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Jefferson County hotel-occupancy rate increased almost 6 percent in November
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels welcomed more guests in November than a year prior, keeping a strong year of growth going. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 5.9 percent to 47.4 percent in the 11th month of the year, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel […]
Ithaca airport to begin twice-daily flights to JFK airport
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Tompkins International Airport (ITH) plans to offer two daily flights to John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York City
Carrols Restaurant Group CEO dies at age 50
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Tuesday announced the death of CEO Paulo Pena, who died unexpectedly in the hospital on
Adirondack Railway names interim general manager
UTICA, N.Y. — The Adirondack Railway Preservation Society, Inc., which operates the Adirondack Railroad, has appointed Frank Kobliski as general manager, effective Jan. 1. He
Village of Herkimer receives state funding to complete plan to revitalize Main Street corridor
HERKIMER, N.Y. — The village of Herkimer has received $173,250 from the New York State Department of State to complete the Village of Herkimer Brownfield
Schweinfurth Art Center to use state grants to help in pandemic recovery
AUBURN, N.Y. — Schweinfurth Art Center says it will use a total of $50,000 in state-grant funding to help in its recovery from the COVID-19
Oswego County Industrial Park named in honor of retiring OOC leader Treadwell
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego County Industrial Park is now named in honor of L. Michael Treadwell, executive director of Operation Oswego County, Inc. (OOC), who retired on Dec. 31 after nearly 40 years of leading OOC. Officials with OOC and the County of Oswego Industrial Development Agency (COIDA) made the announcement during a Dec.
Syracuse airport receives $2.5M in federal funding for project to bolster security operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Hancock International Airport is set to receive $2.5 million in federal-budget funding to enhance security through a consolidated airport operations command center project. The money comes from the $1.7 trillion spending bill recently passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden. The Syracuse airport will relocate security and communications
New seating in the works for JMA Wireless Dome
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The installation of upgraded chairback seating in the JMA Wireless Dome will happen in the months ahead, Syracuse University recently announced. Crews will replace bench seating throughout the venue’s 100, 200 and 300 levels, “resulting in added comfort and accessibility,” Syracuse contended in its Dec. 8 announcement. As a result, the university
New York home sales keep falling in November
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 10,101 previously owned homes in November, down 23 percent from the 13,120 homes sold a year ago, continuing a string of closed home-sales declines in recent months amid tight inventory and higher interest rates. Pending sales in November also fell more than 22 percent, foreshadowing further drops in
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