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Kreuter to manage Syracuse Mets during 2020 season
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Mets on Feb. 8 announced that Chad Kreuter will serve as the team’s manager during the upcoming season. He takes over for Brian Schneider after the New York Mets named Schneider their quality control coach on Feb. 7, the Syracuse Mets said. This came just over one month after Schneider had […]
Downtown Dining Weeks continue through March 1
SYRACUSE — The Downtown Committee of Syracuse Inc. says Downtown Dining Weeks, which started Feb. 17, will continue through March 1. This year’s event — now in its 16th year — includes 46 locally-owned restaurants. In all, 29 eateries are dishing out three-course lunch specials for $10 (or less), while 35 restaurants serve up three-course
New York State seeks to boost snowmobiling winter tourism
SARANAC LAKE — New York wants to boost the winter-tourism industry in the North Country and across the state through snowmobiling. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Feb. 16 announced that New York State will host a free snowmobiling weekend for all out-of-state and Canadian snowmobilers March 14-15. During the promotional weekend, the state will waive fees
Winter Fair at State Fairgrounds draws smaller crowd after winter storm
GEDDES — The Feb. 7 winter storm that blew across upstate New York made the second annual Winter Fair at the State Fairgrounds “a little bit more challenging” this year. “We had a weather condition that we didn’t have the first year,” says Steve Becker, president and owner of Premier Promotions and promoter of the
Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley elects 2020 officers
The Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley (CAMV) recently announced its new slate of officers for 2020. They are as follows: • President — Raymond J. Durso, Jr., executive director of The Genesis Group • First Vice President — Bill Guglielmo, president of the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce • Second Vice President — Karen Pike-Roberts of the
State approves $300M in funding for Reimagine the Canals initiative
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) board of trustees has authorized a five-year funding plan for the Reimagine the Canals Initiative, which seeks to help expand tourism, boost economic development, and reduce flooding along the Erie Canal corridor. The $300 million project was first announced in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2020 State of the State address. The
State park visits increased last year, governor says
Gov. Andrew Cuomo last August announced that fees at more than 30 campgrounds, parks, and boat launches along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River would be cut in half to encourage increased tourism in regions impacted by high water. That announcement helped “in part” as attendance at state parks campgrounds in 2019 “surged to
Report: NYS local sales-tax collections rose 4.7% in 2019
ALBANY — Local sales-tax collections statewide grew 4.7 percent to $18.3 billion in 2019, according to a recent report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While this was slower than the 5.3 percent annual growth for 2018, it surpassed growth in all other years since 2013. “The economic climate in New York state
Historic Herkimer Jail Preservation & Tourism Project gets $10K in funding
HERKIMER — Friends of Historic Herkimer County recently received $10,000 in grant funding to help pay for its Historic Herkimer County Jail Preservation & Tourism Project, helping to repair, restore, and preserve the physical structure of the 1834 jail. The money came from the M&T Bank/Partners Trust Bank Charitable Fund (MTPT) of the Community Foundation
St. Lawrence Chamber lays out key tourism initiatives for 2020
The Central New York Business Journal recently touched base with Brooke Rouse, executive director of the St. Lawrence County of Chamber of Commerce. Rouse says these are the major tourism initiatives for the chamber in 2020: • Continue to develop and promote the new interactive trails website: www.STLCtrails.com. STLC Trails is a free and easy-to-use tool that
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