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Baseball Hall of Fame to use nearly $5 million in federal funding for operations
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown will use federal funding of nearly $5 million that’s meant to help it “recover

Ithaca’s William Henry Miller Inn marks second anniversary under current ownership
ITHACA, N.Y. — The William Henry Miller Inn in downtown Ithaca marked its second anniversary under its current ownership in mid-June with a ribbon-cutting event. The Tompkins Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Ithaca Alliance hosted the June 14 event. The William Henry Miller Inn is located at 303 N. Aurora St. in downtown Ithaca. Owners

Cortland Chrysler Dodge Jeep buys its building for $1.7 million
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Cortland Chrysler Dodge Jeep, which was previously leasing its dealership property, has purchased it. The dealership, which also includes Ram trucks, bought the 13,300-square-foot building at 3878 West Road (Route 281) in Cortland for $1.7 million. Larry Van Der Bogart and Marty Dowd, of CBRE/Syracuse, helped arrange the transaction, according to a

New York farm real-estate average value per acre rises almost 4 percent in 2021
ALBANY, N.Y. — The average value per acre of New York farmland rose 3.8 percent to $3,270 this year from $3,150 in 2020. That’s according to an Aug. 6 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Cropland value per acre in the Empire State increased 3.9 percent to $2,910 in 2021 from $2,800

New Lansing branch of Cayuga Lake National Bank opens
LANSING, N.Y. — Cayuga Lake National Bank’s (CLNB) third branch is now servicing customers in Lansing in Tompkins County. CLNB worked with D Squared Inc., an Ithaca–based construction company, and architect George W. Breuhaus, on this newly constructed bank branch, CLNB tells CNYBJ. The bank didn’t disclose the project cost. Located at 3077 N. Triphammer

Parking-deck project at Hancock Airport is underway
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The first phase of a multi-year parking-deck rehabilitation project has started at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. In anticipation of the construction that got underway Aug. 9, the northernmost portion of each level of the parking deck have been closed, the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) said. The closures reduce the parking capacity

SRC adds to its footprint with new Virginia office
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. says it has opened an office in Herndon, Virginia and tasked it with providing services to the U.S. Department of Defense and the intelligence community. The services will include information operations, special-program support, information assurance, cybersecurity, communications engineering, and systems engineering. SRC is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Cicero that

SUNY Oswego’s Hewitt Hall to transform into broadcasting, graphic-design facility
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Construction crews are renovating SUNY Oswego’s Hewitt Hall to serve as the new home for the university’s broadcasting and graphic-design programs. The $65 million project will renovate the former Hewitt Union into a hub for Oswego’s School of Communication, Media and the Arts (SCMA). SUNY Oswego has chosen DiPasquale Construction of Spencerport

Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital renovates two therapy rooms into Starlight Spaces
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital in Syracuse has completed renovation work on two therapy rooms that the organization hopes will “will help bring

People news: Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt hires Twyman as senior engineer
DeWITT, N.Y. — Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt recently announced it has hired Paul Twyman as a senior engineer. He has more than 20
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