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Construction projects among those targeted in Potsdam’s $10M state downtown-funding grant
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Construction and renovation work will be among the eight projects that will benefit from the state’s $10 million award in the Downtown Revitalization Initiative for the village of Potsdam in St. Lawrence County. The office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo on May 19 announced Potsdam’s list of projects. The eight projects will help […]
New York closed and pending home sales exploded higher in April
CNY sales mixed ALBANY, N.Y. — The red-hot real-estate market continued in April. New York realtors sold 10,528 previously owned homes in the month, a rise of 47.6 percent from the 7,134 homes sold in April 2020. Further large increases in closed home sales are coming in forthcoming months as pending

Construction underway on $19M housing development in Oneonta
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Construction has begun on Dietz Street Lofts, a $19 million mixed-use, mixed-income affordable-housing development in Oneonta that will create 64 affordable homes. The project supports the economic-development efforts underway in Oneonta, as part of the city’s selection as a winner of the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) for the Mohawk Valley,

Flood-mitigation project on Sauquoit Creek in Mohawk Valley set to begin
WHITESTOWN, N.Y. — New York State and the Town of Whitestown will start construction this month on a $3.9 million flood-mitigation project to bolster resilience

New York’s COVID hospitalizations fall to lowest level since last October
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 fell by 54 in the latest day to

CenterState CEO, others to help small businesses apply for state pandemic-recovery grant program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Local leaders on Thursday joined CenterState CEO to highlight the impact the state’s COVID-19 Pandemic Small Businesses Recovery Grant program will have

People news: Tompkins Financial promotes Tomazin to treasurer
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corporation announced it has promoted Matt Tomazin to treasurer and senior VP. He will report to Frank Fetsko, chief operating

Six Lewis County small businesses awarded $170K in grant funding for equipment and projects
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Six small businesses in Lewis County are using a total of $170,000 in grant funding to pay for equipment and projects. They

Schumer pitches Micron president on locating a future plant in Upstate
Micron Technology is thinking about locations for a future plant and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) hopes the firm will choose upstate New

Syracuse University’s Alford to depart for University at Buffalo dean job
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Keith A. Alford, chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO), at Syracuse University, is leaving Syracuse this summer to become dean of the
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