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Oswego County Opportunities receives $200,000 in HHS funding, Katko announces
FULTON — Oswego County Opportunities — a Fulton–based community-action agency that administers health and social services in Oswego County — will be receiving $200,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). U.S. Rep. John Katko (R–Camillus) announced the funding on Oct. 15. The money is available through HHS’s Basic Centers […]

Former Wheeler’s Farm & Home Store building sold in Jordan
JORDAN — The former Wheeler’s Farm & Home Store in Jordan was recently sold. The commercial building — which includes about 8,000 square feet, on three floors, as well as a 40-foot-by-100-foot steel building at the rear — was sold for $90,000, according to John Bouck, owner of Bouck Real Estate in Auburn, who arranged

New York farms generate 7 percent increase in soybean production this year
New York soybean production is forecast to have risen 7 percent to 17 million bushels in 2021, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York Field Office recently reported. Based on field conditions as of Oct. 1, the total yield is forecast to average a record-high 53 bushels per acre this year, up two

Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop formally opens in Rome Arts District
ROME, N.Y. — Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop, LLC recently formally opened in the Rome Arts District. The new bookstore at 236 W. Dominick St. held a grand-opening event on Thursday, Oct. 21 with the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce. Jason Tockey, executive director of the Rome Art & Community Center, presented a “First Dollar of

Corn production in New York is expected to have risen 6 percent this year
New York farms are forecast to have produced 83.5 million bushels of corn for grain this year, up 6 percent from 2020. That’s according to

Tioga County Chamber announces new president and CEO
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce board of directors has named Sabrina Henriques as the chamber’s new president and CEO. Henriques began

Comptroller says ESD “failed to fully evaluate” nearly $2 billion in economic-development programs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) has “failed to fully evaluate” most of its programs to determine if they are boosting the state’s economy

Regional companies among finalists in FuzeHub’s annual commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Businesses from Syracuse, Cazenovia, Binghamton, Hamilton, and Potsdam are among the finalists in FuzeHub’s 2021 commercialization competition. The event is set for

Syracuse-Rome drone corridor to host 5G test network
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A 5G test network for unmanned aircraft is coming to the 50-mile unmanned-aircraft systems (UAS) corridor between Syracuse and Rome. NUAIR hopes to have the necessary components to begin the testing before the end of the year, Tim Lawton, director of marketing & public relations for NUAIR tells CNYBJ in an email.

Doyle Security Systems acquires Watertown firm
Rochester–based Doyle Security Systems, Inc., which has an office in Syracuse, has announced the acquisition of STAT Communications, a privately held company that was founded
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