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Syracuse City Hall to reopen on Monday with major improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Wednesday announced that Syracuse City Hall will reopen for services to the public on Monday. Syracuse City

Cuomo launches 11th round of REDC initiative to help in post-pandemic recovery
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday launched the 11th round of the regional economic development council (REDC) initiative. The consolidated funding application (CFA) opened on May

Construction starts on $1.3 million resiliency project at historic site in Ogdensburg
OGDENSBURG, N.Y. — Construction has begun on a $1.3 million resiliency project awarded to the Fort de la Presentation Association in Ogdenburg in northern St.

Upstate Medical University opens Golisano Center for Special Needs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has opened the Golisano Center for Special Needs, which it says is designed to streamline autism care for children in the region. The center provides medical and behavioral care for children and adolescents with many types of intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to Upstate. The center involves several departments

Syracuse apartment-rent prices rise in April, according to Zumper report
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area rose more than 2 percent in April compared to March and nearly 4 percent from a year ago, according to the latest Zumper National Rent Report, issued on April 28. The median rental price of one-bedroom apartments in the Syracuse

Oswego Health fundraising campaign nears $3.5 million goal
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health continues a fundraising campaign that has, so far, raised about $3 million of its $3.5 million goal. The initiative will help pay for the organization’s current priorities, which include “modernizing” inpatient care, a focus on mental health and wellness, and local orthopedic care at the Fulton Medical Center. To date,

Partners team up on free legal services for injured workers
The New York State (NYS) Workers’-Compensation Board has launched the Injured Workers Legal Assistance Project (IWLAP), its “first-ever” legal-assistance project to help injured workers obtain medical treatment. Under the project, injured workers can complete a simple online form maintained by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) to directly request a match to an NYSBA-member attorney

NYPA to open new visitor center in Utica on Monday
UTICA, N.Y. — The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has announced its newly constructed NY Energy Zone visitor center in Utica. It’s an admission-free facility

DeWitt building sold for $555,000
DeWITT, N.Y. — The 22,000-square-foot building at 6741 Old Collamer Road was recently sold. One Remington LLC bought the one-story structure, which was built in 1971 and is located on 1.57 acres, for $555,000 from Pietrafesa & Pietrafesa LLC. Lawrence Van Der Bogart and Mark Rupprecht of CBRE/Syracuse exclusively represented the seller in this transaction.
Broome County hotels see business rebound in March compared to a year ago
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw a big bounce back in guests in March compared to the year-prior month amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 38.5 percent to 47.4 percent in March, according to
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