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OCC names business-degree learning space in honor of retiring school president
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) has renamed the primary classroom associated with the school’s business degree programs “Crabill Commons” in honor of retiring

Syracuse learns primary opponents in ACC future football-scheduling model
The Syracuse Orange will play Pittsburgh, Boston College, and Florida State annually under a new football-scheduling model that the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced Tuesday.

Downtown Committee of Syracuse honors three organizations during annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The downtown lunch restaurant Darwin, the Hanover Square Association, and the Corbett Corner project were honored during the annual meeting of the

Pyramid lender extends loans on Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Pyramid Management Group, which owns Destiny USA in Syracuse, on Thursday said its lender has extended the terms of the loans on

City of Syracuse to host job fair to fill government job openings
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse will host an in-person, government job fair on Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. at Cecile Community Center at 174

Cortlandville man busted for trying to pay with fake money
CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — New York State Police in Homer on Wednesday arrested Anthony J. Fenton, age 36 of Cortlandville, for the felony of criminal possession
Onondaga County hotels see more than 17 percent increase in occupancy in May
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels served more guests in the fifth month of this year than they did in May 2021, continuing a streak of business gains this year as the industry bounces back. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 17.5 percent to 59.5 percent

Competition aims to create food & agriculture innovation hub
ITHACA, N.Y. — Grow-NY, a food and agriculture innovation business competition, does more than just hand out a $1 million top prize. The contest draws businesses to the 22-county region that spans Central New York, the Finger Lakes region, and the Southern Tier as it seeks to grow a food and agriculture innovation hub. Why

AAA’s new Watertown Travel & Insurance Center is a more efficient size
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — AAA’s new Travel & Insurance Center in Watertown is a “much more efficient size and member-friendly office,” Elizabeth Carey, director of public relations and corporate communications for AAA Western and Central New York, says. The new 1,800-square-foot space is located at 19472 U.S. Route 11 in Watertown, not far from its previous
Broome County hotel occupancy rises nearly 19 percent in May
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw another increase in guests in May compared to a year earlier, as the hospitality industry continues to rebound from the pandemic, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 18.9 percent to 63.7 percent in May,
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