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Crews complete work on Monarch Commons, $15M senior-housing development in Cicero
CICERO, N.Y. — Crews have completed work on the $15 million Monarch Commons, a 50-unit housing development for seniors at 8701 Knowledge Lane (formerly 8697

People news: Eastup joins George Group at Baird’s Utica office
UTICA, N.Y. —Baird announced it has added Dalton Eastup as a financial advisor to the George Group, part of its Utica private wealth-management office. Eastup

Oneida County awards $250K in funding for Rome skatepark project
ROME, N.Y. — Oneida County has awarded $250,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to assist in the construction of a skatepark in Rome

City of Syracuse to host BIPOC developer summit on Wednesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse will host a Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Developer Summit to support diverse real estate development in

People news: AmeriCU Investment Services adds virtual financial advisor
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union announced it has added David Brown to the AmeriCU Investment Services staff as a virtual financial advisor — serving

Indium Corp. announces apprenticeship-program graduates
UTICA, N.Y. — Indium Corporation recently celebrated the first eight graduates of its apprenticeship program with an Oct. 18 event at the company’s facility at Lincoln Avenue in Utica. Representatives from external program partners, including MACNY – The Manufacturers Association of Central New York and Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), were also on hand. Launched
Jefferson County hotels see drop in guests in September
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels registered an almost 6 percent decline in overnight guests in September, but two other indicators of hotel-business performance improved. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 5.9 percent to 57.6 percent in the ninth month of 2023 from September 2022, according

Broome County hotel occupancy rises in September
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels posted an increase in guests in September compared to the year-earlier month, while two other business indicators were mixed. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 2.9 percent to 65.4 percent in the ninth month of 2023 versus September 2022. Year

Lockheed Martin’s suburban Syracuse plant wins more than $46M radar contract from U.S. Navy
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Salina was recently awarded a more than $46.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the digital expanded, ultra-high frequency, multiple input, multiple output optimized radar. This cost-plus-fixed-fee contract provides for the development of advanced radar-technology solutions applicable to both next-generation platforms and current generation

Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse region to pursue huge federal investment
DeWITT — Now that Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse has a federal Tech Hub designation that was created in the CHIPS & Science Act, the next step is to pursue the funding. With the designation, the region will now be in an “exclusive group of only 31 regions in America to compete for potentially billions in federal funding to
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