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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton Rumble Ponies President John Hughes and state and local politicians on Monday announced $5.1 million in planned, major upgrades at NYSEG

The Village Basement Consignment Shop to formally open in New Hartford on Saturday
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — The Village Basement Consignment Shop will formally open under new ownership on Saturday, Nov. 10 with a grand-opening event. The business,

Elmira Corning Regional Airport completes $61.5M renovation project
It has an additional jet bridge that will eliminate the need for travelers to walk across the tarmac to reach their planes. The facility’s redevelopment

Syracuse Airport formally completes $62M renovation project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Contractors have formally completed work on the $62.4 million renovation project at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. The project sought to turn the
Online retailer Wayfair formally opens new sales and service center in Chemung County
BIG FLATS, N.Y. — Wayfair — a Boston–based online retailer of furniture, home furnishings, and décor items — formally opened its new operations center in

Schumer seeks more funding for drone test sites in transportation-spending bill
ROME, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Friday said he would push lawmakers to include new funding in a federal spending

MVHS releases exterior renderings of downtown Utica hospital project
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) on Friday revealed the exterior design of its new, 373-bed, 672,000-square-foot hospital in downtown Utica. New

Dutchland Plastics begins work in renovated Canastota plant
CANASTOTA — Wisconsin–based Dutchland Plastics has moved its upstate New York plant from Sherrill to a 50,000-square-foot refurbished building in Canastota, and the village’s mayor is applauding the move. “This Restore NY project is a great example of remediating and revitalizing an abandoned industrial site and bringing it back to life as a value-added economic

Giovanni’s Big Cheese Pizzeria in Oneida formally opens under new ownership
ONEIDA — Giovanni’s Big Cheese Pizzeria in Oneida recently formally opened under new ownership. The business, led by new owners Giovanni and Rosalinda Purpura, held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting event at its 118 Phelps St. location on Oct. 9 with the Greater Oneida Chamber of Commerce. The new owners took over in the spring,
New York home sales decline in September, CNY numbers mostly down
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold nearly 10,700 previously-owned homes in September, down about 11 percent from more than 12,000 homes sold in September
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