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Fall progress breakfast focuses on Syracuse as an arts, culture, and entertainment destination
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Downtown Syracuse is an arts, culture, and entertainment destination that has “unique experiences for everyone.” That was the theme of the Fall
Norwegian firm wins $1 million top prize in Tech Garden’s Genius NY competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Aviant of Oslo, Norway captured the $1 million grand prize in the eighth round of the Genius NY accelerator, which is housed
State to upgrade Sentry Bridge at Watkins Glen State Park
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — New York State plans to replace the current Sentry Bridge at the entrance of Watkins Glen State Park with the work
Vision-care company Warby Parker to open store in Fayetteville in early 2025
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. — Warby Parker Inc. (NYSE: WRBY), a New York City–based company that specializes in vision-care needs, is coming to the Towne Center at Fayetteville in early 2025. COR Development Company says it has signed a lease with Warby Parker, representing the brand’s first location in the Syracuse area. Warby Parker will be located
Oncenter to host New York State Innovation Summit on Oct. 28-29
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Plenty of speakers and a commercialization competition are part of the agenda for the upcoming New York State Innovation Summit on Monday
State parks generate a $3.7 billion economic impact
State parks and historic sites in New York state generated a $3.7 billion economic impact in 2021, rivaling the economic impact of the state’s agricultural sector, which produced $3.3 billion for the same year. The data comes from an economic-impact report titled, “New York’s State Parks: The Economic Engine for the State” by Parks &
So Sweet Candy Shoppe moves to Clinton
CLINTON — After more than three decades as a floral designer, Margaret Rienzo never planned to open her own business. However, a lifelong love of baking led to her second career as an entrepreneur and owner of So Sweet Candy Shoppe in Oneida County. Rienzo started the business in her home in Utica in 2005,
Two hotel projects announced as first grant recipients in Onondaga County hotel initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hotel projects in the towns of DeWitt and Salina are the first two grant recipients in the Onondaga County hotel initiative to
Broome County hotels see fewer overnight guests in September
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels registered a drop in occupancy in September, even as two other key indicators of business performance improved substantially in the month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 4.7 percent to 62.5 percent in the ninth month of 2024, compared to
Jefferson County hotels post a strong month of business in September
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels registered a more than 15 percent jump in overnight guests in September, as two other important indicators of hotel-business performance also improved substantially. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the North Country’s largest county climbed 15.5 percent to 66.6 percent in the ninth
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