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State awards FAST NY grants to improve sites in Oneida, Oswego, Broome counties
ROME, N.Y. — New York State has awarded funding to sites in Oneida, Oswego, and Broome counties under the Focused Attraction of Shovel-Ready Tracts New
Tompkins County expands Business Energy Advisors program to help nonprofits
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County says it’s expanding its Business Energy Advisors (BEA) program, introducing specialized energy-consulting services for nonprofit organizations. The new initiative adds

Oneida Health Hospital nurses ratify three-year labor contract
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Nurses at Oneida Health Hospital on Friday voted to ratify a new three-year contract. The new deal includes wage increases and incentives

Onondaga County seeks interest in industrial-treatment train for Clay wastewater-treatment plant
CLAY, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Monday issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) for design-build services for a new industrial-treatment train (ITT) at the Oak

Bassett Healthcare Network awarded more than $7.6 million in grants to expand services
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — New York has awarded the Bassett Healthcare Network, based in Cooperstown, more than $7.6 million in grant funds through its Statewide Health

Syracuse Cultural Festivals Fund offers grants to boost local events
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Cultural Festivals Fund has $135,000 available to help produce local events, and the Downtown Syracuse Foundation, Inc. is accepting applications from interested organizations. Festivals planned to be held between October 2025 and September 2026 are eligible for consideration and applications may be submitted for grant amounts between $3,000 and $10,000

Oneida County breaks ground on expansion project for Cornell Cooperative Extension
ORISKANY, N.Y. — Oneida County on Wednesday, Aug. 13 broke ground on a $7.2 million expansion project that will add 16,000 square feet of office,

Ithaca Tompkins International Airport to add third daily Washington, D.C. flight in October
LANSING, N.Y. — Ithaca Tompkins International Airport (ITH) plans to add a third daily flight to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) this October. The third

Onondaga County wants upcoming Inner Harbor aquarium to be a film-location site
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Any kind of film work that is conducted at the upcoming Inner Harbor aquarium will qualify for the Onondaga County local PRIMED

More than 16,500 have applied for the state’s free community college program
NEW YORK CITY — More than 16,500 New Yorkers statewide have applied for the state’s free community college program for adults in high-demand fields through
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