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Onondaga County unveils Otisco Lake Park in partnership with FLLT, DEC
OTISCO, N.Y. — Onondaga County has unveiled its newest park, Otisco Lake Park, located at the southern end of the lake on Otisco Valley Road

Work begins in Utica on Olbiston Apartments rehabilitation project
UTICA, N.Y. — A $67 million rehabilitation and modernization project at Olbiston Apartments recently began after the 124-year-old Utica building shut down last year due

Walsh appoints Driscoll as I-81 city project director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has appointed Common Councilor Joe Driscoll as the city project director for the Interstate 81 viaduct-replacement project. Driscoll

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse will use millions in state funding to help redevelop the former Syracuse Developmental Center as a regional job

Construction starting on project at ConnextCare’s Pulaski site
PULASKI, N.Y. — ConnextCare, an Oswego County health-care provider, is starting work on a project to bring “much-needed updates” to its property at 61 Delano

People news: Hoglund joins Welliver as project manager
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Construction-services company Welliver announced the addition of Richard Hoglund as a project manager. Hoglund’s duties in his new role include project
Oneida County hotels see 24 percent increase in occupancy in April
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 24.3 percent to 60.7 percent in April from the

Salina office building sold for $1.1 million
SALINA, N.Y. — The more than 20,000-square-foot multi-tenant office building at 3300 Vickery Road was recently sold for $1.1 million. Stephen Saleski of Sutton Real Estate Company, LLC. represented the buyer of the office building, per a Sutton new release, which didn’t disclose the buyer’s name. The seller was represented by Josh Emhoff of Emhoff

North Country small-business owner appointed to Thousand Islands Commission
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. — A North Country business owner, Michael J. Chavoustie was recently confirmed by the New York State Senate to serve on the Thousand Islands State Park, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commission. Chavoustie owns and operates two small businesses in Jefferson County: French Town Market and Cup of Joy Cafe, both located in

Marvin School Apartments in Clinton sold for more than $1.4 million
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Marvin School Apartments, a 16-unit apartment complex at 7 1/2 Marvin St. in Clinton, has been sold. G2N2 Properties LLC sold the property for $1,430,000 to an undisclosed buyer, according to a release from Hemisphere Holdings Corp. Richard L. Will, president of Syracuse–based Hemisphere, brokered the sale. The transaction closed on
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