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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Canadian company on Tuesday announced plans to create the first international electric, advanced air mobility (AAM) corridor between Syracuse Hancock International

Laursen to leave role as SUNY Poly acting president
ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute Acting President Tod Laursen will end his tenure at the university, which has campuses in Albany and Marcy, on

Usherwood Office Technology acquires Vermont firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Usherwood Office Technology on Monday announced it has acquired Reprographics of New England (Repro), a privately owned, office-technology provider in Winooski, Vermont.

Kentucky firm, principal admit to illegal disposal of hazardous railroad ties in Chenango County
A Kentucky company and a principal have admitted to illegally dumping contaminated railroad ties in Chenango County and creating fake receipts to conceal the illegal

State awards $10 million for eight Little Falls downtown-revitalization projects
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — Eight projects designed to improve the quality of life in Little Falls are moving forward as part of the city’s $10

People news: Christopher Community appoints regional property manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc. announced it has promoted Jay Miller to regional property manager. Miller began his career as a leasing consultant 10

Schuyler Health Foundation names two new board members
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — The Schuyler Health Foundation, whose mission is to raises funds to support Schuyler Hospital and its Seneca View skilled-nursing facility, recently announced it has appointed Trevor Carey and Laurie DeNardo to its board of directors. Carey is the pharmacy manager at CVS in Watkins Glen. He was born and raised in

Former Rosie’s Pub property in Syracuse sold for $750,000
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The property at 1443 West Genesee St. in Syracuse’s Tipperary Hill area, which was formerly home to Rosie’s Sports Pub & Grille, was recently sold. Great Bear Industries, of Oswego, purchased the property for $750,000, according to Matt Funiciello, a real-estate salesperson with JF Real Estate. Funiciello represented the seller, 1443 W.
Onondaga County hotels post nearly 18 percent occupancy increase in October
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels welcomed substantially more guests in October than in the year-ago month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 17.6 percent to 68.3 percent this October from the year-earlier month, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. The October
Lockheed’s Salina plant wins nearly $85M Air Force contract for radar systems for Kuwait
SALINA , N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in suburban Syracuse has won an $84.5 million U.S. Air Force contract for ground-based radar systems for Kuwait. This defense pact provides for four standalone radar systems, ancillary equipment, spare parts, training, warranty, and contractor logistic support, according to a Nov. 17 announcement from the
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