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State funds help Centro revamp public transit in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The City of Rome in Oneida County will have new and improved public-transit services, thanks to $1 million in state funding as
Broome County hotels post solid business gains in January
BINGHAMTON — Broome County hotels registered increases in three separate key indicators of business performance in January. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 11.1 percent to 47.7 percent in the first month of 2024 versus January 2023. Revenue per available room (RevPar), an industry gauge that

Boeheim honored with name on entry to the Melo Center
Also received scholarship, banner SYRACUSE — Syracuse University plans a new scholarship and hoisted a new banner in the JMA Wireless Dome to honor long-time former men’s basketball head coach Jim Boeheim during a post-game ceremony on Feb. 24. The university also plans to name the entrance to

Turning Stone Enterprises to host two-day hiring event
VERONA, N.Y. — Turning Stone Enterprises says it will host a two-day hiring event on March 15 and 16 to fill hundreds of seasonal and

EPA awards $23M to start cleanup of Ley Creek portion of Onondaga Lake superfund site
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will award about $23 million to begin cleanup of the Ley Creek portion of the Onondaga

Frontier Airlines announced nonstop service from Syracuse airport to Atlanta
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) on Wednesday announced new, nonstop air service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) directly to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Destiny USA to host job fair on Wednesday afternoon
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA says it will hold its first in-person job fair of this year on Wednesday, Feb. 28 from 2-6 p.m. in

SU honors Boeheim with scholarship, banner, and name on entry to the Melo Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) on Saturday afternoon honored long-time former men’s basketball head coach Jim Boeheim with a new scholarship and a banner in the JMA Wireless Dome. The university also plans to name the entrance to the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center after Boeheim, who concluded his 47-year coaching career following the

Symphoria is now performing as The Syracuse Orchestra
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After performing for 11 years as Symphoria, the organization says it’s now going by the name The Syracuse Orchestra. It made the announcement Saturday night prior to its concert performing Gustav Holst’s 1914 masterpiece, “The Planets,” per a Monday news release about the name change and 2024-25 concert season. Pam Murchinson, executive

Syracuse aiport posts record passenger numbers
Also plans two new eateries SYRACUSE — Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) had the “busiest year in the airport’s history” in 2023 with nearly 3 million air travelers passing through the facility. The 2.86 million passenger figure at SYR surpasses 2019 traffic levels, which produced a 30-year record for the airport, by 11 percent. The
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