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Oneida County names lead for public defender office’s criminal division
“During the two-plus decades that Tina Hartwell has served Oneida County in the Public Defender-Criminal Division, she has supervised and managed attorneys and staff while

Proposed 2023 Oneida County budget has no tax hike
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. presented to the Oneida County Board of Legislators his proposed $493 million 2023 budget that

Micron Technology CEO says the Clay semiconductor plant will help grow U.S. memory production
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) CEO Sanjay Mehrotra says an “investment of this scale” is simply not possible without “significant” government and

Utica Zoo workers seek to unionize
UTICA, N.Y. — Workers at the Utica Zoo recently began organizing to form a union, according to a press release from the Civil Services Employees

Regional reaction to Micron Technology’s decision to build chip plant in suburban Syracuse
The Tuesday announcement from Boise, Idaho–based Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) that it plans to build a semiconductor campus in the town of Clay has generated

Micron Technology picks Clay commerce park for semiconductor-manufacturing campus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) plans to invest up to $100 billion over the next 20-plus years on a semiconductor manufacturing campus
Lowville man arrested on identity theft charges for fake reservations at North Country winery
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — The New York State Police in Lowville on Sept. 16 arrested a Lewis County man for 1st degree identity theft connected to a scheme that cost a North Country winery about $13,000 in financial losses. State Police charged 33-year-old David R. Nisley Jr., of Lowville, with the class “D” felony. Nisley is

Ramada by Wyndham in Salina is being sold, will become a mixed-use property
SALINA, N.Y. — The property that’s home to the Ramada by Wyndham Liverpool/Syracuse in the town of Salina, will soon have a new owner with

Broome County Planning Department seeks public input on waterfront plans
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Planning Department is seeking public input as it goes through the process of updating the 2011 Intermunicipal Waterfront Public

ESD accepting applications for NYS Advanced Materials Innovation Challenge
Empire State Development (ESD) is accepting applications for the New York State Advanced Materials Innovation Challenge through Sept. 30. As manufacturers statewide adopt “cleaner and
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