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NYSDOT considers alternate locations for proposed I-81 roundabout near Dr. King Elementary
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The proposed roundabout near Dr. King Elementary School has emerged as a contentious issue during the public-comment period for the $2 billion
People news: Syracuse Opera appoints general and artistic director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Opera announced it has appointed Christian Capocaccia as general and artistic director to oversee the day-to-day operations of the opera
People news: Galaxy Media Partners hires Veley for new position
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrie Veley has joined Galaxy Media Partners as director of development – multi-platform strategies, the company announced. In this comprehensive new
People news: Chemung County Chamber appoints new president and CEO
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Chemung County Chamber of Commerce recently named Jennifer Herrick-McGonigal its new president and CEO. She started her new position on Sept.
McMahon seeks $85 million aquarium project in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon wants to build an $85 million aquarium project at the Syracuse Inner Harbor. “We’ve been working on
SUNY Oswego names arena and convocation hall after its retiring president
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego has renamed its arena and convocation hall after Deborah Stanley, the school’s president who plans to retire at the end
U.S. House member, a Binghamton University graduate, to address Class of 2020 commencement
VESTAL, N.Y. — A member of the U.S. House of Representatives who graduated from Binghamton University in 1992 will be the keynote speaker at the
CNY closed home sales dip in August amid tight supply
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Realtors closed on the sale of 970 homes in in the six-county Central New York area, down 4.4 percent from 1,015 in the year-prior month, according to a recent housing report from the Greater Syracuse Association of Realtors (GSAR). Home prices continued to grow across the region as inventory remained tight. The
Onondaga County hotel occupancy jumps more than 52 percent in August
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels generated another big increase in business in August compared to a year prior as the hospitality industry continued to bounce back from the pandemic, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 52.2 percent to 70.9 percent
Broome County hotel occupancy increases 41 percent in August
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The business recovery from the pandemic continued for Broome County hotels in August with a surge in guests, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 41.1 percent to 65.7 percent in August, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market
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