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Revitalization expert from Baltimore is DIA’s new CEO

ITHACA, N.Y. — Nan Rohrer has spent more than two decades in Baltimore, Maryland helping lead downtown/neighborhood revitalization and economic development efforts and will bring that expertise to the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) when she starts as its next CEO in early July. John Guttridge, who chairs the DIA board of directors, on June 5 […]

2023 Binghamton Black Excellence Awards honored 19 individuals in 17 categories

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Black Excellence Awards Committee hosted its second annual Black Excellence Awards on June 16 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Binghamton.  The awards celebrate creativity, innovation, outstanding leadership, and a commitment to empowerment in the Black community, the committee says. This year’s awards honored 19 individuals across 17 different

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Indium welcomes 13 summer interns this year

CLINTON, N.Y. — Indium Corporation says it has welcomed 13 college students into its 2023 summer internship program class. The program works to feed the company’s future employment pipeline by identifying and developing talented college students that “embody the company’s guiding principles of respect, appreciation, and achievement.” The Oneida County–based company started its internship program

Newly rebranded NextGen Label Group includes Syracuse Label & Surround Printing

CICERO, N.Y. — Nearly a year after merging operations, Syracuse Label & Surround Printing and sister companies Macaran Printed Products and W.N. Van Alstine & Sons have rebranded as NextGen Label Group. The company unveiled the NextGen Label Group name and logo during a recent companywide meeting. The new brand combines the three operating units

Rome Area Chamber honors area businesses, names new leaders

ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Area Chamber of Commerce honored several area businesses at its 111th annual business meeting on June 1. Sovena USA received Business of the Year honors in the category of for-profit businesses with 50 or more employees. The company prioritizes community engagement, aims to surpass industry standards in a sustainable way,

Oneida County hotel occupancy falls more than 9 percent in April

UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) declined 9.1 percent to 56.6 percent in April 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 April, occupancy inched up 0.1 percent to 51.7 percent.

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