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Binghamton University to host watch party for Nobel Prize ceremony for its professor
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will host a watch party for the ceremony in which professor M. Stanley Whittingham is honored for his Nobel Prize
Health Foundation seeks applications for health leadership fellows program in 2020
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York announced it is now accepting applications from leaders in Western and Central New York who are
Mooney’s Sports Bar and Grill formally opens in Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Mooney’s Sports Bar and Grill formally opened its 10th location in the village of Johnson City in the town of Union, on Dec. 4. Brian Harris, co-owner of Mooney’s, was set to host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony that day at the newly renovated site of the former Ground Round,
KeyCorp to pay quarterly dividend in mid-December
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) announced it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 18.5 cents a share of its common stock for the fourth quarter. The Cleveland, Ohio–based banking company — parent of KeyBank, which ranks No. 2 in deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York region — will pay the dividend on Dec.
New director begins work leading Ithaca’s Sciencenter
ITHACA — Ithaca’s Sciencenter is closing out 2019 with a new executive director, who started work in her new role Nov. 22. The Sciencenter’s board of trustees selected Michelle Kortenaar to replace Dean Briere, who “has decided not to renew his contract” to serve in the same role, the Sciencenter announced. Briere’s decision followed “several
Broome County hotel occupancy rate rises more than 4 percent
BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County welcomed more guests in October than in the year-prior month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county increased 4.1 percent to 63.7 percent in October, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company.
Champlain Commons housing development opens in Scriba
Development meets energy and green building construction standards SCRIBA — Construction crews have completed Champlain Commons, a $13.7 million, 56-apartment housing development for families in the town of Scriba in Oswego County. It includes 17 apartments that are set aside for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and who will receive services
Solar business shines for Nickels Energy Solutions
CLAY — Nickels Energy Solutions, LLC is wrapping up a year that saw the company move into some new office space and complete 60 solar-installation projects. However, the firm faces some new challenges in the solar industry heading into 2020. Brothers Steve and Kevin Nickels founded Nickels Energy Solutions in 2015 as a way to
SU engineering professors to use $1.4M grant to improve building energy modeling
SYRACUSE — Two faculty members in Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS) will work to develop a system that improves energy modeling of existing buildings using “aerial intelligence” acquired by drones. Senem Velipasalar, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and Edward Bogucz, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, are
NYSEG, Cornell professor work on program coordinating electric car-charging times
ITHACA — New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) is working with a Cornell University professor on a program to coordinate electric-vehicle power use by encouraging owners to delay charging times in exchange for lower prices. The project, OptimizEV, will involve 35 participants in Tompkins County for a year to better understand consumer charging preferences,
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