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Jefferson County hotel occupancy slips 5 percent in March
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels registered fewer overnight guests in March, but two other indicators of business performance improved. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 5 percent to 45 percent in the third month of 2023 from March 2022, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel […]

Tropical Smoothie Cafe to open in Cicero
CICERO, N.Y. — A local franchisee opened the first location of national chain Tropical Smoothie Cafe in the Syracuse market on May 18 at 7987 Brewerton Road in Cicero. W2B Management LLC — a partnership between Roger Wagner, Jr., and brothers Rick and Mark Bartlett — adds the café to its portfolio, which includes three

MVHS to name Wynn Hospital birthing center in honor of Sammon family, after donation
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) says it will name the maternal child-services floor at the upcoming Wynn Hospital the Sammon Family

Hochul announces the 13th round of the regional economic-development council initiative
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State has started the 13th round of the regional economic development council (REDC) initiative. This round includes core capital grant

Lewis County committee recommends Rochester firm to develop former Glenfield Elementary School
GLENFIELD, N.Y. — A Lewis County committee is recommending a Rochester company to acquire and redevelop a 6.9-acre former elementary school in Glenfield. Glenfield is

Oswego Health raising funds for renovations to its children’s mental-health center
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The child and family services department at Oswego Health is raising funding to renovate its mental health and wellness facility. The fundraising

Hamilton College fundraising campaign reaches $400 million goal
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College announced that it has reached its fundraising goal of $400 million for its “Because Hamilton” campaign, with several weeks remaining
Onondaga County hotels register 8 percent occupancy gain in March
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels again produced solid growth in business activity in March, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county increased 8 percent to 58.9 percent in the third month of the year compared to March 2022, according to STR, a
Broome County hotel occupancy edges up 1 percent in March
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels posted modest growth in business activity in March. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county ticked up 1 percent to 55.4 percent in the third month of this year compared to March 2022. Two other important indicators of business performance for Broome

Lewis County’s vacant-property program awards grants to 9 projects
LOWVILLE — The first round of grant awards in Lewis County’s vacant-property revitalization (VPR) program has nine projects sharing a total of $691,000. The Lewis County Development Corporation (LCDC) approved the funding for the nine projects in the first-round application process. Naturally Lewis, in partnership with Lewis County, created the VPR program to target vacant
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