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Centro to offer scaled-down park-n-ride service to this year’s State Fair
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro says it will offer “park-n-ride” service from downtown Syracuse, Destiny USA, and Long Branch Park for the upcoming New York State

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved a $1 million grant for the Greater Binghamton Airport. The funding comes from the Small
Broome County hotel occupancy rate more than doubles in May
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw their biggest rebound in customers to date in May as they recover from the business disruptions of the COVID pandemic, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county more than doubled (up 102 percent) to 54.1

I-81 project comment period starts after State DOT releases latest report
SYRACUSE — The public now has the chance to comment on the $2 billion Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project after state officials released the latest report on the project on July 16. State officials favor the community-grid alternative for the project, which would deconstruct a section of I-81 in downtown Syracuse and redirect highway traffic

Onondaga County uses $5M incentive fund to attract more productions
SYRACUSE — Onondaga County is hoping a $5 million initiative called PRIMED will help attract additional film, television, and commercial productions to the area. PRIMED is short for production incentives for movies and entertainment development. “Why are we doing it? We’re doing it because we have an emerging industry … we are past proof of
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate soars again in May
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County saw another large influx in guests in May compared to a year prior, as the travel and leisure business

HISTORY FROM OHA: Black River Systems Inc. of Utica
A history of its approach to “common sense heating and sanitary plumbing” If you ever lived in a house that was warmed by an “octopus” steam or hot-water heating system, you would be familiar with the subject of this article: The Pierce, Butler & Pierce Manufacturing Company of Syracuse. A number of homes in the Central

Utica to sell Kennedy parking garage near MVHS downtown hospital project; MVHS surprised by move
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica’s Urban Renewal Agency on Thursday approved an application from the Pike Company of Rochester and Bowers Development of

State Police investigate overnight break-in at Horseheads Brewing Company
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — The New York State Police in Horseheads announced on Thursday that there was an overnight break-in at the Horseheads Brewing Company at

Onondaga County selects group to redevelop ShoppingTown Mall property
DeWITT, N.Y. — Onondaga County has chosen a joint venture of four area development firms to purchase and redevelop the ShoppingTown Mall property at 3649
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