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NYS wraps up $19M in road projects in Onondaga, Oswego counties
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo last month announced the completion of $19 million in road resurfacing and intersection-improvement projects in Onondaga and Oswego counties. The projects included the resurfacing of nearly 38 lane miles of Interstate 81, the rehabilitation of portions of State Route 5 in the town of DeWitt and State Route 92 from DeWitt to the […]

Brown & Brown moves into new corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: bRO), the Florida–based parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, recently announced that it has moved into its new corporate headquarters in Daytona Beach. Brown & Brown is an insurance-brokerage firm providing risk-management products and services to individuals and businesses. The new facility is part of an overall campus development that

The December 2020 Zumper National Rent Report found the median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area was unchanged compared to the previous month, but down almost 6 percent from the year-prior month, The median rental price of one-bedroom apartments in the Syracuse region was $800 in December, the same price as

New York’s closed & pending home sales jump in November
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 13,276 previously-owned homes in November, up 21 percent from 10,961 homes sold in November 2019, as the housing market continued to show strength amid a limited inventory of homes. The growth of closed sales is also likely to continue as pending sales in November climbed more than 32

Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls to offer COVID-19 saliva testing at drive-thru location
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls and Cayuga Health (CH) officials have announced that they will now offer COVID-19 saliva testing at

Cazenovia College delays start of spring semester amid continuing pandemic
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College announced it will push back the start of its spring semester by nearly two weeks and begin classes on Feb.

WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County announced that its office complex will be limited to essential in-person operations only — effective Monday, Dec 21 — and

Alivana Aesthetics formally opens New Hartford location
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Alivana Aesthetics formally opened an office at 4626 Commercial Drive in New Hartford on Dec. 10. The New Hartford Chamber of Commerce welcomed the small business to its membership and to the town of New Hartford with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that day. Alivana Aesthetics says it offers a full range of

State breaks ground on $7.6M resiliency project in Sodus Point
SODUS POINT, N.Y. — Construction has started on a $7.58 million Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI) project in the village of Sodus Point in Wayne County. The project will protect public areas, businesses, and homes along Wickham Boulevard and Greig Street from lakeshore flooding, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in a Dec. 4 news release.

Cryomech settles into newly built DeWitt building
DeWITT, N.Y. — Following a construction project that lasted just over a year, Cryomech says it has relocated to its new building at 6682 Moore Road in the town of DeWitt. It previously operated in a nearby location at 113 Falso Drive in DeWitt. Cryomech’s new 76,000-square-foot facility houses all of the company’s manufacturing and
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