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Most CNY subregions generate slight job growth in last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Ithaca sub-regions of our 16-county Central New York coverage area produced job growth ranging from 0.2 percent to 1.6 percent between October 2022 and this past October. At the same time, the Elmira area posted no change in jobs in the 12-month period. That’s according to the latest […]
Jefferson County hotels post nearly 10 percent decline in guests in October
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels registered an almost 10 percent drop in overnight guests in October, but two other indicators of hotel-business performance were mixed. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county slipped 9.6 percent to 53.1 percent in the 10th month of 2023 from October 2022,
Grow-NY recognizes firms from Ithaca, Poughkeepsie, and beyond
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — This year’s Grow-NY business competition awarded prize money to businesses from Ithaca and Poughkeepsie, two from Ontario, and companies from Georgia and the United Kingdom as well. Grow-NY is focused on “enhancing the emerging” food, beverage, and agriculture innovation cluster in Central New York, the Finger Lakes, and the Southern Tier. The
Skaneateles Community Center awarded $100,000 county grant
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — The Skaneateles Community Center (SCC) recently announced it has received a $100,000 grant from the Onondaga County Office of Economic Development to finance in part its capital-improvement project known as the “New Growth Project.” The New Growth Project consists of several upgrades to the building and site designed to facilitate the health
Hunter cited for illegally taking two deer in Otsego County
MILFORD, N.Y. — An unlicensed hunter in Otsego County was recently cited by state authorities for illegally taking a pair of deer. On Nov. 7, Mark Vencak, an environmental conservation officer for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), responded to a location in Otsego County after receiving information that a person took
Madison County unveils revamped website
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County announced it recently partnered with CivicPlus, a provider of integrated technology solutions for local governments, to give the county’s website
New York Wine & Grape Foundation, partners to conduct vineyard study starting next year
PENN YAN, N.Y. — The Penn Yan–based New York Wine & Grape Foundation (NYWGF) is partnering with Agency 29 to lead a statewide vineyard-survey initiative.
Syracuse hires Georgia assistant Fran Brown as new football head coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A New Jersey native who works on the coaching staff of the two-time defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs will be the next
Stakeholders discuss broadband access at Binghamton conference
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Local and state leaders recently met in Binghamton for the Second Annual Upstate Rural Broadband Conference to highlight projects underway in the region and to identify funding opportunities to speed up the deployment of high-speed networks in the Southern Tier and Central New York regions. “Our goal is to make high-speed broadband
KeyBank honors Syracuse–area business owner at annual Key4Women awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — KeyBank has honored a town of Salina business owner as its 2023 Key4Women Achieve Award winner. KeyBank’s Key4Women Syracuse chapter recognized Susan
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