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Adirondack Railroad has bustling 2022 schedule
UTICA, N.Y. — After two years of reduced pandemic offerings, the Adirondack Railroad has already kicked off a season packed full of events and celebrates its 30th anniversary this July. “It was difficult to get through,” Adirondack Railway Preservation Society, Inc. board member and marketing committee member Vince Sperrazza says of the past two years […]
Jefferson County hotels post more than 16 percent increase in occupancy
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels continued to attract more overnight guests in May compared to the year-ago month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 16.3 percent to 56.9 percent in the fifth month of the year, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and
Oneida County hotels see 15 percent rise in occupancy in May
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 15.2 percent to 60.9 percent in May from the same month in 2021. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Through the first five months of the year, occupancy in

Rev: Ithaca Startup Works launching a new AgTech manufacturing hardware accelerator
ITHACA, N.Y. — Rev: Ithaca Startup Works says it’s launching a new AgTech manufacturing-hardware accelerator. The accelerator is funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s University

Binghamton HYPE Awards honor young professionals
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce plans to reveal this year’s HYPE Award winners on July 14 during an event from 5-7

Thomas named GM of Radisson Corning hotel
CORNING, N.Y. — Marisa Thomas is the new general manager of Radisson Corning as it embarks on a multi-million-dollar, property-wide renovation before it converts to

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
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