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Cannabis dispensary opens in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — The state’s first conditional adult-use retail dispensary (CARUD) license has been granted to a dispensary that opened March 16 in Ithaca. William

Barton & Loguidice acquires JTM Associates of Bridgeport
SALINA, N.Y. — Barton & Loguidice (B&L) says it has acquired JTM Associates, LLC (JTM) of Bridgeport, effective March 6. The firm’s announcement didn’t include

Delta Air Lines plane went off taxiway at Syracuse airport Tuesday morning
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Delta Air Lines Airbus plane went off a taxiway at Syracuse Hancock International Airport shortly after 7:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. The

Construction work begins on glycol-recycling facility at Syracuse airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) and Aéro Mag on Monday announced the beginning of construction on a new glycol recycling facility

Greater Utica Chamber honors Keida as Businessperson of the Year
UTICA, N.Y. — Jennifer Keida, president and CEO of Standard, Heating, Cooling & Insulating, is the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce 2023 Businessperson of the
New York egg production rises more than 2 percent in January
New York farms produced 149.9 million eggs in January, up 2.25 percent from 146.6 million eggs in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.73 million in the first month of this year, off 0.3 percent from nearly 5.75 million in the

New Thruway service area buildings include green features
The new buildings at 23 of the New York State Thruway’s 27 travel plazas are more than just home to new partner restaurants like Popeye’s and Starbucks. The buildings are also made of a polymer cement developed by a Canadian company that not only makes the buildings faster to build — it makes them greener.

Clarkson professors awarded 3-year project with Micron
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) has awarded a project to two Clarkson University professors that seeks to drive an industrywide shift toward sustainability in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) consumable manufacturing. Clarkson University Jihoon Seo, assistant professor of chemical & biomolecular engineering and Alan Rossner, associate director for education, are the instructors involved,

Syracuse, Binghamton airports to use federal money for projects
The federal government has awarded a total of $25 million in funding for renovation work at upstate New York airports serving Syracuse, Binghamton, Buffalo, and Albany. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded the money. It comes from the airport terminal program, created by the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs law, U.S. Senate

Schumer pushes railway-safety measure after Ohio derailment
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) calls his new legislative proposal a “two-track” plan to boost railway safety and to get railroads to boost transparency. The Democrat also said the plan involves an effort to “demand answers” on the steps railroads are taking to keep Syracuse and upstate New York communities
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