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New York home sales fall again in August
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors closed on the sale of 13,693 previously owned homes in August, down 10.9 percent from the 15,367 homes they sold in August 2021. Pending sales in August also fell 5 percent, likely foreshadowing further declines in closed home sales in the next couple of months. Home prices across the […]

CenterState CEO to implement new leadership, organizational structure in 2023
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO plans to implement a new leadership and organizational structure as of Jan. 1, 2023, which resulted from an 18-month “internal process.” CenterState CEO on Sept. 15 announced it has promoted six employees to its newly established corporate leadership team following its “organizational refresh process.” The group includes Ben Sio, who
Oneida County occupancy rate slips less than 1 percent in August
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) dipped 0.9 percent to 73.5 percent this August compared to the year-prior month, just the second decline in this measure in 18 months. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Despite

HISTORY FROM OHA: A City On Fire – The History of the Syracuse Fire Department
Syracuse has had a career fire company since 1877, with a history of volunteer fire fighting that goes back to at least 1825. Today, the Syracuse Fire Department operates from 11 stations, covering a 25-square mile area and a population that balloons to more than 145,000 during workdays. With no house in the city limits more

Proposed 2023 Oneida County budget has no tax hike
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. presented to the Oneida County Board of Legislators his proposed $493 million 2023 budget that

Utica Zoo workers seek to unionize
UTICA, N.Y. — Workers at the Utica Zoo recently began organizing to form a union, according to a press release from the Civil Services Employees

Micron Technology picks Clay commerce park for semiconductor-manufacturing campus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) plans to invest up to $100 billion over the next 20-plus years on a semiconductor manufacturing campus

New role at Greater Binghamton Chamber focuses on placemaking to shape area’s public spaces
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce has created a new position within the Office of Placemaking Initiatives and hired Jim Reyen as

Syracuse and N.C. State kickoff time, channel set
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — No. 22 Syracuse will tangle with No. 14 N.C. State in the JMA Wireless Dome on Oct.15 in a kickoff set for

The Real Estate Agency of Auburn acquires Bouck Real Estate
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Real Estate Agency of Auburn on Friday announced it has acquired Bouck Real Estate, a commercial real-estate firm, also located in
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