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Oneida Nation adds Perfect Pour Café at Point Place Casino
SULLIVAN, N.Y. — A new coffee house and wine bar called Perfect Pour Café is now operating at Point Place Casino in the Bridgeport area of the town of Sullivan in Madison County. The Oneida Indian Nation held a formal-opening ceremony on March 22. Perfect Pour has 10 workers, all of whom are Oneida Nation […]

Statewide, CNY home sales jump in February
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 9,796 previously-owned homes in February, up 24 percent from 7,898 homes sold in February 2020. Pending sales in February rose more than 17 percent in the same period. The data comes from the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR)’s February housing-market report issued March 22. It was

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
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