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Oneida County hotel-occupancy rate inches up in November
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) edged up 0.5 percent to 50.3 percent in November compared
Onondaga Historical Association appoints new executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors of the Onondaga Historical Association (OHA) has announced the appointment of Lisa Romano Moore as its next executive
Katko says more than $20 million approved for CNY projects in new federal budget
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Funding to improve rapid-transit services in Syracuse and money for the Food Bank of Central New York were part of more than
Oswego developer used National Grid grants for work on two projects
OSWEGO, N.Y. — National Grid (NYSE: NGG) says it awarded an Oswego developer two economic-development grants totaling $50,000 to support its work on two projects
Rome Area Chamber honors Manueles for contributions to business community, chamber
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Area Chamber of Commerce recently recognized Michael and Carol Manuele for their contributions to the business community and the chamber. “Carol and Mike have been strong leaders, not only in the financial institutions where they worked, but also in the community,” Rome Area Chamber Chairman John Calabrese said in a
Chemung Financial pays Q4 quarterly dividend of 31 cents a share
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 31 cents per share of its common stock. The banking company will pay the dividend on Jan. 3, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 20. Chemung Financial
OCC’s December graduation included nearly two dozen new nurses
ONONDAGA — Nearly two dozen nursing students were among those earning associate degrees during the December graduation ceremony held Dec. 14 at Onondaga Community College (OCC). OCC held a nurse-pinning ceremony for 22 students who completed their nursing degrees. The event, held prior to the graduation ceremony, is a “symbolic welcoming” into the nursing profession,
Empower FCU readies for new leadership in 2023
SYRACUSE — Empower Federal Credit Union (FCU) will have new leadership beginning in early 2023. The credit union on Dec. 15 announced Ryan McIntyre as its next president and CEO, effective Jan. 3. McIntyre will assume the duties that Brenda Carhart has been handling on an interim basis. Empower’s board of directors appointed Carhart as
Upstate Medical outpatient pharmacy offers locking prescription bottles
SYRACUSE — It’s a new program that seeks to “help combat the opioid epidemic and unintentional overdose by children and teens.” The Upstate Medical University outpatient pharmacy on Dec. 19 started using a new system to provide locking prescription bottles for controlled medications ordered for patients at discharge. The pharmacy debuted the bottles from Safe
New York manufacturing index turns negative again in December
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 16 points to -11.2 in December, pointing to a slowdown in manufacturing activity in the state. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector. The index had climbed 14 points to 4.5 in November after declining 8 points to -9.1 in
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