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Oneida County to close several COVID testing sites
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County announced on Friday that it will cease testing at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, Turning Stone Resort Casino, and Utica

Broome County COVID Recovery Fund launches
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Agency, in partnership with Broome County, has launched the Broome County COVID Recovery Fund (CRF) to assist small businesses impacted by

Unplugged Gaming leases nearly 14,000 square feet in Manlius
MANLIUS, N.Y. — Unplugged Gaming recently leased 13,860 square feet of retail space in the Manlius Mart Plaza at 315 Fayette St. in the village of Manlius. Bill Evertz and Chris Savage from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company helped arrange the transaction, representing the landlord. Manlius Realty LLC owns the shopping center, according to Onondaga

New York business leaders expect conditions to improve in next 6 months
New York business leaders “generally” expect conditions to improve over the next six months. That’s according to firms responding to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s January 2022 Business Leaders Survey. It’s a survey the New York Fed distributes the day after it distributes the monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The survey’s index for future
Oneida County’s hotel occupancy soars nearly 53 percent
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels attracted a large increase in guests in December compared to a year prior as they continued to rebound to pre-pandemic levels. The county’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) jumped 52.6 percent to 43.7 percent in December from the year-ago month. That’s according to a
Jefferson County hotels see 68 percent increase in occupancy in December
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Hotels in Jefferson County saw a flood of guests in December compared to the year-prior month, continuing the lodging industry’s bounce back from the pandemic, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county climbed 68.4 percent to 41.3 percent in December,

Binghamton, Cornell to use $1.6M federal grant to attract international businesses to Southern Tier
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use a federal grant of $1.6 million to help attract international companies to the Southern Tier and upstate New

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds 68 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs and hiring

Southern Tier group receives $50K grant for broadband expansion
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded Southern Tier 8 Regional Board a $50,000 grant to expand and connect Binghamton, Endicott, and Johnson

Walsh calls shared-services agreement between city, Syracuse University “important step forward”
This agreement outlines how the university and the city will work together to improve public safety, infrastructure, education, culture, and overall quality of life for
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