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NBT Bank to move CNY regional HQ to The Post later this year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBT Bank says it is planning to move its Central New York regional headquarters to The Post building later this year. The Post is the rebranded name of the building that was formerly home to The Post-Standard newspaper, which VIP Development Associates, the development arm of VIP Structures, is renovating into its […]

Four CNY localities to prep projects for DRI, NY Forward
HOMER, N.Y. — The Village of Homer in Cortland County, Village of Moravia in Cayuga County, Village of Phoenix in Oswego County, and Village of Hamilton in Madison County are preparing to organize plans for spending state funding to improve their communities. New York State has awarded Homer $10 million as the Central New York

Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks coming March 1
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 19th annual Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks are scheduled to start March 1 and continue for two weeks through March 15. This
State awards DRI, NY Forward funding to four CNY communities
HOMER, N.Y. — New York State has awarded the Village of Homer in Cortland County $10 million as the Central New York winner of the

Greater Binghamton Chamber releases 2023 economic outlook
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce held its annual Economic Forecast and Building BC Awards event on Tuesday. Peter Kneis, senior VP

Griffiss Institute receives $3 million in funding for Internet of Things lab
ROME, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) on Friday announced $3 million in funding for the Griffiss Institute, in collaboration with the Central New

Audit finds hotels owe Onondaga County more than $420K in room-occupancy tax revenue
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An audit has found that a group of Onondaga County hotels owe the county a total of more than $420,000 from the

NYSDOT’s I-81 project leader retires, new leader appointed
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The man who has been leading the effort by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) on the I-81 viaduct-replacement project

DEC seeks grant applicants for Mohawk River watershed projects
Grant funding totaling about $600,000 is available to help municipalities, soil and water-conservation districts, school districts, college and universities, and not-for-profit organizations to implement efforts to conserve, preserve, and restore the Mohawk River and its watershed, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced. The grants, supported by the state’s Environmental
Oneida County hotels see 1 percent rise in guests in December
UTICA , N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 1.1 percent to 44.3 percent in December from the year-prior month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. Occupancy in the Mohawk Valley’s largest county was up 6.9 percent to
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