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Proposed Utica budget avoids tax increase
UTICA, N.Y. — There are no tax increases in the fiscal year 2022-2023 budget Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri’s presented Feb. 7 to the Board of

Crews complete work on $7.6 million renovation project to Oswego Hospital’s medical-surgical unit
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Crews have wrapped up work on a $7.6 million renovation project on the medical-surgical unit at Oswego Hospital. The project targeted the

Oneida County adds drive-thru COVID testing at Griffiss Airport
ROME, N.Y. — Precision Clinical Laboratories (PCL) has partnered with Oneida County to provide drive-thru COVID-19 testing at Griffiss International Airport Monday through Friday from

New grant program to support state canal system’s tourism infrastructure, events
A new competitive grant program seeks to support tourism and recreation along the New York State Canal System, including canal waterways and the Canalway Trail.

Two Tioga County contractors arrested for not carrying workers’-compensation insurance
APALACHIN, N.Y. — Two Tioga County contractors are under arrest and facing charges for allegedly not having workers’-compensation insurance at three construction projects in Apalachin.

ABR Wholesalers expands operations in Syracuse area
SALINA , N.Y.— ABR Wholesalers, Inc. announced that it recently expanded operations at a new location at the Salina Industrial Powerpark. This new location — at 1 General Motors Drive, Unit 11 — provides easier contractor access, a larger warehouse, and new offices, the company said in a Jan. 25 news release. ABR noted that
Onondaga County hotel occupancy jumps almost 53 percent in December
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels continued to see a strong business rebound in December with occupancy increasing by more than half compared to the same month in 2020, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county climbed 52.9 percent to 41.2 percent in
Broome County hotel occupancy leaps nearly 78 percent in December
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw another surge in guests in December compared to the year-prior levels that were depressed by the pandemic’s effects, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 77.6 percent to 49.8 percent in December, according to STR,

OCC to create Meg O’Connell Center for Social Justice
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) will soon be home to the Meg O’Connell Center for Social Justice and Community Impact. OCC will use a $1 million donation from Eric Allyn to create the new center. O’Connell — wife of Eric Allyn — is OCC’s former interim president and a former chair of the school’s

Cooperative Federal buys Erie Boulevard building for branch, headquarters
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Cooperative Federal Credit Union (Cooperative Federal) has purchased the building at 1816 Erie Boulevard East in Syracuse, which will become the credit union’s headquarters and largest branch. Once the Erie Boulevard office opens, it will replace the credit union’s branch at 723 Westcott St., which is about one mile from the
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