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Village of Endicott makes DRI finals in Southern Tier region
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — The Village of Endicott says it has made the finals with its application for the fourth round of New York’s Downtown Revitalization

Syracuse men’s basketball to play Niagara in late December
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse men’s basketball announced it has scheduled a non-conference home game against Niagara on Saturday, Dec. 28. The contest at the Carrier

NBT Bank taps Kavney as CNY regional executive
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has hired David Kavney as senior VP and Central New York regional executive. Kavney will be based in

Syracuse University appoints new search committee to find next iSchool dean
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University on Thursday announced a new search committee to find the next dean of the School of Information Studies (iSchool). Longtime

Syracuse Crunch hire Veilleux as assistant coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Tampa Bay Lightning have hired Éric Veilleux as an assistant coach for their top minor-league affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch, the local

WellNow Urgent Care opens office in Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — WellNow Urgent Care on Wednesday opened its newest facility at 3840 State Route 31 in Clay, its sixth Onondaga County office. The

CNY Point of Sale: A small business advocating for small businesses
In 2015, Cortland became home to the technology development company called CNY Point of Sale (Catch Clients LLC). Jonathan Milton, CEO and chief technical officer, is no stranger to the small-business lifestyle. So, it should come as no surprise that he would be familiar with the many needs of small-business owners. In fact, he has spent

New York home sales decline 4 percent in May, NYSAR says
New York realtors sold 10,430 previously owned homes in May, down 4.4 percent from the 10,913 homes sold in May 2018. That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors’ (NYSAR) new monthly housing-market report issued June 24. Sales data The May 2019 statewide median sales price was more than $273,000, up 6 percent

Onondaga County hotel occupancy rate declines more than 9 percent in May
SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County saw fewer guests in May than in the year-ago month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 9.5 percent to 60.8 percent in May from 67.2 percent a year earlier, according to STR, a Tennessee–based

Cornell wins $1.8 million USDA grant for packaging, beverage concentrate research
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University announced it has been awarded $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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