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Cuomo launches campaign to boost tourism in Lake Ontario region following flooding
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday launched a new campaign seeking to promote tourism in the Lake Ontario region in the wake of
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate jumps 10 percent in June
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County were substantially fuller in June than in the year-ago month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county increased 10 percent to 68 percent in June from 61.8 percent a year before, according to STR, a Tennessee–based
Oneida County hotel occupancy rate declines in June
UTICA — Hotels in Oneida County were slightly less full in June 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 slipped 1.3 percent to 66.1 percent in June from 67 percent a year ago, according to STR, a
Syracuse football ranked No. 22 in preseason coaches poll
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange football team will start the 2019 season nationally ranked for the first time since 1998. The Orange were ranked
Oneida Nation opens sportsbook at Turning Stone and Point Place
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation on Thursday opened The Lounge with Caesars Sports, the new sports-betting venue at Turning Stone Resort Casino in
Auburn will use state downtown-revitalization money on 13 projects
AUBURN, N.Y. — The city of Auburn will target 13 projects with its $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) award, which the state announced last
Grow-NY draws nearly 200 applications for first round of state agribusiness competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Budding agricultural entrepreneurs have submitted nearly 200 applications for the first round of Grow-NY, which the state describes as a “food innovation
Commerce Chenango announces new president and CEO
NORWICH, N.Y. — Commerce Chenango — an economic development, tourism promotion, and chamber of commerce organization for Chenango County — announced it has selected Kerri
Syracuse airport to boost enforcement of curbside parking rules
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport doesn’t want drivers parking their vehicles at the airport entrance curbside while they wait for passengers. Those waiting
Tioga Downs, FanDuel formally open sports-betting venue
NICHOLS — FanDuel Group has recently opened the company’s first retail sportsbook in New York state, located at Tioga Downs Casino Resort in Nichols in Tioga County. FanDuel’s new 2,600-square-foot, sports-betting retail location is available near the casino’s main entrance. The FanDuel Sportsbook includes eight betting windows, 27 video displays including a large video wall,
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