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New York home sales slip more than 22 percent in September
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 9,564 previously owned homes in September, a decline of 22.5 percent from the 12,335 existing homes sold in September 2022. Pending sales also fell more than 8 percent in the ninth month of 2023, pointing to further declines in closed home sales in the next couple months. The […]
Pinkies Dog House opens for business near Binghamton
CHENANGO, N.Y. — Dan Napierala is getting back to his culinary roots with his latest restaurant venture Pinkies Dog House, which opened on Oct. 17 at 1237 Upper Front St. in the town of Chenango, north of Binghamton. Months in the making, the hot dog restaurant takes over the space previously occupied by Pinkies Bakery
Lockheed Martin to pay Q4 dividend of $3.15 per share in late December
The Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) board of directors has declared a fourth-quarter, 2023 dividend of $3.15 a share. The dividend is payable on Dec. 29, to holders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 1, according to an Oct. 6 company news release. At Lockheed’s current stock price, the dividend yields
Oneida County awards $250K to Thea Bowman House for elevator
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County has awarded $250,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to Thea Bowman House for construction of an elevator at its DeSales Center. The elevator will improve accessibility for childcare services and expand growth opportunities. “The Thea Bowman House has been delivering crucial services to at-risk families in Utica for over
New president of Utica University tells its story
UTICA, N.Y. — In the three months since he’s taken over as Utica University’s 10th president, Todd Pfannestiel welcomed new and returning students on campus, learned the “Gwiddy” for a TikTok dance video, and walked into his inauguration on Sept. 29 to a rousing chorus from the student body. “That was truly one of the
OCC to soon start construction of Micron cleanroom simulation lab
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) expects construction will begin in November on the upcoming Micron cleanroom simulation lab, which will be located in the school’s Whitney Applied Technology Center. OCC on Oct. 19 hosted an event at which it released renderings and outlined plans for the lab. The school expects the construction effort
CNY airports among 36 in upstate getting state funds for projects
The state has awarded funding to 36 public-use airports from St. Lawrence County to Broome County for use in various improvement projects and purchases. Airports serving Syracuse, Rome, Oswego, Ithaca, Watertown, Elmira, and Binghamton are among the three dozen facilities awarded state funding. The facilities will use about $49 million for “strategic infrastructure enhancements,” the
Ambulance services, lawmakers urge Hochul to sign direct-pay bill
Ambulance-service providers want Nov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill that would “change the pay model” so that they’re paid directly by health insurers. Those pushing for passage refer to it as the “direct pay” legislation, per an Oct. 12 news release about the efforts from supporters. Ambulance-service providers and a bipartisan coalition of state
Oneida County, public-service employees union reach agreement
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County and the United Public Service Employees Union (UPSEU) Blue Collar Unit announced on Oct. 19 that they had reached a collective-bargaining agreement that includes salary increases for new and existing employees. The five-year labor pact came after six weeks of negotiations between the county and union. The UPSEU Blue Collar
VIEWPOINT: Employers Who Promote Self-Care are Winning
Many businesses have been pushing their employees to perform at new levels since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020. Consider these statistics recently shared by the Harvard Business Review on how workloads increased between February 2020 and February 2022: • Weekly team meetings increased by 252 percent • Six billion more email messages were
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