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Construction begins on Salina 1st project, south of downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Construction is underway on the Salina 1st development project at 1081 S. Salina St., just south of downtown Syracuse. The construction site

Oneida Indian Nation suspends gas tax for rest of year
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation will suspend its gasoline tax for the remainder of 2022 at all Maple Leaf Market and SavOn store

LANSING, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) has purchased the 480-acre Bell Station property from New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG). The

Final approval granted for I-81 viaduct-replacement project, which will begin this fall
The first phase will last about three years through 2025 and the second phase begins in 2026 and will be done by the end of

Onondaga County, GMR partner on nurse-navigation program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Department of Emergency Communications/911 has partnered with Global Medical Response (GMR) on a nurse-navigation program. Under the program, some

Fulton accepting small-business applications for grants from city’s DRI funding
FULTON, N.Y. — Small businesses in the city of Fulton can apply for funding for projects to “enhance and strengthen” the city’s downtown area. The

People news: Litigation attorney McMahon joins Bond law firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC announced that Timothy N. McMahon has recently joined the law firm’s litigation practice in its Syracuse office

Tully Rinckey’s Syracuse, Binghamton offices have new managing partners
The Syracuse and Binghamton offices of law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC have new managing partners. The firm has promoted Sabastian Piedmont to managing partner of

State to conduct study on payroll-servicing industry after MyPayrollHR scandal
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) will conduct a study on the payroll servicing industry following the MyPayrollHR scandal, which caused “major financial disruptions for workers and small businesses.” The office of Gov. Kathy Hochul on May 6 said she has signed a bill requiring the study. DFS, in consultation with the New

N.Y.–based cybersecurity-resilience program gets federal funding
The federal budget includes at least $38 millio for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), a federally funded cybersecurity-resilience program. The Center for Internet Security (CIS) in East Greenbush in Rensselaer County operates the MS-ISAC. The office of U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) on March 10 announced that the federal spending plan included the
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