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MVCC thINCubator, Clarkson, and Cornell awarded FuzeHub manufacturing grants
ALBANY, N.Y. — thINCubator in Utica, Clarkson University, and Cornell University are among seven nonprofits awarded manufacturing grants in this year’s second round of funding from FuzeHub. The Empire State Development-supported, manufacturing-grants program awarded $455,000 in grants to facilitate research and development, technical advancements, and process improvements for New York State manufacturers. Two applicants each […]
Jefferson County hotel-occupancy rate flat in June, other hotel indicators rise
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County hotels registered a slight dip in overnight guests in June, as two other important indicators of hotel-business activity rose. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the North Country’s largest county slipped 0.4 percent to 58.6 percent in the sixth month of the year from June
Area food organizations receive state funding to increase access to local foods
New York State has awarded $7.6 million to 12 food-service organizations across the state, including two Central New York organizations, through the second round of the New York Food for New York Families Program, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. The program, funded through a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant, provides a boost to New York
Project to protect Oswego’s Camp Hollis from future flooding is now complete
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A construction project to protect Camp Hollis in the town of Oswego from future flooding and high-water events is now complete. Camp Hollis is a summer camp for children, providing recreational opportunities to more than 2,000 at-risk youth per year, as well as a location for private events. The completed resiliency project
Oswego Health says first robotically assisted surgery performed at its surgery center
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it had the system’s first robotically assisted surgery using the recently purchased da Vinci Xi surgical system. Dr. Kenneth Cooper — a robotically trained bariatric surgeon with the Center for Weight Loss & Surgery — was the first to use the da Vinci Xi system at Oswego Health’s surgery
Northern New York Community Foundation names new board chair
WATERTOWN — Lewis County resident Cheryl R. Steckly was recently named chair of the Northern New York (NNY) Community Foundation board of directors, the nonprofit announced. Steckly retired in 2019 as superintendent of Lowville Academy & Central Schools after more than 35 years working in public education. She was first appointed to the Community Foundation
Regional small businesses win New York SBDC awards, “Roadshow” presentations scheduled
ALBANY, N.Y. — Businesses in Lowville, Utica, Oneonta, and Hogansburg in Franklin County are among those that will be recognized in the weeks ahead as
Naturally Lewis accepting applications for $100K Building Business Fund grant program
Millions in JUUL settlement money making its way to New York counties and BOCES
Millions of dollars are flowing into the North Country, Mohawk Valley, and Southern Tier as part of the $462 million multistate settlement with JUUL Labs Inc. for its role in the youth-vaping epidemic. New York will receive a total of $112.7 million through the settlement, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James, who announced
NNY Community Foundation offers $30K grant for Food Bank of CNY distribution center expansion
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Northern New York (NNY) Community Foundation says it’s providing a $30,000 grant to the Food Bank of Central New York to help pay for the expansion of its distribution center on Interstate Island Road in Van Buren in northwest Onondaga County. The Food Bank of CNY has an 11-county service area,
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