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Jefferson County hotels see increase in guests in January
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County hotels posted a more than 2 percent rise in overnight guests in January, as two other important indicators of hotel-business performance also improved. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the North Country’s largest county increased 2.2 percent to 36.7 percent in the initial month of […]
Berkshire Bank to sell East Syracuse branch to Pathfinder
It’s also selling nine other New York state branches to other financial institutions EAST SYRACUSE — Boston–based Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc., (NYSE: BHLB) announced it
New York home sales slip nearly 4 percent in January
But pending sales, home prices rise ALBANY — New York realtors sold 7,203 previously owned homes in January, down 3.8 percent from the 7,486 existing homes they sold in January 2023. However, pending sales rose almost 9 percent, foreshadowing a rebound in closed home sales in the next couple of months, according to the monthly
Timing was right for Symphoria name change to Syracuse Orchestra
SYRACUSE — The group performed for 11 years as Symphoria but is now moving forward as The Syracuse Orchestra. Executive director Pam Murchinson said the “timing was right to once again, make it clear that our symphony orchestra belongs to the local community.” The performing-arts organization made the announcement on Feb. 17 prior to its
Calling all entrepreneurs: SBA’s T.H.R.I.V.E. business-training program seeks applicants
SYRACUSE — Interested entrepreneurs can now apply to participate in the T.H.R.I.V.E. program through the Syracuse-Upstate New York district office of the U.S. Small Business
ConMed to pay Q1 cash dividend in early April
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica region, says its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the first quarter of this year. The dividend is payable on April 5, to all shareholders of record as of March 15. At the company’s
Coughlin & Gerhart relocates Bainbridge office
BAINBRIDGE — Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP started the month of March with a short move to a new office down the street in Bainbridge in Chenango County. The move better positions the law firm to serve its clients in the area, Rachel Abbott, the firm’s managing partner, says. Coughlin & Gerhart moved out of its
Hofmann Sausage Company is now operating under the ownership of a Florida firm
CICERO — A Florida company is the new owner of a famous Syracuse–area business and brand that has been in operation for more than 140 years. The Miami Beef Company, Inc. of Miami, Florida announced the acquisition of the Hofmann Sausage Company in a Feb. 13 Business Wire news release. The company didn’t disclose any
Utica gynecology practice joins Community Memorial in Hamilton
HAMILTON — The Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) network announced on Feb. 27 that it is continuing to grow through its acquisition of a private gynecology practice in Utica. Dr. Scott Beattie and his team from Medical Arts Gynecology and Infertility, P.C. have joined with CMH and will provide women’s health services from an existing office
FLLT completes largest-ever conservation project
Buys almost 1,000 acres in Steuben County CORNING — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) says it has completed the largest conservation project in its 35-year history with the purchase of nearly 1,000 acres, including 1 mile of frontage along the Canisteo River. The 992-acre property is located in the towns of Erwin and Lindley
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