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Jefferson County hotel-occupancy rate jumps 23 percent in June
WATERTOWN — Jefferson County hotels posted another strong increase in overnight guests in June compared to the year-prior month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county went up 23 percent to 69.4 percent in the sixth month of the year, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data […]

ConMed to pay 3rd quarter dividend of 20 cents in early October
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker that has roots in the Utica area, has announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the third quarter of the year. The dividend is payable on Oct. 5 to all shareholders of record as of Sept. 15. ConMed

Carpenter Falls Unique Area project boosts public access
NILES, N.Y. — Visitors to the Carpenter Falls Unique Area in the town of Niles in Cayuga County are benefiting from a $1.27 million construction project to improve public access at the site. The access-improvement project includes enhancements to “ensure safe and convenient access” to the site’s waterfalls, Basil Seggos, commissioner of the New York

Northland’s McCarthy finishes term as NYSTA board chair
SYRACUSE — Northland Communications President Jim McCarthy has completed a two-year term as chair of the board of directors for the New York State Telecommunications Association (NYSTA) and was recognized for his leadership at the association’s conference in Saranac Lake in June. Based in Albany, NYSTA represents the New York telecommunications industry before federal and

Work begins on flood-resiliency projects in Alexandria Bay area of Jefferson County
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. — Construction has started on four flood-resiliency projects in the town of Alexandria and village of Alexandria Bay in Jefferson County. The

Oneida Nation Enterprises plans Sept. 12 hiring event
VERONA, N.Y. —Oneida Nation Enterprises will host a day-long job fair on Sept. 12 at Turning Stone Resort Casino. The “Get in the Game” hiring

Excellus offering nonprofits funding to deal with racial and ethnic health disparities
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Nonprofit organizations can apply for funding to help fund health and wellness programs that “address racial and ethnic health disparities in upstate

Kawecki joins Bousquet Holstein Ithaca office
ITHACA, N.Y. — Robert J. Kawecki has joined the Bousquet Holstein PLLC law firm’s Ithaca office as an associate attorney. As a member of the

Airports serving Syracuse, Binghamton, Elmira/Corning awarded federal funding for projects
Airports serving Syracuse, Binghamton, and the Elmira/Corning area will use federal funding to pay for upcoming projects to revitalize runways and enhance airfield safety. The

Oswego Health creates student-program liaison position to aid recruitment efforts
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health says it has hired Nicole Damboise as a student-program liaison, a new position that will be “serving as an extension
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