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Community Bank System to pay Q4 dividend of 45 cents on Jan. 10
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) — parent company of Community Bank, N.A. — recently announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 45 cents a share on its common stock for the fourth quarter. The dividend will be payable on Jan. 10, to shareholders of record as of Dec. […]
Oneida County hotels see a rise in guests in October
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) increased 3.3 percent to 68.5 percent in October from the year-ago month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. Year to date through October, occupancy was up 1.7 percent to 62.5 percent.
Broome County hotel occupancy edges up in October
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels registered a slight rise in guests in October compared to the year-ago month, while two other business indicators posted bigger increases. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county moved up 1.4 percent to 64.9 percent in the 10th month of 2023 versus
Onondaga County hotels saw business decline in October
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels posted a drop in three key benchmarks of business performance in October. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county slipped 4.3 percent to 65.5 percent in the 10th month of this year compared to October 2022, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel
Chemung Financial to pay Q4 dividend of 31 cents in early January
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 31 cents a share of its common stock. The banking company will pay the dividend on Jan. 2, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 19. At Chemung
Lockheed’s suburban Syracuse plant wins $9M U.S. Navy order
SALINA, N.Y. — The Lockheed Martin Corp. Rotary and Mission Systems plant in the town of Salina has been awarded a nearly $9.3 million order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement from the U.S. Navy. This order provides for the development, building, test, and delivery of seven tactical radar processing benches and two full
Southern Tier researchers, companies lead the way to greener concrete
The average New Yorker probably doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about recycling or about concrete — or about how those two things could possibly go together. However, a group of dedicated researchers and entrepreneurs in the Southern Tier have been thinking about all of those things — and doing something about it. Their
FLLT easements protect Spafford property in Skaneateles Lake watershed
SPAFFORD, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) says it has protected 690 acres at Jackson-Noel Farms in the town of Spafford in Onondaga County. With almost two miles of scenic frontage on State Route 41, this is the biggest conservation project completed in the Skaneateles Lake watershed since the establishment of the state’s
Upcoming study to gather data on New York vineyards
PENN YAN, N.Y. — Vineyards in New York can expect to receive a survey during the first quarter of 2024. The study will address an industry need for a range of accurate information about new acreage, bearing acreage, non-bearing acreage, varieties, tonnage, average price, and data by growing region. The Penn Yan–based New York Wine
Herkimer County IDA receives $270,000 grant for brownfield inventory
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The New York State Department of State has awarded $270,000 in Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) funding to the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency (HCIDA), the agency announced. Herkimer County contains an estimated 150 brownfields, including 52 documented contaminated sites, impacting more than 450 acres in the county’s urban centers, according to HCIDA.
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