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Snowmobile club official in Mohawk Valley arrested for stealing $8,000
STRATFORD, N.Y. — A Fulton County snowmobile club official was charged with stealing more than $8,000 from the club and doctoring records to secure grant money, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Fulton County District Attorney Mike Poulin announced. Chad Daley, 52, was charged with third-degree grand larceny, first-degree offering a false instrument […]

Oneida County legislature passes $547 million budget for 2025
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County Board of Legislators has adopted the 2025 budget and capital plan, marking the 12th year in which the county

Oneida Indian Nation awards contracts for Turning Stone project
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation announced the awarding of contracts to 26 New York businesses as part of its $370 million expansion of Turning Stone Resort Casino. Under the supervision of the project general contractors, The Hayner Hoyt Corporation and TN WARD, the businesses will support the construction of The Grand Expo, The

Schumer announces nearly $4 million for railway work between Cortland and Syracuse
CORTLAND, N.Y.— The New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway (NYSW) will use a federal award of nearly $4 million as it continues work on a

SUNY Poly professor receives nearly $91K in funding for transportation study
MARCY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and the U.S. Department of Transportation Region 2 University Transportation Research Center (UTC) have

Embassy Suites hotel near Destiny USA sold to Virginia firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Embassy Suites by Hilton Syracuse Destiny USA hotel — located at 311 Hiawatha Boulevard West, across from Destiny USA — has a new owner. Excel Group, an Arlington, Virginia–based private-equity firm that owns, develops, and invests in hotels across the U.S., on Tuesday said that it has acquired the 209-room hotel.

Bassett Medical Center completes renovation work on clinic entrance
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — After several months of construction, the entrance to Bassett Medical Center’s clinic building is open again. The entrance closed May 6 for

Upstate Medical University partners with nonprofit to help veterans become doctors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University says it’s working with a nonprofit organization to help veterans who served as medics become doctors. The Norton College

Excellus BCBS, WellNow reach new provider contract agreement
More than a year after a contract dispute surfaced between Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) and WellNow Urgent Care, the two entities have executed a

Usherwood Office Technology names chief human resources officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Usherwood Office Technology — a Syracuse–based, family-owned provider of IT and business-technology services — has promoted Lauren Usherwood-Tartaglia to chief human resources officer (CHRO). In this new role, she will oversee all aspects of the company’s human-resources strategy. Usherwood-Tartaglia will help facilitate talent acquisition, employee development, culture initiatives, and workforce planning to
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