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ANCA awarded $558K USDA grant for climate-smart project
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) will use a $558,000 federal grant to support climate-smart agroforestry projects on small farms in

Federal funding boosts childcare offerings in the Binghamton area
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Leadership Alliance, Broome County Urban League, and United Way of Broome County recently announced an award of $750,000 in congressionally directed

City of Syracuse accepting applications for distressed-property fund
“COVID-19 has been hard on many development projects throughout the City. The Distressed Property Fund will provide gap financing to eligible projects that need a

Otsego Innovation and Acceleration Center opens in Oneonta
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Entrepreneurs and businesses in Otsego County have a new resource available to them now that the Otsego Innovation and Acceleration Center has opened. Otsego Now, the umbrella organization of Otsego County’s Industrial Development Agency and the Otsego County Capital Resource Corporation, opened the center in February. “It’s open and ready to work

Richfield Springs business-park project moves forward
RICHFIELD SPRINGS, N.Y. — Nearly two decades after acquiring the property, the County of Otsego Industrial Development Agency (the IDA) is moving forward with plans to create a business park on 58 acres just outside the village of Richfield Springs. The IDA is accepting bids until March 31 on roadwork and work to extend water,

Galaxy Media announces concerts, charities for this June’s Taste of Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 1990s alternative band Spin Doctors will headline the upcoming Taste of Syracuse event in early June in and around Clinton Square.

Town of Salina has $1 million for grants to improve the Old Liverpool Road business corridor
SALINA, N.Y. — The Town of Salina this week announced $1 million for the commercial revitalization of Old Liverpool Road. This funding is part of

Tompkins Chamber announces award honorees ahead of upcoming annual meeting
The Chamber will also honor Ithaca Community Childcare Center (IC3), a community childcare provider since 1976, in the Not-for-Profit of the Year Award. IC3 recently

Cannabis dispensary opens in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — The state’s first conditional adult-use retail dispensary (CARUD) license has been granted to a dispensary that opened March 16 in Ithaca. William

Greater Utica Chamber honors Keida as Businessperson of the Year
UTICA, N.Y. — Jennifer Keida, president and CEO of Standard, Heating, Cooling & Insulating, is the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce 2023 Businessperson of the
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