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City of Utica has grant funding available for woman- and minority-owned businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica says grant funding is now available for qualifying woman- and minority-owned businesses with five or fewer employees that
St. Joseph’s Health, Excellus BCBS new contract agreement now in effect
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rochester–based Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) and St. Joseph’s Health have reached a multi-year contract agreement that went into effect Jan. 1, 2025,
PAR Technology acquires Minnesota software company for $132 million
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) announced it has acquired Delaget LLC, a Minnesota–based provider of restaurant analytics and business-intelligence solutions, in
Hockey tournament generates huge economic impact for Oneida County
UTICA — The IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship held in Utica from April 3–14, 2024 brought 70,000 more visitors to Oneida County and generated at least $3.4 million in consumer spending. That’s according to a recent report issued by Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. “Hosting the 2024 IIHF Women’s World Championship in
Independent colleges generate $97B statewide economic impact
Private, nonprofit colleges and universities have statewide economic impact of $97 billion, according to an economic impact study released by the Albany–based Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU). Institution impact comprises $70 billion of that, with student and visitor impact totaling $5 billion and academic medical center impact coming in at $22 billion, the
Oneida County hotel business benchmarks improve in November
UTICA — Oneida County hotels enjoyed a strong month in November, as three key indicators of business performance improved. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) edged up 2.2 percent to 56.3 percent in the 11th month of 2024 compared to the year-prior month, according to a report from STR, a
ConMed to pay dividend for 2024 Q4 in early January
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica region, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the fourth quarter of 2024. The dividend is payable on Jan. 3, to all shareholders of record as of Dec. 20. At the
New restaurant set to open in Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Lucky Dog Bistro, at 4 College St. in Clinton, will formally mark its grand opening on Friday, Dec. 27 at 3 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting event including the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. “Our team is excited to bring this new venture to the community, and we can’t wait to share our
Colgate hires D-III national title coach, CNY native to lead football program
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University has hired SUNY Cortland football coach Curt Fitzpatrick as the 31st head coach in the history of the Raiders football program. Fitzpatrick, a Fulton native, coached the Red Dragons to a 45-5 record in four seasons, including the 2023 Division III national championship. Fitzpatrick was named the 2023 Division III
NBT Bancorp receives approval for Evans Bancorp acquisition
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) has received regulatory approval from the Office of the Comptroller of Currency to complete its acquisition for
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