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Tioga County Land Bank begins demolition of blighted properties
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Property Development Corporation (Tioga County Land Bank) is demolishing four residential structures it owns in Owego to eliminate blight.
City of Syracuse to offer employees Centro bus service at no cost
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Common Council on Wednesday, Sept. 6 unanimously approved Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh’s plan to make Centro bus service available to

Binghamton event focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Conference is set for next Wednesday Sept. 13 from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m.

Leadership Greater Syracuse announces new executive director
DeWITT, N.Y. — Leadership Greater Syracuse (LGS), a nonprofit annually offering a yearlong civic-leadership training program, announced that Michele Diecuch of Syracuse has started work

New York home sales plunge nearly 25 percent in July
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 9,381 previously owned homes in July, down 24.9 percent from the 12,487 existing homes sold in July 2022. Pending sales also fell almost 11 percent, foreshadowing further declines in closed home sales in the next couple months. The data comes from the July monthly housing report that the
CNY regional job growth was mixed in the last year
3 regions added jobs, while 3 lost them Half the Central New York regions gained jobs in the past year while the other half shed positions, according to a recent state-government report. The Syracuse, Binghamton, and Ithaca areas gained jobs between July 2022 and this past July. At the same time, the Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum,

FLLT to convert former golf course to expand Cayuga Lake conservation area
LANSING, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) announced it has acquired 110 acres of woodlands and meadows in the town of Lansing in Tompkins County. The recent acquisition overlooks the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake and includes the Cedar View Golf Course. The golf course was operated by the Larsen family for more

Lewis County seeks applicants for its façade and streetscape-improvement program
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Lewis County is seeking applicants for the third round of its façade and streetscape-improvement program. The initiative is meant as an incentive

People news: CBRE Upstate NY adds new associate real-estate broker
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CBRE Upstate NY announced that Cory LaDuke has joined its Syracuse office as an associate real-estate broker. LaDuke has worked in commercial

New state law to protect consumers from gift-card fraud goes into effect
ALBANY, N.Y. — A new state law to protect consumers from potential gift-card scams went into effect on June 20. All businesses selling gift cards are now required to display a notice at or near where any gift card or gift certificate is displayed or sold to caution consumers about gift-card fraud. Requesting gift cards
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