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Onondaga County hotels see slight drop in guests in May
SYRACUSE — Onondaga County hotels registered a decline in overnight guests in May, but saw improvements in two other key benchmarks of business performance in the month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in Central New York’s largest county dipped 1.4 percent to 62.9 percent in the fifth month of […]
New York AG announces CNY funding from settlement with JUUL over youth vaping
SYRACUSE — Counties in Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, the North Country, and Southern Tier, along with BOCES in each region, are getting millions from the state’s settlement with JUUL Labs Inc. for its role in the youth vaping “epidemic.” Central New York is getting $4.7 million; the Mohawk Valley, $3.4 million; the North
Bassett selected for initiative to improve care for older adults
COOPERSTOWN — Bassett Healthcare Network was recently chosen to join a group of 30 health systems across the country in the Age-Friendly System-Wide Spread Collaborative led by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Participating health systems, which also include Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, Gracy Health in Atlanta, and Mount Sinai Health System in New York
Northeast College teams with Canisius to ease transfers
SENECA FALLS — Northeast College of Health Sciences in Seneca Falls is working with Canisius University in Buffalo to allow eligible Canisius students to more easily transfer into a chiropractic program at Northeast College. The collaboration guarantees that Canisius students can seamlessly transition into Northeast’s doctor of chiropractic program, Canisius said in its June 17
New York home sales fall more than 4 percent in May
ALBANY — New York realtors sold 8,465 previously owned homes in May, down 4.1 percent from the 8,826 existing homes they sold in the year-ago month, as mortgage rates remained at elevated levels. Pending sales slid by a similar amount in April, foreshadowing further declines in closed home sales in the next couple of months.
NYSOFA expands initiatives to combat loneliness, age-related issues
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) has started phase six of its animatronic pet initiative and the second phase of its intergenerational game project. Both efforts are in partnership with Pawtucket, Rhode Island–based Ageless Innovation, delivering 4,725 animatronic pets and games to older adults through New York State’s aging
Most CNY sub-regions add jobs in May compared to a year prior
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown– Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira sub-regions of Central New York all gained jobs between May 2023 and this past May, with growth ranging from 1.3 percent to 2.5 percent. Bucking the trend, the Ithaca region had no change in jobs in the same period. That’s according to the latest monthly employment
SU’s interim vice chancellor and provost begins work
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University’s (SU) interim vice chancellor and provost started in her new position on July 1, as did her predecessor who moved to a new role on the SU campus. Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud appointed Lois Agnew to the position of interim vice chancellor and provost. Agnew has served as associate provost
AI in the workplace offers rewards and risks
Local cybersecurity experts are optimistic about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in workplace applications, seeing it as a powerful tool for enhancing efficiency and security. They believe AI can streamline processes, detect anomalies, and respond to threats faster than traditional methods. However, these experts caution that businesses must approach AI implementation thoughtfully and strategically
Amazon’s Clay fulfillment center decommissions plastic air-pillow equipment
CLAY — Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) fulfillment center in the town of Clay in June had a ceremonial decommissioning of its plastic air-pillow equipment to “officially offline the material locally,” Marc Heintzman, of Amazon field communications in New York, tells CNYBJ. It was part of the company’s overall effort to replace 95 percent of the plastic
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