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Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber temporarily lays off all staff members
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Greater Watertown-North Country (GWNC) Chamber of Commerce has “temporarily” laid off all of its employees, except Chamber President and CEO Kylie

Southern Tier airports to receive federal COVID-19 relief funding along with other New York airports
Airports serving Binghamton, Ithaca, Elmira/Corning, Cortland County, Norwich, and Oneonta are among the facilities sharing in more than $441 million in federal coronavirus relief. The

Broome County reports 10th COVID-19 death, warns about possible exposure at Vestal Walmart
Customers who were in the store on April 12 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in the grocery department are being asked to self-quarantine and contact their

Centro will remind riders to wear masks per governor’s order, but won’t refuse those who don’t
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Friday night at 8 p.m., an executive order from Gov. Andrew Cuomo goes into effect, requiring everyone over the age of two

CenterState CEO survey: 55 percent of CNY firms reduce workforce amid coronavirus crisis
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new CenterState CEO survey found that 55 percent of responding businesses reported a decrease in product demand during the coronavirus shutdown

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport has secured nearly $13 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding as the facility reports a 47 percent passenger

Hunters in New York harvested more than 224,000 deer in 2019-20 hunting season
ALBANY — Hunters harvested an estimated 224,190 deer in New York state during the 2019-20 hunting season, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced on March 30. The harvest figure included 103,787 antlerless deer, down 9 percent from the prior-year harvest, and 120,403 antlered bucks, up 6 percent from last season. The deer
SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County were fuller in February than in the year-ago month, while room revenue also gained, according to a recent report. The data was from the last full month before the hotel business in the region, state, and much of the U.S. was slammed by the coronavirus emergency, starting in mid-March.
Broome County hotel occupancy rate dips in February
BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County were slightly less full in February than in the year-ago month, according to a recent report. The data was from the last full month before the coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down the hospitality industry across the state and much of the nation, starting in mid-March. The hotel occupancy rate

Pandemic grounds 2020 Greater Binghamton Air Show
MAINE, N.Y. — Citing uncertainty about the spread of the coronavirus, Broome County officials have canceled the 2020 Greater Binghamton Air Show. The event, which has drawn thousands of spectators in the past, had been scheduled for July 25 at the Greater Binghamton Airport in the town of Maine. The county says the air show
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