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Oneida County hotels post slight rise in guests in September

UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) edged up 1.1 percent to 67.1 percent in September from the year-prior month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. Year to date through September, occupancy was up 1.5 percent to 61.8

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CNY region jobless rates rise in September versus a year ago

Unemployment rates are rising slightly from low levels in all six Central New York sub-regions, according to a recent state report. The jobless rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira areas were all higher in September compared to September 2022. The non-seasonally adjusted figures are part of the latest New York

Meier’s Creek Brewing to develop Le Moyne College-themed beer

SYRACUSE — Meier’s Creek Brewing Company of Cazenovia will be developing a Le Moyne College-themed beer that will be a fundraiser for the school. The Cazenovia–based brewery will develop the beer that will be available for sale beginning in the first quarter of 2024. Under the agreement, Le Moyne will receive proceeds from 20 percent

VIEWPOINT: Automated Lead Nurturing

An essential tool in today’s marketing toolkit The majority of high-quality leads received through a company’s website never receive a response. Among the leads that do get a response, 78 percent take more than an hour to respond to. Research suggests we will lose a customers’ attention unless they receive a response in five minutes

State pension fund commits $50M to NY small business investment fund

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Common Retirement Fund has committed $50 million to a private-equity fund that will support small businesses across New York, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the Common Retirement Fund, announced Nov. 7. The private-equity fund will be managed by Hamilton Lane, which is headquartered near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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