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Commerce Chenango Tourism offers tourism-related grant program
NORWICH, N.Y. — Commerce Chenango Tourism says new grant program is available for Chenango County tourism-related businesses, as well as event and festival organizers. The
Broome County hotel occupancy jumps more than 45 percent in January
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw an influx of guests in January compared to a year ago as the lodging industry continues to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 45.5 percent to 44.1 percent

Adding another airline at the Syracuse airport was a ‘Breeze’
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — If you’re looking to travel to Charleston, South Carolina or Las Vegas, Nevada, Syracuse Hancock International Airport says it will have flights to those cities in early June. Breeze Airways — a low-cost air carrier headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah — will begin air service at the Syracuse airport in a
Onondaga County hotels see more than 30 percent gain in occupancy in January
SYRACUSE — Onondaga County hotels welcomed more guests in the first month of 2022 than they did in January 2021 as the travel and leisure business continued to bounce back, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 30.4 percent to 40.5 percent

Arc Herkimer to break ground on event center
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — Arc Herkimer will break ground this spring on its Kucerak Event Center at its Mohawk Valley Golf and Event Center at 6069 State Route 5 in Little Falls. The agency planned to open project bids on March 18 and will host a ground-breaking ceremony on April 1 — two years to

Taste of Syracuse returns in early June following two-year absence
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Taste of Syracuse will return to downtown Syracuse in and around Clinton Square in early June following a two-year absence due to

Cayuga Health to develop mixed-use health-care facility at The Shops at Ithaca Mall
LANSING, N.Y. — Cayuga Health has purchased 108,000 square feet of space at The Shops at Ithaca Mall and plans to redevelop, relocate, and consolidate

The MOST announces National Grid as naming sponsor for upcoming ExploraDome
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — National Grid is the naming sponsor for the new planetarium and theatre at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology

L.A. Clippers official, Hamilton College graduate to deliver commencement address
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hamilton College has chosen its commencement speaker for the graduation ceremony set for the morning of May 22 in the Margaret Bundy

Syracuse airport completes ground transportation traffic-flow update
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on Monday said crews have completed a “significant” ground transportation traffic-flow update at Syracuse Hancock International
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