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Jefferson County hotels post nearly 10 percent decline in guests in October
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels registered an almost 10 percent drop in overnight guests in October, but two other indicators of hotel-business performance were mixed. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county slipped 9.6 percent to 53.1 percent in the 10th month of 2023 from October 2022, […]
Grow-NY recognizes firms from Ithaca, Poughkeepsie, and beyond
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — This year’s Grow-NY business competition awarded prize money to businesses from Ithaca and Poughkeepsie, two from Ontario, and companies from Georgia and the United Kingdom as well. Grow-NY is focused on “enhancing the emerging” food, beverage, and agriculture innovation cluster in Central New York, the Finger Lakes, and the Southern Tier. The
Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q4 dividend of 30 cents a share in early January
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 30 cents per common share outstanding. The banking company will pay the fourth-quarter dividend on Jan. 2, to shareholders of record on Dec. 14. At Financial Institutions’ current
Rotary Club of Ithaca awards community grants
ITHACA, N.Y. —The Rotary Club of Ithaca recently awarded $10,000 in grants to 11 community nonprofits for a variety of projects, according to a news release from the organization. The Rotary Club received 28 applications this year for its annual community grants program. A seven-member committee evaluated the proposals and selected the final projects. The
Hunter cited for illegally taking two deer in Otsego County
MILFORD, N.Y. — An unlicensed hunter in Otsego County was recently cited by state authorities for illegally taking a pair of deer. On Nov. 7, Mark Vencak, an environmental conservation officer for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), responded to a location in Otsego County after receiving information that a person took
Korotzer named to ACHE of Upstate New York board
UTICA, N.Y. — The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter CEO Karen Korotzer has joined the board of directors of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) of Upstate New York, the official local chapter of the national ACHE. “I felt strongly that ACHE of Upstate New York’s values of integrity, lifelong learning, leadership, and diversity aligned with
Rome Health holds groundbreaking ceremony for new operating rooms and ICU
The Kaplan Center for Surgical Services is named in honor of Charles and Florence Kaplan, who donated $5 million to the project. King and King
Madison County unveils revamped website
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County announced it recently partnered with CivicPlus, a provider of integrated technology solutions for local governments, to give the county’s website
American Heart Association funds cardiovascular research at MMRI
UTICA, N.Y. — Four scientists at the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) currently have cardiovascular research projects funded by the American Heart Association totaling $499,000.
New York Wine & Grape Foundation, partners to conduct vineyard study starting next year
PENN YAN, N.Y. — The Penn Yan–based New York Wine & Grape Foundation (NYWGF) is partnering with Agency 29 to lead a statewide vineyard-survey initiative.
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