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Loretto adds Petko as administrator of The Commons at St. Anthony
AUBURN, N.Y. — Loretto has named Bryan Petko administrator of The Commons at St. Anthony in Auburn. Petko has more than 20 years of experience

Buffalo Bills, Erie County, and NYS reach agreement on new stadium deal in Orchard Park
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have reached an agreement with Erie County and New York State for a $1.4 billion new stadium in

New York home sales dip in February; CNY sales also fall
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 9,009 previously owned homes in February, down 11.2 percent from the 10,148 homes they sold in February 2021.

Newly approved federal budget has more than $4M for Ithaca, Tompkins County projects
ITHACA, N.Y. — Funding for Ithaca downtown economic-development, to increase the “resiliency and sustainability” of its energy, and replace the South Albany Street Bridge over

Vintage Vibes formally opens storefront in Owego
OWEGO, N.Y. — Vintage Vibes — a new, woman-owned business that offers trendy and affordable new and vintage items of all sizes — has opened a storefront in downtown Owego. The boutique, located at 173 Front St., held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Feb. 26 with the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce. Vintage

HUNT’s Crocker serving as president of NYS Commercial Association of Realtors for 2022
CLAY, N.Y. — Dana Crocker, licensed associate real-estate broker in the Clay office of HUNT Commercial Real Estate, was recently named president of the New York State Commercial Association of Realtors for 2022. Crocker has been in the real-estate industry for 45 years, including the last 22 years specializing in commercial real estate, HUNT said

Crews begin work to replace Sentinel Heights Road bridge in town of Onondaga
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Work is underway on a $6.2 million project to replace the Sentinel Heights Road bridge over Interstate 81 in the town of Onondaga. The project will replace the existing bridge, which was built in 1963. Crews will construct a new two-span, multi-girder structure that will “enhance safety and improve resiliency along an

Area localities get Climate Smart Community project funds
Communities in Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, and the Southern Tier were among those recently awarded funding from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) Climate Smart Communities grant program. In all, $11 million went to municipalities as part of the $196 million in Regional Economic Development Council awards, Basil Seggos, commissioner of

ICS expands Northeast footprint by acquiring Massachusetts firm
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — ICS has expanded with the acquisition of a company in Raynham, Massachusetts. It purchased Unified Networking Solutions, a provider of information-technology (IT) services in the Southeastern Massachusetts market. ICS didn’t disclose any financial terms of its acquisition agreement in its news release announcing it. Founded in 1986, ICS is an Endicott–based provider

Cayuga Health buys space at The Shops at Ithaca Mall
LANSING, N.Y. — Cayuga Health plans to redevelop the former retail space at The Shops at Ithaca Mall into a new mixed-use health-care facility. Plans will also include the development of a new health-education center in partnership with Cornell University, Ithaca College, and Tompkins Cortland Community College. The health-care system on March 15 announced that
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