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Onondaga County hotel occupancy rose 7.5 percent in December
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels continued to see an increase in business activity in December compared to the year-earlier period, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county climbed 7.5 percent to 44.3 percent in the final month of 2022, according to STR, […]
Syracuse University Athletics announces sponsorship agreement with Hidden Level
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics on Wednesday announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Hidden Level, a Syracuse–based firm that provides an airspace-monitoring service. The
CenterState CEO report finds 72 percent of area firms expect to boost hiring this year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds more than 72 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs
Early Owego Antique Center adds live auctions to business
OWEGO, N.Y. — Early Owego Antique Center will begin offering live auctions in late February to expand its business located on the lower level of
Shipping from Oswego Harbor jumped 300 percent last year
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Calling it a “record year,” the Port of Oswego Authority says shipping from the Oswego Harbor increased more than 300 percent in
New family physician’s office formally opens in New York Mills
NEW YORK MILLS, N.Y. — A new family medical practice has recently formally opened in New York Mills. Anchor Family Medicine held a grand-opening ribbon
Cornell names Bluemercury founder, alum entrepreneur of the year
ITHACA, N.Y. — Barry J. Beck, the co-founder of Bluemercury, has been named the 2023 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year, the university announced. Beck, a
Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce annual Restaurant Week begins
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce says its 7th annual Restaurant Week began Friday and continues through Jan. 28. During Restaurant Week,
People news: Herkimer College names Bowman assistant professor
UTICA, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has appointed Alesha L. Bowman as an assistant professor of fashion buying and merchandising. Bowman previously
Corn production in New York fell nearly 17 percent in 2022
New York farms produced 80.5 million bushels of corn for grain last year, down 16.9 percent from 96.86 million bushels in 2021. That’s according to a Jan. 12 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Northeastern Regional Field Office. The total yield per acre in the Empire State averaged 140 bushels per acre in
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