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Broome County hotel occupancy jumps 39 percent in April
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw an influx of guests in April compared to a year earlier, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county soared 39.3 percent to 65.8 percent in April, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics […]
Onondaga County hotel-occupancy rate rises nearly 27 percent in April
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels served significantly more guests in the fourth month of this year than they did in April 2021 as the lodging industry continued to bounce back, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 26.8 percent to 58.3
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Hart Lot is a Happening Place
ELBRIDGE, N.Y. — Take two creatively talented people, add a historic abandoned site with equal portions of imagination and vision, and voila — you get the answers to “where will we hold our event?” “where will we find the right ambience?” and “who makes stuff like that?” When Katie Peck visited the Small Business Development
Tropical Smoothie Cafe locations planned around CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A group of seasoned multi-franchise operators have brought a new franchise to the Central New York fast-casual restaurant scene. Roger Wagner, Jr. and his partners, brothers Rick and Mark Bartlett, at W2B Management LLC, already operate 20 Burger King franchise restaurants along with 12 Moe’s Southwest Grill locations. Most of those eateries
Syracuse University inks 10-year Dome naming rights deal with JMA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As a senior at the school, Syracuse University Director of Athletics John Wildhack remembers watching “with awe and excitement” as crews built the Dome. He has “great memories” as an alumnus and fan attending games there with family and friends. “In my career, I’ve been fortunate to be in hundreds of sporting
Hannaford Supermarkets aims for 100 percent renewable-energy use
Hannaford Supermarkets has set a goal to be a greener grocery store with a commitment to 100-percent renewable energy in the next two years. The Scarborough, Maine–based grocer operates 10 stores in New York, including seven in the Mohawk Valley. Those stores are in Herkimer, Utica, New Hartford (2), Clinton, Rome, and Oneonta. “We’ve all got
MV regional transportation council updates EV charging- station plan
The Herkimer Oneida Counties Transportation Council has recently released an updated Electric Vehicle Charging Station Community Plan encompassing Oneida and Herkimer counties. “We all saw at the recent opening of Wolfspeed in Marcy that electric vehicles are an important part of the future of transportation nationally and a key piece of our economy in this county
DEC: New York hunters harvested more than 211K deer in 2021-22
“DEC’s committed efforts to create new and exciting opportunities for young and seasoned hunters alike continue to enhance New York’s world-class hunting opportunities,” DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos said. “Our pilot program for youth hunters, early antlerless season, new Holiday Hunt, and longer daily hunting hours all enhanced opportunities for New York’s hunters to safely and
NSF grant supports SUNY Oswego instructor in EV research
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will use a two-year grant of more than $187,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help fund faculty research into electric-vehicle (EV) technology. The effort seeks to find a “more efficient and less expensive” inverter technology to facilitate the adoption of high-voltage DC-links in electric vehicles, which will “help
CenterState CEO board elects new chair
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The board of directors of CenterState CEO has elected David Schneckenburger as its new chair. Schneckenburger is president and CEO of Thompson
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