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City of Rome to use $200K in state funding for new stage, park improvements
ROME, N.Y. — The City of Rome will use $200,000 in state funding for a portable mobile stage and improvements to Veterans Memorial and Gansevoort

People news: M&T Bank hires Meister for management group, to head Wilmington Trust wealth unit
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) announced that Doris P. Meister will join the company’s management group as an executive VP, effective Aug.

Hartwick College raises more than $34 million in fundraising campaign
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College in Oneonta raised more than $34.7 million in a six-year fundraising effort it called “The Campaign for Hartwick Students: It’s

CNY region unemployment rates decline in June compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in June, compared to a year earlier, according to the latest

New York milk production rises 4 percent in June
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York dairy farms produced 1.25 billion pounds of milk in June, up 4.2 percent from the year-ago period, the USDA’s New

Rome to use $1.5M state grant to demolish abandoned housing at former Woodhaven developmen
ROME, N.Y. — The City of Rome will use a $1.5 million state grant to demolish the former Woodhaven housing complex and to market the

New York home sales rise nearly 10 percent in June compared to a year ago; CNY numbers mostly up
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors completed the sale of more than 12,100 previously owned homes in June, up nearly 10 percent from about 11,100

State awards Upstate Medical $1 million grant for HIV program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University announced it will use a five-year, $1 million grant to support a program that seeks to “keep vulnerable populations

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

Labor report: All CNY regions add jobs, except for Binghamton
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions all gained jobs in the past 12 months, while the Binghamton area lost jobs in the same
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