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Tompkins County Area Development supports nearly $90 million in projects during 2019
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County Area Development (TCAD), the economic development organization for Ithaca and Tompkins County, says it supported $86.7 million in capital-investment projects

MOST to use $300K state grant to renovate space in Armory for commercial leasing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) will use a $300,000 state grant to renovate the unoccupied east side

Crews finish work on nearly $35M expansion at Ithaca Tompkins International Airport
LANSING, N.Y. — Work has finished on the $34.8 million renovation and expansion of the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport. The renovation “improves the long-term economic

Onondaga County, Syracuse Crunch announce naming rights for War Memorial Arena
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County War Memorial Arena has a new name — the Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial. Onondaga

What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on vs. North Florida?
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball looks for a second straight win when the Orange (6-5) host the North Florida Ospreys (7-6) in their penultimate non-conference

PAR Technology completes acquisition of Restaurant Magic
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — ParTech Inc. on Thursday announced it has completed its acquisition of AccSys, LLC, also known as Restaurant Magic, a Tampa, Florida–based

Greek Peak, Toggenburg ski resorts under ownership of an Elmira family
VIRGIL — Greek Peak Mountain Resort in Virgil and Toggenburg Mountain in Fabius are now operating under the ownership of one family. John and Christine Meier of Elmira and their family are now the sole owners of both Central New York ski areas. John Meier had owned 50 percent with a business partner for six

Synergy Athletics to open new Binghamton location
BINGHAMTON — Synergy Athletics, which provides personal athletic training for its members, is hoping to begin operations in the building located at 1429 Upper Front St. in Binghamton in January. The business recently purchased the 4,700-square-foot building where renovation work started Nov. 30, says Joe Hashey, president of Synergy Athletics, who spoke with CNYBJ in
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate dips 2.5 percent in October
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County were slightly less full in October 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 declined 2.5 percent to 57.3 percent in October, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics

CNY, Mohawk Valley awarded funding in REDC competition; Southern Tier wins most of any region
State officials announced the funding awards during a ceremony held Thursday in Albany. Central New York has consistently done well in the competition. After nine
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