property to provide on-site employee daycare
CLAY, N.Y. — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) on Wednesday said it bought a parcel of land on Caughdenoy Road in the town of Clay

Syracuse, Rochester–based firms partner to acquire Great Northern Mall property
HLC and Conifer Realty bought the property for about $9 million, according to Hart. The acquisition closed on July 28, Lara Schwager, executive vice president

State awards REDC capital funding and tax credits for shovel-ready projects
The governor highlighted several projects from this round of funding including: Lowville Producers Dairy Cooperative, Inc., which received a $1.3 million ESD grant and a

Utica announces $20 million mixed-use project on Hotel Street
“The revitalization of Hotel Street is one of the final pieces to a complete and thriving downtown,” Utica Mayor Robert M. Palmieri said in a

City of Syracuse seeks architects and contractors to address blighted properties
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse is soliciting proposals for architectural and contractor services necessary to fix exterior code violations of blighted residential properties.

Finger Lakes Health’s affiliation with URMC begins Aug. 1
GENEVA — Finger Lakes Health (FLH) will officially join the health system led by the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) on Aug.1. Officials of both institutions announced the affiliation during a July 6 news conference in Geneva. The affiliation seeks to “maintain and expand access to high-quality health services close to home” in the

Nascentia unveils renovated Beeches Manor
ROME, N.Y. — Nascentia Health recently cut the ribbon on the newly renovated Beeches Manor, the first phase of improvements and changes planned at the Beeches complex. The health-care agency has had an office on the Beeches property since about 2011, COO Cheryl Manna says. About a decade in, Destito Realty, Inc. reached out to
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