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Arc Herkimer to break ground on event center
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — After several delays, Arc Herkimer is ready to break ground on its Kucerak Event Center with a ceremony on Nov. 12

Fall progress breakfast focuses on Syracuse as an arts, culture, and entertainment destination
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Downtown Syracuse is an arts, culture, and entertainment destination that has “unique experiences for everyone.” That was the theme of the Fall

State to upgrade Sentry Bridge at Watkins Glen State Park
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — New York State plans to replace the current Sentry Bridge at the entrance of Watkins Glen State Park with the work

Bassett, SUNY Cobleskill, and Maria College ink partnership for nurse training
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Bassett Healthcare Network, SUNY Cobleskill, and Maria College have partnered for nursing education to strengthen the nursing workforce in rural upstate New

MVHS opens helipad serving Wynn Hospital
UTICA, N.Y. — The helipad serving Mohawk Valley Health System’s Wynn Hospital from atop the Oneida County parking garage officially opened after two weeks of

Vision-care company Warby Parker to open store in Fayetteville in early 2025
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. — Warby Parker Inc. (NYSE: WRBY), a New York City–based company that specializes in vision-care needs, is coming to the Towne Center at Fayetteville in early 2025. COR Development Company says it has signed a lease with Warby Parker, representing the brand’s first location in the Syracuse area. Warby Parker will be located

Upstate’s new, trailblazing Children’s Pavilion opens
SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University describes its new Children’s Pavilion as the “first facility of its kind in New York state, and one of only a handful in the nation.” The facility at 655 Madison St. in Syracuse is a new biobehavioral health unit (BBHU) for children with mental-health needs and developmental disabilities. It’s located

Broome County finishes bustling 2024 road-work season
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Highway Division has finished a record-setting roadwork season across Broome County that saw completed projects across 14 municipalities, County Executive Jason Garnar, Deputy Commissioner of Public Works Chet Kupiec, and other officials recently announced. For the 2024 construction season, more than 84 miles of roadway was fixed including 48.5

So Sweet Candy Shoppe moves to Clinton
CLINTON — After more than three decades as a floral designer, Margaret Rienzo never planned to open her own business. However, a lifelong love of baking led to her second career as an entrepreneur and owner of So Sweet Candy Shoppe in Oneida County. Rienzo started the business in her home in Utica in 2005,

Two hotel projects announced as first grant recipients in Onondaga County hotel initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hotel projects in the towns of DeWitt and Salina are the first two grant recipients in the Onondaga County hotel initiative to
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