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Employers offering creative perks to attract and retain employees
In the tough tussle for talent, employers are getting more creative in finding benefits and perks to attract and retain employees. The Oneida Indian Nation in Verona recently announced a new scholarship program to help employees in the finance department obtain advanced degrees. And earlier this year, the organization opened affordable housing available to employees of […]

Oneida County formally opens Nexus Center sports complex
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County celebrated the grand opening of the $64 million Nexus Center sports complex on Thursday evening. “Today is a landmark day

Regional organizations awarded state tourism-grant funding
CNY Arts, Inc., ICAN, the Town of Massena, and Opera Ithaca are among the organizations receiving state funding through the Market New York program and

Horror movie filmed in Binghamton area released in limited theaters
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A mystery/horror film primarily shot in the Binghamton area in February 2021 released in limited theaters and on video-on-demand services on Thursday.

Ithaca College to use donation to add artificial turf, lights at Butterfield Stadium
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College will use a $3 million donation to pay for the installation of artificial turf and lighting at its Butterfield Stadium.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Canadian company on Tuesday announced plans to create the first international electric, advanced air mobility (AAM) corridor between Syracuse Hancock International

State awards $10 million for eight Little Falls downtown-revitalization projects
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — Eight projects designed to improve the quality of life in Little Falls are moving forward as part of the city’s $10

People news: Christopher Community appoints regional property manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc. announced it has promoted Jay Miller to regional property manager. Miller began his career as a leasing consultant 10

Former Rosie’s Pub property in Syracuse sold for $750,000
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The property at 1443 West Genesee St. in Syracuse’s Tipperary Hill area, which was formerly home to Rosie’s Sports Pub & Grille, was recently sold. Great Bear Industries, of Oswego, purchased the property for $750,000, according to Matt Funiciello, a real-estate salesperson with JF Real Estate. Funiciello represented the seller, 1443 W.
Onondaga County hotels post nearly 18 percent occupancy increase in October
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels welcomed substantially more guests in October than in the year-ago month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 17.6 percent to 68.3 percent this October from the year-earlier month, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. The October
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