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Schumer pitches Intel CEO on Upstate for new semiconductor fab
The office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) says the lawmaker has pitched Intel Corp.’s recently-appointed CEO Pat Gelsinger on how the tech

NYPA approves plan for Northern New York priority transmission project
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) on Tuesday approved a plan for the Northern New York priority transmission project (NNYPTP). NYPA trustees also ratified the

Oswego Health to open second Fulton primary-care office in early April
FULTON, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced it plans to open a second Fulton primary-care office, called PrimeCare, at 98 N. 2nd St. on April 5.

Downtown Ithaca’s Aurora Streatery to open Thursday
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Aurora Streatery — downtown Ithaca’s outdoor dining area on North Aurora Street — will return this Thursday. The Aurora Streatery allows

Crews complete $5 million manufacturing facility for Cold Point Corp. in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — Construction crews have wrapped up work on Cold Point Corporation’s new $5.1 million, 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Rome, the office of Gov.

Casino magnate with Utica roots donates $50M to the MVHS downtown hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) will use a $50 million donation from the family foundation of casino magnate Steve Wynn for services at the upcoming downtown hospital in Utica. It represents the largest donation in the history of MVHS, per its March 4 announcement. In recognition of the Wynn family’s contribution,

Nascentia Health plans to convert Beeches property in Rome to senior housing
ROME — With its acquisition of the Beeches property in Rome, Syracuse–based Nascentia Health has plans for a mixed-use development that will include independent and supportive-housing options for seniors. Nascentia expects to close on its purchase of the more than 50-acre property in mid-April, per a March 9 news release. The organization did not release

Lobby of Syracuse Fire Department Employees FCU reopens after renovation
SYRACUSE — The lobby of the Syracuse Fire Department Employees Federal Credit Union has reopened following renovation work that started in June 2020. The lobby reopened March 8. It had been closed since March 2020 “due to COVID-19,” the credit union said in a March 4 news release. The Syracuse Fire Credit Union is located

Ashley McGraw Architects names new CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. of Syracuse has announced Matthew Broderick as its new CEO. Broderick has been serving as the firm’s president

Syracuse airport to use federal funding for expenses as it prepares for spring-break travelers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) will use more than $5 million in federal pandemic-relief funds as it prepares for what it calls
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