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Eight employees complete Turning Stone Enterprises workforce-development program
VERONA, N.Y. — Turning Stone Enterprises says eight of its employees are the first group to complete the organization’s first-ever skilled trades education program (STEP).

Walsh tapped to lead the New York State Canal Corp.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh knows what he will be doing once his term as mayor ends in a few weeks. The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has hired Walsh as the next director of the New York State Canal Corporation, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday. He will succeed outgoing Canal Corporation

Snowmaking project gets underway at Utica’s Val Bialas Ski Center
UTICA, N.Y. — A $2 million renovation project has started at the Val Bialas Ski Center in Utica. New York State Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D–Marcy), Utica Mayor Michael Galime (R), and the Amodio family were among those participating in the Nov. 24 event. “Today, I am excited to attend the groundbreaking on the renovations that

SUNY Canton hosts 2nd North Country Launch Day for student entrepreneurs
CANTON, N.Y. — Enterprising students from area North Country colleges and universities got together at the second North Country Launch Day at SUNY Canton in early November. Launch Day is a collaborative, day-long event, designed to spark entrepreneurial thinking and hands-on learning. Organized by SUNY Canton and Clarkson University’s Shipley Center for Innovation, this challenge

Point Place Casino in Bridgeport formally adds new hotel, restaurant, event space
SULLIVAN, N.Y. — Point Place Casino has officially added a 99-room hotel, a farm-to-fork restaurant The Forest Grill, Birch Trading Co., and a group event space to the property in the Bridgeport area of the town of Sullivan in Madison County. The Point Place Casino Hotel, which is part of the $50 million investment, is

New Watertown International Airport terminal opens
HOUNSFIELD — Construction crews have completed their work on the new terminal at the Watertown International Airport. The 25,000-square-foot terminal was built as part of an ongoing redevelopment of the airport. It includes a lobby, upgraded ticketing and baggage-claim areas, a new passenger jet bridge, and other amenities, the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul said

East Adams Neighborhood Transformation Plan work proceeds
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — East Adams Phase I is a $102 million affordable and mixed-income housing development that will create 132 modern, energy-efficient homes in the

Pyramid Management Group secures loans for Albany properties
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The owner and operator of Destiny USA in Syracuse says it has secured a new five-year, $193 million CMBS (commercial mortgage-backed security)

COR secures four new tenants for former Price Chopper site in Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — COR Development expects it will be the fall of 2026 when four new retail tenants will move into the space that was previously occupied by a Price Chopper store along Route 31 in the town of Clay. The project will turn the former Price Chopper building into a multi-tenant retail operation that

Syracuse apartment rent prices for one-bedroom units jump in November
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area jumped nearly 12 percent in November from a year ago and rose 6 percent from the prior month. That’s according to the latest Zumper National Rent Report, which was issued on Nov. 24. The median rental price of one-bedroom apartments
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