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Construction, Design & Real Estate

United States Trustee Program closes Utica field office

UTICA, N.Y. — The United States Trustee Program closed its Utica field office on Tuesday, July 1, according to a notice from the U.S. Department of Justice posted on its website. The U.S. Trustee Program is responsible for overseeing the administration of bankruptcy cases and private trustees. The national program’s mission is to promote the

Kathy Hochul

Barclay pushes for NYPA to develop a new upstate nuclear-power plant in Oswego

New York State Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay (R–Pulaski) believes Oswego would be the “ideal site” for a new nuclear-power plant. The lawmaker issued a June 23 statement after Gov. Kathy Hochul said she wants the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to develop and construct a zero-emission, advanced nuclear-power plant somewhere in upstate New York.

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Elmira Corning Regional Airport

CNY regional airports awarded federal funds for improvement projects

Airports serving Oswego County, Cortland County, Rome, Hamilton, Potsdam, and the Elmira-Corning area are among the recipients of federal grant funding for various improvement projects. A total of more than $40 million will help upgrade facilities at 16 airports across New York state, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

Saunders Finger Lakes Museum

Saunders Finger Lakes Museum receives $1.8 million grant for construction project

BRANCHPORT, N.Y. — Saunders Finger Lakes Museum (SFLM) recently announced receipt of a grant award totaling $1.8 million from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the organization’s continued construction of its main exhibition hall. The museum, located in Yates County in the Finger Lakes region, received its grant as part

Onondaga County hotel business indicators log minor improvement in May

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels registered a slightly positive month of business in May as measured by a trio of key indicators.   The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in Central New York’s largest county edged up 0.5 percent to 63.2 percent in the fifth month of 2025, compared

Jefferson County hotels post slight drop in occupancy in May

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels welcomed slightly fewer overnight guests in in May, as two other key business indicators were mixed during the month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the North Country’s most populated county slipped 2.7 percent to 48.9 percent in the fifth month of 2025,

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