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Palmieri announces projects in second phase of Utica Prosperity Initiative
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has unveiled Phase II of the city’s allocation of funding through the Utica Prosperity Initiative. The second phase

State announces completion of the Pathfinder Towpath Trail in Fulton
FULTON, N.Y. — The New York State Department of State on Oct. 8 announced the completion of the Pathfinder Towpath Trail in the city of Fulton as part of the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP). The $1.1 million, multi-phased project was funded in part with $811,500 in Environmental Protection Fund LWRP grants that helped pay

Binghamton University adds to health-sciences campus with Decker College
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Binghamton University’s new Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences building represents just one component of the school’s health-sciences campus in Johnson City. It’s located in the former “blighted” Corliss Avenue neighborhood in the village, which is just south of the village’s Main Street business district. That’s according to the office
New York home sales slip nearly 5 percent in September
The drop ends a streak of 12 straight monthly gains ALBANY — New York realtors sold 13,274 previously owned homes in September, down 4.6 percent from 13,907 homes sold in September 2020. The data comes from the New York State Association of Realtors’ (NYSAR) September housing-market report issued Oct. 21. The decline broke a string
Tessy Plastics expanding into Monroe County
Planning to acquire Xerox Holdings property SKANEATELES, N.Y. — Tessy Plastics Corp. says it will expand its footprint into Monroe County by year’s end with the purchase of a property with three buildings that Xerox

Crews start transforming former Post-Standard building into VIP HQ
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Work is underway on the former Post-Standard building at 101 N. Salina St. in Syracuse, which will soon become the new headquarters for VIP Development Associates, the development arm of VIP Structures. Moving forward, the facility is now known as the Post, VIP revealed during an Oct. 22 event inside the building.

Small area airports to use state funding for construction projects
The state has awarded funding for infrastructure improvements and some construction projects at some smaller airports in Central New York, North Country, and the Southern Tier. New York State has allocated a total of nearly $21 million for improvements at 24 public-use airports. The funding amounts include $2.4 million at facilities in Central New York, $5.2

Work begins on $96M Asteri Ithaca project
ITHACA, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that work has begun on a new $96 million affordable-housing development and conference center in downtown Ithaca. Dubbed Asteri Ithaca, the project will be constructed on the western portion of the Green Street Parking Garage, which will be demolished as part of this urban-renewal project. The highly

Upstate Medical breaks ground on Upstate Cancer Center in Verona
VERONA, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University on Oct. 20 broke ground on its new Upstate Cancer Center in Verona. The upcoming 30,000-square-foot facility will provide cancer care for residents of Madison and Oneida counties, Upstate Medical said. It’ll offer expanded diagnostic and treatment services in a location just off Exit 33 of the New York

NYSDOT seeking contractors to begin first phase of I-81 project in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is seeking firms interested in the first contract of the initial phase of the Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project in downtown Syracuse. NYSDOT on Oct. 21 issued a formal letter of intent for the first contract. The contract has an estimated value of between
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