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New York farms boost milk production almost 4 percent in August
New York dairy farms produced 1.38 billion pounds of milk in August, a 3.8 percent increase from 1.329 billion pounds in the year-prior month, according to the monthly milk-production report that the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued on Sept. 18. Milk production per cow in the Empire State averaged 2,190 pounds in the […]

City Center formally reopens in downtown Syracuse, after a major renovation effort
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A well-known building at busy intersections in downtown Syracuse has new tenants and a new look following a major renovation project that
Former Syracuse school teacher posthumously donates $1.7M to Upstate Foundation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The estate of Marilyn Miller, a former longtime teacher in the Syracuse City School District who died in 2021, has donated $1.7

Utica park splashpad project begins
UTICA, N.Y. — Construction has begun on a new splashpad at Thomas R. Proctor Park in Utica. The new water attraction, which includes more than

Regional firms selected as finalists in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Companies from East Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton, and Geneva are among 12 finalists for the FuzeHub commercialization competition at the upcoming New York

Broome County Health Department delivers air filters to schools and daycare centers
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department (BCHD) recently purchased and delivered more than 1,300 stand-alone air filters to Broome County schools and licensed

New York manufacturing activity bounces back in September
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rebounded into positive territory by rising 21 points in September to 1.9. The index had plummeted 20 points in August to -19 after declining six points in July to 1.1. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector. The September reading —

State announces funding for zero-emission school buses
New York State is making $100 million available for zero-emission school buses in the first round of funding available for them under the $4.2 billion

Five Syracuse cannabis stores are shut down for not having “proper state licensing”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse has closed down five smoke shops where New York State investigators seized adult-use cannabis products “without proper state

DEC: Central New York Land Trust acquires land near Skaneateles Lake to “help protect” the lake
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Central New York Land Trust, Inc., (CNYLT) on Monday announced the
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