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City of Syracuse accepting applications for distressed-property fund
“COVID-19 has been hard on many development projects throughout the City. The Distressed Property Fund will provide gap financing to eligible projects that need a

Numerous housing, park projects slated for Utica in 2023
UTICA, N.Y. — Between housing and parks, the city of Utica has a busy year ahead with construction sites around the city. Urban and Economic Development Commissioner Brian Thomas shared a run down of projects at the Feb. 28 Genesis Group Economic Development Forum. City funding toward the projects comes from Downtown Revitalization Initiative and

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

State to launch upgraded WARN Act portal to help workers facing layoffs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced plans to launch the new portal for the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The portal

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

In Cortland stop, Schumer outlines plan to combat the drug Xylazine
CORTLAND, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Friday (March 10) revealed his three-pronged plan to combat the rise in the drug

People news: Herkimer College appoints campus peace officer
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College recently announced it has hired Joshua M. Muzzi as a campus peace officer. Muzzi, of Johnstown, previously

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

Crews finish flood-resiliency projects in Fair Haven
FAIR HAVEN, N.Y. — Crews have completed of a series of flood-resiliency projects in the village of Fair Haven in Cayuga County. The village was awarded $3.7 million to complete four projects through New York State’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI). These REDI-funded projects will help mitigate the impact of future high-water events and

State awards grants to farmers’ market organizations
The state Farmers’ Market resiliency Grant Program has awarded $700,000 to 11 farmers’ market organizations across the state, including groups in St. Lawrence, Broome, and Onondaga counties, with funding included in the 2023 fiscal-year enacted state budget. “One of the biggest lessons that we learned from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic was the importance
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