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Tompkins County IDA revises local construction-labor policy
ITHACA, N.Y. — As it seeks to boost area construction employment, the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA) has voted to approve revisions to its local labor-utilization policy, which it first adopted in 2016. The revised policy establishes a 75-percent construction-labor requirement for workers residing in Tompkins and the adjacent six counties, per a Dec. […]
Home Builders & Remodelers of CNY inducts new president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Home Builders & Remodelers of Central New York (HBRCNY) has installed its new president. Michael Pettinato of Harrington Homes of Jamesville will serve as the organization’s 2022 president. Pettinato was sworn in at the HBRCNY President’s Dinner held Dec. 11 at the Craftsman Inn in Fayetteville. Home Builders & Remodelers of Central
New Burton Homestead formally opens in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The New Burton Homestead, an independent senior-living facility, recently formally opened in Rome. The New Burton Homestead, located at 401 Floyd Ave., hosted a grand opening on Monday, Dec. 13 with the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce. Velvet Symonds Barnard, administrator/manager at New Burton Homestead, accepted a first dollar of profit award
Sessler Companies adds Piedramartel, Marullo
WATERLOO, N.Y. — Sessler Companies, a full-service specialty contractor and development firm, recently hired Daniel Piedramartel, of Geneva, as a project accountant, and Justin Marullo, of Auburn, as a staff accountant. Piedramartel has nine years of finance and accounting experience in the construction industry and will coordinate all finance activities for construction projects for Sessler
VIEWPOINT: OFCCP Announces New Contractor Portal
Federal contractors must use it to verify affirmative- action programs On Dec. 2, 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Revealed its new online system that will be used to track and review federal contractors’ Affirmative Action Program (AAP) compliance. OFCCP announced that the new online Contractor Portal will be required to be used by
Work wraps up on $20 million housing development in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Construction crews have finished their work on The Link at Sunset, a $20 million housing community in Utica. It replaced the long-vacant Sunset School with 60 apartments, including 12 units reserved for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who will have access to on-site supportive services. The Link at Sunset development involved
Utica Center for Development buys YWCA building for $500,000
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Center for Development, Inc. recently purchased the 34,630-square-foot building at 1002 Cornelia St. in Utica from the YWCA of the Mohawk Valley for $500,000. Michael Conley of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company helped arrange the transaction, per a release from the real-estate firm. The property has a current total assessment
Upstate airports awarded federal COVID-19 relief funding through ARPA
Airports serving Binghamton, Ithaca, Elmira, Syracuse, and Watertown are among the upstate New York facilities that will benefit from federal COVID-19 relief funding. The U.S.
Endicott, Norwich each awarded $10M in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
New York State has awarded the Village of Endicott in Broome County and the City of Norwich in Chenango County $10 million grants as part
Picente institutes Oneida County mask, temperature-check order through the holidays
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente on Thursday announced a temporary order requiring people to wear masks in all indoor public places for
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