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Construction begins on Tioga Downs hotel
NICHOLS, N.Y. — Construction is underway on a new six-story, 161-room hotel at Tioga Downs in Nichols. Owner Jeff Gural and other community leaders attended
Miner to appoint Mannion to serve as chair of Airport Authority board
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Patrick Mannion will begin serving as chairman of the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) board of directors, effective this Friday. Mannion is
New York State Fair attendance tops 1.1 million this year, a new record
GEDDES — More than 1.1 million people attended the New York State Fair in Geddes during its 12-day run, beating the previous record of 1,011,248
FAA awards Oswego County Airport $843,000 in federal funding
VOLNEY, N.Y. — The Oswego County Airport will use $843,000 in federal funding to fix two taxiways and replace the taxiway lighting. The Federal Aviation
People news: Syracuse University hires Defliese as women’s lacrosse assistant coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University women’s lacrosse head coach Gary Gait announced that Caitlin Defliese has joined his staff as an assistant coach. Defliese comes
State grants Tioga Downs gaming license
NICHOLS, N.Y. — The New York State Gaming Commission has granted Tioga Downs a commercial gaming license. The license allows Tioga Downs to “complete its
Galaxy Communications buys Long Island event company
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Galaxy Communications has purchased DBE Events, a company that operates two events on Long Island. DBE Events produces Hops & Props Craft
Finger Lakes Wine Alliance names Dello Stritto executive director
GENEVA — Finger Lakes Wine Alliance, a marketing association for wines from the Finger Lakes region, announced that it has named Tracey Dello Stritto as its new executive director. Dello Stritto will lead the organization’s efforts to increase awareness of Finger Lakes wines and wineries across the country and the world. “We are extremely confident
New York home sales fall more than 10 percent in July
New York realtors completed the sale of more than 11,700 previously owned homes in July, down 10.3 percent compared to the more than 13,000 completed sales in July 2015. That’s according to the housing-market report that the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR) recently issued. “The New York State housing market has been performing
People news: Finger Lakes Wine Alliance names Dello Stritto executive director
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Wine Alliance, a marketing association for wines from the Finger Lakes region, announced that it has named Tracey Dello Stritto
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