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Greater Binghamton Chamber celebrates 2023 Building BC Award winners
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce awarded its 2023 Building BC Awards at its annual economic forecast event on Feb. 14. This year’s Building BC Innovative Award — which recognizes a product, project, or service that thinks outside the box — went to McIntosh Labs. Founded in 1951, the Binghamton company produces […]

Broome County executive lays out agenda in State of the County address
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar highlighted recent success in the county and laid out his agenda for the coming year at his

Cazenovia College selects speaker for final commencement in May
CAZENOVIA, N.Y. — Cazenovia College announced it has selected John Robert Greene as the keynote speaker for its 198th and final commencement on May 13.

Southern Tier communities receive $19 million in downtown revitalization funding
Johnson City will receive $10 million in state Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding while the villages of Montour Falls and Waverly will each get $4.5 million

Onondaga County audit finds more than $420K in unpaid room-occupancy taxes
The office of Onondaga County Comptroller Martin Masterpole performed the audit. The report covered 50 hotels and motels for the period 2019 through 2022, per the Feb. 9 announcement. The Office of the Comptroller examined tax returns totaling $9.1 million in room-occupancy tax (ROT), based on $173 million of reported gross revenue. Audited property management

Syracuse company opens new Cricket Wireless location on Teall Avenue in Salina
SALINA, N.Y. — A Syracuse company that’s an authorized retailer for Cricket Wireless has opened a new location at 1826 Teall Ave. in the town

Destiny USA to host another hiring event on Wednesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA is set to host its fourth in-person job fair on Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the complex’s

Coal-impacted Southern Tier communities eligible for grant funding
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York Department of State announced the opening of applications for a share of up to $65 million in grant funding

Lawton named new president, CEO of Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance
PENN YAN, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance (FLTA) has selected Meghan Lawton as its new president and CEO beginning in mid-March. Lawton brings

Syracuse University formally opens first phase of Lally Athletics Complex
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University on Friday afternoon formally opened the John A. Lally Athletics Complex following the first phase of renovation work at the
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