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Starbucks to open location in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has announced that Starbucks plans to open its first Utica location. Starbucks (NYSE: SBUX), the Seattle, Washington–based coffee
State budget includes $800 million for I-81 renovation project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 2022 New York State budget allocates $800 million toward the first phase of construction on the I-81 viaduct-replacement project in downtown
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate falls nearly 18 percent in February
WATERTOWN, N.Y — Hotels in Jefferson County saw a decline in guests in February compared to the year-ago month, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued hindering travel and hospitality businesses, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county declined 17.5 percent to 35.4 percent
Syracuse University to require vaccinations beginning June 1
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As of June 1, Syracuse University will require all students, faculty, and staff to have a COVID-19 vaccination to be involved in
Hamilton College’s new $2M boathouse in Rome should be ready in August
ROME, N.Y. — Hamilton College has plans for a $2 million boathouse project located on the Erie Canal in Rome’s Bellamy Harbor Park. Work on the project begins the week of April 12 and the facility should be ready for use this August, the college said. The boathouse will be a “significant enhancement” from the
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 13.8 percent to 42.3 percent in February, compared to a year ago, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. For the second straight month, the decline was the smallest since the
BAE supplies buses in Canadian city with electric-propulsion systems
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems says 15 public buses in Vancouver, British Columbia will be using its all-electric propulsion systems when they begin service in 2022. The technology will enable the buses to run “free of emissions,” the company announced. The fleet will be the “first in North America” to benefit from the next-generation, series-EV
CEDA helps new Hispanic market get off the ground in Auburn
AUBURN, N.Y. — When Robert and Elizabeth Quezada, immigrants from Ecuador, were looking to start their own family business, a new Hispanic market, in Auburn last year, they turned to the Cayuga Economic Development Agency (CEDA) for help. CEDA translated for the Quezadas and guided them through the Auburn city-codes process to obtain a certificate
Award finalists, speaker named for CenterState annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As CenterState CEO prepares for its virtual annual meeting on April 29, the organization has announced finalists for its 2021 Business of the Year Awards in five categories and the event’s keynote speaker. The virtual program begins at 12 p.m. Award finalists The awards recognize member companies and organizations that have “achieved
Ithaca College requiring student vaccinations for fall semester
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College is joining its neighbor Cornell University in requiring that students be vaccinated against the coronavirus before this fall’s semester. Ithaca
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