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Oncenter renovation work planned as it marks 30 years
SYRACUSE — As the facility marks 30 years of operation in downtown Syracuse, Onondaga County has plans for some renovation work at the Oncenter Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center. The plans include work on meeting rooms that will be starting soon and continuing through next May. The county expects to add five new meeting rooms […]

Rome Health opens new $11.4 million medical center
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health opened its new $11.4 million medical center, located on the hospital’s main campus, on Monday. The new 31,000-square-foot, two-story medical

Walsh reacts to Syracuse Common Council approval of DBE “One Stop”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Common Council on Monday approved $444,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) “One

Cayuga Milk Ingredients plans to expand Auburn plant for bottling, create 70 new jobs
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Milk Ingredients (CMI) is planning a “significant” expansion of its Auburn facility that’s focused on bottling, which the company calls a

ICAN purchases sports complex in Westmoreland
WESTMORELAND, N.Y. — Integrated Community Alternatives Network (ICAN) has purchased the former Rising Stars building on Route 233 and will operate its Elevate CNY Sports

Raymond Wins 2022 IndustryWeek Best Plants Award
GREENE, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation announced that it recently joined the ranks of manufacturing’s top leaders as a recipient of the 2022 IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards. This award win is a testament to Raymond’s dedication to fostering a culture of continuous improvement across all levels of its manufacturing operations, the company said in a
Broome County hotel occupancy rises nearly 6 percent
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels welcomed more overnight guests in September than the year-prior month, but the increase was below most of the gains seen earlier this year. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 5.9 percent to 64.4 percent in September, according to STR, a
N.Y.’s closed home sales fell nearly 13 percent in September
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 12,057 previously owned homes in September, down 12.6 percent from the 13,797 homes sold in the year-ago month. Pending sales in September fell more than 11 percent, likely foreshadowing further declines in closed home sales in the next couple months. That’s according to the New York State Association

Canadian company plans job expansion at Binghamton plant
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — With an infusion of investor cash, CMP Advanced Mechanical Solutions of Canada is reequipping its Binghamton plant to better match the industries it serves and will create new jobs in the process. The company opened the Binghamton location in 2006 and primarily performed work for the semiconductor industry, says Jarrod Connolly, director

Visions FCU opens contact center in Reading, Pennsylvania
Visions Federal Credit Union (FCU) has recently opened a new contact center in Reading, Pennsylvania. Employees at the new site assist with remote-banking services, including phone transactions, loan applications, and Live Chat instant messaging for members using digital banking and other financial services in both English and Spanish. Visions FCU, which is headquartered in Endwell
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