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CNY Regional Planning & Development Board awarded $70K for investment, job-creation plan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) will use $70,000 in federal funding to develop its plan for

People news: Syracuse Builders Exchange appoints Wingate as PR director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Builders Exchange announced it hired Dimi Wingate as director of public relations, effective January 1. Wingate previously worked for the

Equitable to remain in downtown Syracuse, renovate space with state help
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Financial services firm Equitable — whose name is on the iconic twin towers in downtown Syracuse — will remain in the towers

Syracuse Build’s Pathways to Apprenticeship program seeks applicants for training
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Interested Syracuse residents can apply for the third group of Syracuse Build’s Pathways to Apprenticeship program. Applications will be accepted from now

People news: McFarland Johnson names Saito controller
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. announced it has promoted Emi Saito to controller of the 100-percent employee-owned planning, engineering, and construction-services firm. Saito has

Oswego Hospital’s remodeled lactation room opens
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says the lactation room at Oswego Hospital has reopened following a remodeling project. Oswego Health has always had a designated

UHS opens outpatient office in Apalachin
APALACHIN, N.Y. — UHS has opened an outpatient, multi-specialty office at 8836 State Route 434 in Apalachin. Apalachin is a census-designated place within the town

Otsego Apartments in Herkimer County sold for $710,000
ILION, N.Y. — The Otsego Apartments, a 12-unit apartment complex in Ilion in Herkimer County, was recently sold. Mohawk Valley Holdings, LLC purchased the complex, located at 91-95 Otsego St. in Ilion, from James O’Mahony for $710,000, according to a release from Hemisphere Holdings Corp. Richard L. Will, president of the Syracuse–based real-estate firm, brokered

Seneca County solar farm gets the go-ahead
WATERLOO, N.Y. — Trelina Solar Energy Center, LLC recently won approval from the New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (NYS Siting Board) to build and operate an 80 megawatt (MW) solar farm in the town of Waterloo in Seneca County. The facility will be located on 418 acres within a

New York home sales slip more than 8 percent in November
CNY sales also fall ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors closed on the sale of 12,614 previously owned homes in November, down 8.3 percent from the 13,758 homes they sold in November 2020, as housing inventory remained tight. However, pending sales in the month climbed nearly 12 percent, indicating that closed sales may
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