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Tioga Chamber hosts fundraising and awards event on Sept. 24
NICHOLS, N.Y. — The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural fundraising event and awards ceremony, the Chamber Stakes Awards, on Sept. 24
Project to renovate historic Owego building moves forward
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Village of Owego and TEAM Tioga are partnering to restore the historic building at 90 Temple St. that houses the Owego
Wolfspeed announces North Carolina materials plant project
Wolfspeed, Inc, (NYSE: WOLF), which opened its Marcy silicon-carbide fabrication facility earlier this year, announced it will build a new materials-manufacturing facility in Chatham County,
MVCC programs receive grant to expand efforts
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), the Center for Leadership Excellence (CLE), and Mohawk Valley Institute for Learning in Retirement (MVILR) have received
Five Star Bank parent company to pay Q3 dividend in early October
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 29 cents per common share outstanding. The banking company will pay the third-quarter dividend on Oct. 3, to shareholders of record on Sept. 16. It’s the same amount
Lockheed Martin Owego wins nearly $504 million Navy order for helicopters for Australia
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Owego plant has been awarded a $503.7 million U.S. Navy firm-fixed-price order against a previously issued basic ordering agreement. This order provides for the production and delivery of 12 MH-60R helicopters for the Commonwealth of Australia, according to an Aug. 29 contract announcement from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Oneida County hotels see 3 percent dip in occupancy in July, first fall in almost 1 1/2 years
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) fell 3 percent to 69.5 percent this July compared to the year-ago month, the first decline in this measure in 17 months. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Despite the
McFarland-Johnson expands with new offices, employees
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — With just over three months before the year ends, McFarland-Johnson, Inc. has already logged record growth for 2022, increasing its staff by nearly a quarter and opening four new locations. “We’ve increased about 22 percent just since the beginning of the year,” company President Chad Nixon says of the Binghamton–based planning, engineering,
TSA recruiting officers for work at the Syracuse airport
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is recruiting to hire additional officers to work at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. TSA officers screen thousands of airline travelers daily. TSA has screened a “greater volume of travelers regularly this summer” and needs additional officers to support its security mission headed into the fall, per its Aug. 23 announcement.
McSorley joins Workforce Development Board for MV area
UTICA, N.Y. — Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida Counties, Inc. recently hired Caitlin McSorley as a business-services representative. In her new role, McSorley works with local businesses to help them recruit and develop a highly skilled workforce. “As a community-minded professional, I’m thrilled to be using my networking skills to bolster the local workforce
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