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First Southern Tier cannabis dispensary set to open Friday in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The state’s first cannabis dispensary outside of New York City opens this Friday in Binghamton after the city’s planning board gave its

Job fair set for Feb. 15 at MVCC
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will host a job fair on Feb. 15 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at the MVCC Alumni College

SUNY appoints new president of SUNY Potsdam
POTSDAM, N.Y. — The SUNY board of trustees has appointed Suzanne Smith as the next president of SUNY Potsdam, effective April 17. Smith will be

Visit Binghamton, Visit Syracuse marketing Southern Tier, CNY for film production
Visit Binghamton and Visit Syracuse announced they are working together to market the Southern Tier and Central New York as an “ideal location” where production

Genius NY accepting applications for seventh round of business competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY is now accepting applications for the 7th round of the business competition. Genius NY is described as the “world’s largest

In Syracuse stop, Hochul outlines CNY-specific projects in state-budget proposal
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state-budget proposal includes funding for Onondaga Community College (OCC), a “New 15th Ward” public-housing project, and workforce-development initiatives. Gov. Kathy Hochul

Food Bank of Southern Tier CEO to become CEO of Binghamton’s WSKG
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Natasha Thompson, president and CEO of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, will step down March 17 to become the new

OCC inks transfer agreements with HBCUs in Pennsylvania, North Carolina
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) has signed transfer agreements with two historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that it says give students a

Congresswoman Tenney formally opens new district office in Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney (R–N.Y. 24th District) recently formally opened her new Oswego district office. The congresswoman, who is starting her third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, held a ribbon cutting and open-house event on Jan. 26 to celebrate the new district office at 46 E. Bridge St., Suite 102.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels had another solid month of business in December to close out a strong year. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 2.4 percent to 51.0 percent compared to the year-prior month. That completes a year of no declines in this key
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