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Oneida Nation buys Verona hotel, will rebrand it as Sandstone Hollow Inn
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation announced it has acquired the Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham in Verona and will rebrand the hotel
Syracuse accepting ACC InVenture Prize Competition applications through Friday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Applications from Syracuse University students and recent graduates that are aspiring entrepreneurs, inventors, and creators are being accepted through Friday, Feb. 7
Syracuse University to use $15 million donation for art scholarships, “immersion experiences”
The donation is part of a $1.5 billion campaign called Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University. It started launched in November and “seeks to
FEMA awards nearly $1.4M to restore River Walk West in Oswego
FEMA is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. “The flooding of Lake Ontario in 2017 and again this year has devastated shoreline communities
Oneida Nation to formally open Yellow Brick Road Casino & Sportsbook expansion on Feb. 11
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation says it will formally open its “multi-million” dollar, expanded entertainment area at Yellow Brick Road Casino & Sportsbook
New York State Fair director gets ready to add five days
GEDDES — If the state legislature gives its approval, the New York State Fair will become an 18-day event this August, up from the current 13 days. Gov. Andrew Cuomo included $4.9 million in his state budget proposal, issued Jan. 21, to fund the additional days. If the state legislature OK’s the proposed extension, the
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate dips 0.9 percent in December
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County welcomed slightly fewer guests in December than in the year-prior month, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 0.9 percent to 35.1 percent in December, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics
Planet Fitness franchisee formally opens new, larger gym near Ithaca
LANSING — ECP-PF Holdings Group, a Planet Fitness franchisee, has recently formally opened its new, 20,400-square-foot Planet Fitness gym at 2309 North Triphammer Road in the village of Lansing. Planet Fitness and ECP-PF Holdings celebrated the grand opening of the new fitness center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 16. It had previously operated
Oneida County hotel occupancy rate edges up in December
UTICA — Hotels in Oneida County were ever so slightly fuller in December than in the year-prior month, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county inched up 0.3 percent to 41.7 percent in December, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data
Developers start site-prep work on City Harbor project in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Its project team says City Harbor, a mixed-use project “promoting wider access” to Cayuga Lake, is in the site-preparation stages. Developers plan
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