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State approves merger of North Country credit union with AmeriCU
ROME, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union tells CNYBJ that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has given final approval of its merger
Ithaca Area Economic Development names next president
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) on Tuesday said it has selected the organization’s next president. Kurt Foreman — who has led the Delaware Prosperity Partnership (DPP) as president and CEO since 2018 — will join IAED in January 2026. Foreman assumes the role that Heather McDaniel previously held before she stepped down
Two Syracuse law firms to combine at the start of 2026
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two Syracuse law firms — Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC and Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C. — are combining to form Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter, effective Jan. 1, 2026. “Costello Cooney Fearon & Fetter will build upon a combined 175 years of legal tradition in Syracuse while establishing a stronger
State Police arrest two for thefts at Tractor Supply Cortlandville store
CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — New York State Police in Homer on Oct. 30 arrested two Syracuse women for stealing merchandise from the Tractor Supply store on State Route 13 in the town of Cortlandville. Nyraeisa Bibbs, age 27 of Syracuse, was charged with petit larceny, and Naughtica T. Fulton, age 23 of Syracuse, was charged with
Downtown Committee fall progress event wraps 50th anniversary year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. used its fall progress breakfast to conclude its 50th anniversary celebration. The event was held Thursday morning, Oct. 23, at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown and included three speakers who discussed history and storytelling. The progress-breakfast series — held twice a year — aims to “leave attendees
NOCO continues installing energy efficient lighting at 45 Tops stores
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Energy Solutions team at NOCO is working to install energy-efficient lighting at 45 stores of Tops Friendly Markets throughout New York state. NOCO is an energy company based in Tonawanda that has a local office at 1300 Wolf St. in Syracuse. The installation project, which started back in February and is
NYS home sales flat in September but pending sales jump
ALBANY, N.Y. — Realtors in New York state closed on the sale of 9,697 previously owned homes in September, virtually unchanged from the 9,694 homes they sold in the year-earlier month. However, pending sales increased more than 7 percent in the ninth month of 2025, possibly foreshadowing a rise in closed sales in the next
DRI to help downtown Norwich get a new boutique hotel
NORWICH, N.Y. — The upcoming Principle Hotel, an $8.3 million boutique hotel in downtown Norwich, is among the projects that the community is developing as part of its funding award in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). Officials in Norwich held an Oct. 23 groundbreaking for the hotel. The Principle Hotel will have 61 rooms
Beginnings Credit Union formally opens North Syracuse branch
NORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Beginnings Credit Union branch in the village of North Syracuse has transitioned to its new branding. Formerly CFCU Community Credit Union, Beginnings Credit Union on Oct. 21 held a ribbon cutting at the North Syracuse branch, marking the completion of the building’s update. Beginnings Credit Union says it is updating
AmeriCU, Mountain Valley FCU merger expected to get state approval by year’s end
ROME, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Financial Services is expected to issue a final approval of the proposed merger between credit unions in the Mohawk Valley and the North Country by the end of the year. The members of Mountain Valley Federal Credit Union in the northeastern part of New York have
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