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Del Lago Resort & Casino to host open houses for table games, poker dealers
TYRE, N.Y. — Del Lago Resort & Casino later this month is hosting two dealer-school information nights for those interested in learning more about table

Gillibrand: Hartwick’s Center for Craft Food & Beverage seeks funding for equipment
ONEONTA, N.Y. — The Hartwick College Center for Craft Food & Beverage is pursuing funding to purchase additional analytical equipment for grain testing, research, and

Pretty Garden Boutique and Cafe to formally open Aug. 2 in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The Pretty Garden Boutique and Cafe will formally open Tuesday, Aug.2 in a ribbon-cutting event with the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce.

People news: del Lago Resort & Casino names Moran SVP of HR
TYRE, N.Y. — Jerry Moran has been named senior VP of human resources (HR) at del Lago Resort & Casino in Tyre, which is getting

Sciencenter executive director Trautmann announces retirement
ITHACA, N.Y. — Charlie Trautmann, executive director of the Sciencenter — a nonprofit hands-on science museum in Ithaca, has announced his retirement from the organization, effective

People news: Seward House Museum names four trustees
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Seward House Museum in Auburn announced that its board of trustees has elected four new trustees. They are: Alex Schloop, brand

FAA awards Massena International Airport $459K grant for lighting, visual guidance improvements
MASSENA, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Massena International Airport a grant of nearly $459,000. The airport is also known as Richards

Onondaga County hopes for federal grant to complete Onondaga Lake trail system
The trail that extends around the perimeter of Onondaga Lake attracts more than a million people annually as the effort to clean up the body of water continues. That’s according to Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney who contends “what we need now is to be able to finish that [trail] loop, so people can make

The serendipitous story of Adirondack Distilling
UTICA — “It started with a glass of vodka,” recalls Jordan Karp, president of Adirondack Distilling Co., Inc. “At the time, I was a political consultant. While sitting in my Washington, D.C. office late one evening in 2010 bemoaning clients’ complaints, it dawned on me that I could make a better vodka than I was

Operation Oswego County presents award to Beacon Hotel owners for entrepreneurial activities
OSWEGO — Operation Oswego County (OOC), at its annual meeting in June, presented its 2016 Dee Heckethorn Entrepreneur Award to Atom and Falecia Avery in recognition and appreciation of “exceptional entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, and dedication to fostering economic, community and tourism growth in Oswego County through diverse real-estate development activities.” The couple was honored for
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