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Carthage Area Hospital completes closure of skilled-nursing facility
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital has completed the closure of its skilled-nursing unit, a process it had announced in June. The hospital turned its
People news: LeChase Construction hires Brown as project engineer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LeChase Construction Services, LLC announced it has hired Justin Brown as a project engineer in its Syracuse office. Brown will assist project
Hartwick College formally opens $7.1 million student-apartment building
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College on Thursday formally opened a new $7.1 million student-apartment building that can house up to 72 upper-class students. The new
Herkimer County HealthNet to use grant to gather input on need for community center
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County HealthNet will use a grant of nearly $20,000 to explore the possibility of an “intergenerational” community center for families in

Chick-fil-A breaks ground on Cicero restaurant, launches upstate New York expansion
CICERO, N.Y. — Chick-fil-A, an Atlanta, Georgia–based restaurant chain that specializes in chicken sandwiches, has broken ground on its upcoming location in Cicero. The site
New York home sales decline in July on low inventory; CNY numbers mostly fall
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 11,500 previously-owned homes in July, down 7.4 percent from the nearly 12,500 homes sold in July
GEDDES, N.Y. — The state plans to build a 133,000-square-foot exposition building at the New York State Fairgrounds, which will be the “largest exposition space
Ashley McGraw names Angarano firm principal
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ashley McGraw Architects announced it has named Susanne Angarano a principal in the firm. As principal, Angarano will continue in her role

Cuomo nominates former Syracuse mayor Driscoll as Thruway Authority executive director
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced that he’ll nominate Matthew Driscoll to serve as executive director of the New York State Thruway Authority. Driscoll, a

Cuomo: $80M available in next round of Restore NY initiative
The next round will have $80 million in funding available to further New York’s rehabilitation efforts, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a
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