Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.

New 3-D checkpoint scanner at Syracuse airport helping TSA better detect explosives
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based NUAIR describes its new president and CEO as a “well-known innovator and leader” within the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry. The TSA has installed an advanced-technology computed-tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging at the regional airport. “The new checkpoint technology provides critical explosives detection capabilities and improves the capability […]

NUAIR hires new president and CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based NUAIR announced it has hired Ken Stewart as its new president and CEO. Stewart most recently served as CEO of Boston,

Downtown Committee reveals new Downtown Syracuse gateway sign
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Committee of Syracuse says it has a winner in the contest to create a new Downtown Syracuse gateway sign. The

Syracuse football A three-time All-American for the Orange from 1964 to 1966, Little famously followed Jim Brown and 1961 Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis

TSA using new 3-D checkpoint scanner to improve explosives detection at Syracuse airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now using technology at Syracuse Hancock International Airport that seeks to improve detection of explosives. The

New director of security appointed for Tioga Downs, Vernon Downs
NICHOLS, N.Y. — Tioga Downs Casino Resort has named Robert Otto as its regional director of security, overseeing security operations at both Tioga Downs Casino
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County hotels posted an occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 37 percent in November, down 29.7 percent from a year prior, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. It was the biggest year-over-year decline in occupancy in the county since July as

Sugar Blossom Cake Shop: “The Sweet Smell of Success”
If there were ever two young entrepreneurs that would make the sun shine from pure desire, I think I may have met them. The lyric from the song “Higher Love” epitomizes Kaleigh Ligoci and Lauren Scarpelli. On Thursday, Dec. 3, the Greater Liverpool Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon and officially welcomed Ligoci, Scarpelli, and their Sugar
Two-thirds of Onondaga County hotel rooms were unoccupied in November
SYRACUSE — Just one in three hotel rooms in Onondaga County, on average, were occupied by guests in November, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to restrain travel and the hospitality industry. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county was 33.6 percent in November, down 34.6 percent from
Seven in 10 Broome County hotel rooms were empty in November
BINGHAMTON — Broome County hotels posted an average occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 29.2 percent in November, down 46.1 percent from a year prior, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. A continued resurgence in COVID-19 in the county and region has hampered the hospitality business.
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.