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CNY closed home sales dip nearly 9 percent in June, pending sales fall more than 33 percent
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Realtors in a six-county region of Central New York closed on the sale of 783 homes in June, down 8.5 percent from the 856 homes they sold in the year-prior month. That’s according to the latest housing-market report released by the Greater Syracuse Association of Realtors (GSAR) on July 20. However, pending […]

Project to redevelop ShoppingTown Mall can proceed after contract signing
DeWITT, N.Y. — Onondaga County and the development group involved have signed a contract allowing the redevelopment of ShoppingTown Mall at 3649 Erie Blvd East in DeWitt to move forward. The county’s July 20 announcement about the contract came almost a year to the day of the initial announcement about the project in July 2021.

New York home sales fell in June
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 12,520 previously owned homes in June, down 8.6 percent from the 13,693 homes they sold in the year-ago month, as tight inventory and rising prices and mortgage rates took a toll. That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR) June housing-market report issued on July
Oneida County hotels post 12 percent rise in occupancy in June
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) increased 12.1 percent to 67.5 percent in June compared to the year-prior month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Through the first six months of the year, occupancy in the

Access project at Carpenter Falls Unique Area in Cayuga County is now complete
Funding from the state’s Environmental Protection Fund supported the project, the DEC noted. Carpenter Falls Unique Area includes “dramatic” steep terrain and waterfalls. The 37-acre

State begins $30 million shared-services program for local-government cybersecurity
ALBANY, N.Y. — The cities of Syracuse, Rochester, Albany, Buffalo, and Yonkers are among those that will benefit from a new shared-services program to help

White House recognizes Syracuse Build program among ARPA-funded initiatives
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The White House recognized the program Syracuse Build in a recent news release about the administration’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)-funded initiatives.

Rochester firm acquires Communique Design & Marketing in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — A Rochester company has acquired Communiqué Design & Marketing Inc. of Ithaca Brandmint — an agency specializing in creative and marketing technology

Oswego County Airport honored with Ally Award
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Operation Oswego County (OOC) recently presented its Ally Award for 2022 to the Oswego County Airport. The award, bestowed at OOC’s annual meeting on June 16, is “in recognition and appreciation of the vision, commitment and leadership exhibited by the Oswego County Legislature to support and operate an outstanding general aviation transportation
Broome County hotel occupancy increases nearly 16 percent in June
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels served more overnight guests in June than the year-ago month as the hospitality industry continued to bounce back from pandemic-deflated numbers. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 15.9 percent to 68.2 percent in May, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel
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