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Land donation results in new lake shore park in Aurora
AURORA — A piece of land that was once part of Wells College, which closed in 2024, is now a new park in the village of Aurora The land includes 1,100 feet of scenic frontage on the Cayuga Lake shoreline along with four acres of adjacent upland. The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) of Ithaca […]

eBay to close Syracuse office of TCGplayer, cutting about 220 jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) says it plans to close the Syracuse office of TCGplayer, eliminate about 220 jobs, and move the operations

SRC deploys surveillance radars to southern border to support USCBP program
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. says it has formed a partnership with Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: BHE) to upgrade previously deployed mobile video surveillance systems (MVSS) along the southwest U.S. border with Mexico. The effort is part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Border (USCBP) Surveillance Systems program, SRC said. Benchmark has already begun integrating

Utica Zoo celebrates new interactive dinosaur exhibit
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Zoo is launching its new Dino Discovery presented by The Flemma Group at Baird animatronic dinosaur exhibit this weekend.

Oneida County executive proposes new sports and recreation facility in 2025 county address
VERONA, N.Y. — A proposal to build a 400,000-square-foot indoor sports and recreation facility at Griffiss International Airport is just one of the goals outlined

SUNY ESF launches $40 million campaign to support students, campus, research
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) on Wednesday launched the Campaign for ESF, describing it as the “most ambitious fundraising initiative in the College’s history.” The campaign seeks to raise $40 million — double the goal of the College’s last capital campaign — and has already secured $35 million

Utica to celebrate opening of Harbor Point on June 5
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica and the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the grand opening of Harbor Point on June 5

Syracuse airport to hold final master-plan update open house
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) will hold its final master-plan update open house on Wednesday afternoon, May 21. The event is

Caring Gene to help eligible students in Le Moyne College’s FNP master’s program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College says it’s working with the Caring Gene career pathways training program (CPT) to help students in its family nurse practitioner (FNP) master’s degree program. The partnership is meant to “address healthcare workforce shortages in the Central New York region,” per the Le Moyne announcement. The collaboration also seeks to

DASNY program to finance nearly $36 million in new medical equipment for Upstate Medical University
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) on Friday announced the closing of $35.88 million in tax-exempt lease financing
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