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Southern Tier businesses, residents urged to take New York broadband survey
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Residents and businesses across the Southern Tier and throughout New York can take the Empire State Broadband Assessment Survey by Feb. 28.

Griffiss Institute seeks participants for defense startup accelerator program
ROME, N.Y. — The Griffiss Institute is looking for 10 teams to take part in a 12-week defense-innovation program, The HUSTLE Defense Accelerator, beginning in

People news: Riger hires Whitaker as production coordinator
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Riger Marketing Communications has hired Katlynn Whitaker as production coordinator. She is tasked with producing digital and traditional work and driving client

Ulrich joins NBT agricultural banking team
April Ulrich has joined NBT Bank’s agricultural banking team as VP and senior ag banking relationship manager at the bank’s Capital Regional Financial Center on
Onondaga County hotel occupancy jumps almost 53 percent in December
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels continued to see a strong business rebound in December with occupancy increasing by more than half compared to the same month in 2020, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county climbed 52.9 percent to 41.2 percent in
Broome County hotel occupancy leaps nearly 78 percent in December
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw another surge in guests in December compared to the year-prior levels that were depressed by the pandemic’s effects, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 77.6 percent to 49.8 percent in December, according to STR,

Binghamton, Cornell aim to attract international businesses to Southern Tier
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University and Cornell University are working together to entice international companies to bring operations to the Southern Tier and upstate New York. With a federal grant of $1.6 million, Binghamton is partnering with Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business on the effort, Binghamton University said in a news release. The

Boost OC program awards $3.25M in gift cards for area businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County recently wrapped up its Boost OC vaccination-incentive program, awarding $3.25 million to residents in the form of gift cards redeemable at a variety of area businesses. The program launched in September, using $2.5 million in federal American Rescue Act funding to issue $100 gift cards to county residents who received
CNY jobless rates fall in December; regions add jobs
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica-Rome, Watertown-Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions continued to fall in December relative to year-ago levels amid the pandemic. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released Jan. 25. In addition, the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions gained

People news: Dinerstein joins PJ Green staff
UTICA, N.Y. — Andrea (Andi) Dinerstein has joined PJ Green in a regional print sales position. PJ Green, founded in 1928 by Philip J.
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