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Arc Herkimer plans $1 million event venue at MV Golf & Event Center
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — Arc Herkimer announced it plans to add a new, $1 million event venue to the MV Golf & Event Center in
Jefferson County hotels had fewer than one-third of rooms filled in November
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Just under one out of three Jefferson County hotel rooms, on average, were occupied in November as the coronavirus pandemic continued to stifle travel and the hospitality industry, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county was 31.4 percent in November,

Adirondack Railroad begins $30 million rail-line reconstruction project
UTICA, N.Y. — The Adirondack Railroad recently announced it has begun corridor reconstruction on rail lines from Snow Junction to the Tupper Lake station, a total of 84 miles of track. Tupper Lake will serve as the northern terminal, upgrading the existing railroad station, adding a yard to restore engines and locomotives, and building a

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
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