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Work begins in Utica on Olbiston Apartments rehabilitation project
UTICA, N.Y. — A $67 million rehabilitation and modernization project at Olbiston Apartments recently began after the 124-year-old Utica building shut down last year due

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse will use millions in state funding to help redevelop the former Syracuse Developmental Center as a regional job

Tioga County town gets broadband-access funds
In Nichols, the funding will allow the Southern Tier Network (STN) to build a 35-mile open access, fiber-to-the-premise network to reach unserved and underserved households.

NBT Bank launches fund for community real-estate projects
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank and CEI-Boulos Capital Management launched a $10 million real-estate equity investment fund called NBT-CEI Boulos Impact Fund to create community-oriented
Renovations begin at Colonial II Apartments in Rome
The renovations will reconfigure apartment sizes, which are currently too small. When complete, the building will offer 74 one-bedroom apartments for seniors and people with

Downtown Farmers Market in Clinton Square opens for the season on Tuesday
Every Tuesday through Oct. 11 (rain or shine), the market has “fresh, locally-grown” fruit, vegetables and plants, as well as baked goods and specialty items

New York Air Brake leasing space to NYC firm establishing operations in Watertown
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB) of Watertown announced it is leasing space to a New York City–based firm that plans to

Michigan firm to handle repairs to Oswego Harbor breakwater, lighthouse foundation
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Dean Marine & Excavating Inc. of Michigan will do the repair work on the Oswego Harbor west arrowhead breakwater and the foundation

Demolition of former Charlestown Mall in Utica begins
UTICA, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is demolishing the former Charlestown Mall site located on the border of the Utica and the

State’s ConnectALL initiative providing high-speed broadband service to four rural communities
SHERBURNE, N.Y. — Four rural upstate New York communities are part of the state’s ConnectALL pilot initiative, bringing broadband internet access to more New Yorkers
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