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State comptroller report: Value of IDA projects increased 10 percent in 2021 to $126 billion
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state’s 107 local industrial development authorities (IDAs) reported 4,324 active projects with an aggregate value of $126 billion in 2021, a 10.4 percent, or $11.9 billion, increase from 2020. That’s according to a report issued by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on April 11. The number of IDA […]

UHS Wilson Medical Center tower project progresses
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Construction on the UHS Wilson Medical Center’s six-story expansion project is more than 25 percent complete with work moving forward on the 183,375-square-foot main tower that will serve as the new front entry for UHS’ health and medical services. With the majority of the structural steel in place as of February,

Bassett, Oneonta YMCA partner to keep FoxCare Fitness open
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network and A.O. Fox Hospital announced they have reached an agreement with the Oneonta Family YMCA to keep FoxCare Fitness open to the public. Beginning June 6, Bassett will lease the space to the YMCA, which will operate the facility without any disruption in service, the health-care system said in

Natur-Tyme to close after insurmountable financial losses
DeWITT, N.Y. — The owners of Natur-Tyme — a store that describes itself as serving the health and wellness needs of Central New York — plan to close the location in the coming months after 40 years of operation. The store is located at 3160 Erie Boulevard East in DeWitt. In its April 14 statement,

Micron says environmental-survey work has started in Clay at site of future semiconductor campus
CLAY, N.Y. — The environmental-survey work has started at the White Pine Commerce Park in the town of Clay where Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU)

People news: Bixby joins Welliver as project superintendent
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Construction-services company Welliver announced it has hired Jonah Bixby as project superintendent. Bixby brings significant knowledge of construction processes and building

Syracuse University trustee, family donate $3 million to Lally Athletics Complex, JMA Dome projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A member of the Syracuse University board of trustees and his family have donated $3 million to support ongoing renovation work at

Greek Peak plans $1 million in improvement projects ahead of next ski season
VIRGIL, N.Y. — Greek Peak Mountain Resort in Cortland County has announced nearly $1 million in ski-side improvement projects for the 2023-24 season, which will

Miss Prissy’s to move from Salt City Market to a new location on South Warren Street
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Miss Prissy’s, one of the eight original tenants of the Salt City Market, has signed a lease for its future storefront at

Guthrie Clinic says masking is now optional at its health-care facilities
Masking is now optional at all locations of the Sayre, Pennsylvania–based Guthrie Clinic, including Guthrie Cortland Medical Center and Guthrie Ithaca City Harbor. The organization
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