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Southwest Airlines to begin seasonal nonstop service from Syracuse airport to Tampa next spring
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has announced plans to start seasonal, nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Tampa, Florida

Endicott, Norwich each awarded $10M in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
New York State has awarded the Village of Endicott in Broome County and the City of Norwich in Chenango County $10 million grants as part

Hochul mandates masks or vax proof for indoor public places starting Monday
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday announced that starting Monday, masks will be required to be worn in all indoor public

Malatras to step down as SUNY chancellor
ALBANY, N.Y. — Saying “the recent events surrounding me over the past week have become a distraction,” SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras on Thursday resigned from

Picente institutes Oneida County mask, temperature-check order through the holidays
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente on Thursday announced a temporary order requiring people to wear masks in all indoor public places for

Syracuse, Oneida each awarded $10M in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State has awarded the City of Syracuse and the City of Oneida $10 million grants as part of the fifth
Lockheed’s suburban Syracuse plant wins nearly $36M Navy contract modification
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Syracuse–area plant was recently awarded a $35.65 million modification to a previously awarded contract order from the U.S. Navy. The cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed-price adjustment will exercise options for the procurement of submarine new-construction kits, equipment, and installation, according to a Dec. 3 contract announcement from the U.S.

Electric-vehicle charging plugs installed on ESF campus in National Grid program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The campus of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) now has 18 new electric-vehicle (EV) charging plugs. Officials from National Grid (NYSE: NGG) and SUNY ESF held an Oct. 20 ceremonial ribbon cutting to acknowledge the installation. The plugs are available for public use in the college’s P22 lot, located

Garcia begins work as EPA administrator of region that includes New York
A former employee of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now serving as a regional administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). President Joseph Biden appointed Lisa Garcia as the agency’s administrator for Region 2, which includes New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and eight Indian nations, EPA

State, FLT, NYSEG agree to protect Cayuga Lake property
LANSING, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 1 announced a land-purchase agreement between the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLT) and New York State Electric & Gas Corp. (NYSEG) for the 470-Acre Bell Station, the largest privately-owned undeveloped lake shoreline in the Finger Lakes. Hochul in September had announced that NYSEG had canceled
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