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New York closed, pending home sales jump in January
ALBANY, N.Y. — The hot residential-housing market in the state did not cool off in the first month of the new year, despite a lack of inventory. New York realtors sold 11,153 previously owned homes in January, up 16.7 percent from 9,557 homes sold in January 2020. And pending sales in January climbed nearly 23 […]

The February 2021 Zumper National Rent Report found the median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area was up just over 1 percent compared to the previous month, but up 5 percent from the year-prior month. The median rental price of one-bedroom apartments in the Syracuse region was $840 in the latest month, up

Rehabilitation commercial tax credit spurs 150 area projects since 2011
Project managers have sought the use of New York’s rehabilitation commercial tax credit in 150 projects in four upstate New York regions since 2011. That includes 43 projects that cost more than $401 million in Central New York, 21 projects costing nearly $49 million in the Mohawk Valley, 38 projects costing more than $121 million in the

Matte Black Lounges to test lounge venue at Syracuse airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Matte Black Lounges has chosen Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) for a special 10-day offering of its lounge venue. The 10-day test

WellNow to open new urgent-care clinic on Syracuse’s east side
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — WellNow Urgent Care, which operates locations across upstate New York, says it will open its newest clinic in Syracuse on Wednesday. The

Newly rebranded Rome Health to build physician center
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health — the rebranded name of Rome Memorial Hospital — has announced plans to build a physician center on its campus in Rome. The health-care provider is gearing up for a $13.1 million capital project to create the new physician center on its main campus, which is located at 1500 N.

Rome Health to build new physician center
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health has plans for a $13.1 million capital project to create a new physician center on its main campus in Rome.

Cayuga Health temporarily suspends operations at Ithaca Urgent Care, citing pandemic
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Health has temporarily suspended operations at Ithaca Urgent Care at 10 Arrowhead Drive and moved its staff and resources to Cayuga

TSA installs new acrylic shields at airports in Watertown, Ogdensburg
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoints at Watertown International Airport in Jefferson County and at

State completes major bridge projects in the Southern Tier
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Feb. announced that major construction has been completed on projects that replaced or rehabilitated 15 bridges along key transit corridors in the Southern Tier and Western New York. These projects seek to enhance safety and ensure the continued flow of people and commerce throughout the regions, the governor’s office said. The
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