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Broome County hotel occupancy jumps more than 10 percent in October
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels posted a double-digit percentage increase in guests compared to the year-ago month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 10.4 percent to 64.8 percent in October, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. It topped the single-digit […]

Seneca Foods’ net sales rise more than 18% in latest quarter
FAIRPORT, N.Y. — Seneca Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) recently reported that net sales for the three-month period ending Oct. 1 increased 18.1 percent to nearly $440 million from more than $372 million in the year-prior quarter. The company — a Finger Lakes–based provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities across the U.S., including

Australian company, four Upstate firms win Grow-NY funding
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An Australian firm and four Upstate startups were among the businesses winning funding in this year’s Grow-NY business competition. Judges awarded the $1 million grand prize to ProAgni of Lavington, Australia during the two-day summit held Nov. 15-16 at the Oncenter Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center in downtown Syracuse. Grow-NY is a

Workforce development is a priority for MVCC’s AIM
UTICA, N.Y. — The Advanced Institute for Manufacturing (AIM) at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) offers a host of services to manufacturing businesses within the six-county Mohawk Valley region as a New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) center. “We are one of 11 MEP centers located in the state of New York,” says AIM Director

In Oneida visit, Schumer calls for federal support to help Upstate hospitals handle RSV cases
ONEIDA, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) says he wants to increase federal support for upstate New York hospitals strained by the

Binghamton Placemaking Office plans holiday festivities for Small Business Saturday
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce Placemaking Office is hosting its first pop-up event in downtown Binghamton Saturday, Nov. 26 from 4-8

Turning Stone unveils holiday decor
VERONA, N.Y. — Turning Stone Resort Casino kicked off the holiday season with its annual gingerbread-house display and more than 2 million LED lights. As

Marcy Tech Barn project honored with best practice award
MARCY, N.Y. — The New York Upstate Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) recognized Mohawk Valley EDGE and Environmental Design and Research (EDR) with

Breeze Airways begins nonstop service from Syracuse to Tampa
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Breeze Airways has started its year-round, nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Tampa, Florida (TPA). The inaugural flight departed

Dreamy’s Candy shop opens in Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. — Dreamy’s Candy shop in the village of Clinton on Tuesday formally opened with a ribbon-cutting event. Amity Messett and her family, who
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