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DiNapoli: Local sales-tax collections rise nearly 16 percent in April
ALBANY, N.Y. — Local government sales-tax collections increased 15.7 percent in April compared to the same month in 2021. That’s according to an analysis that New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released May 18. Overall, local collections totaled $1.7 billion, up $232 million from April of last year. Nearly every county generated “significant” year-over-year growth […]

Oneida Indian Nation builds employee housing to help combat worker shortage
VERONA, N.Y. — As the battle for talent continues, the Oneida Indian Nation has upped the ante for potential new employees with its new $15 million The Villages at Stoney Creek employee housing units. The units, which will open July 1, are for new full-time, hourly, non-management positions and will help the Oneida Indian Nation

Comptroller audit finds SUNY schools did not follow residency requirements
ALBANY, N.Y. — A recent survey found that seven State University of New York (SUNY) campuses, including ones in Binghamton and Syracuse, did not uphold in-state residency requirements so that only eligible students received the benefit of the lower in-state tuition, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. SUNY is the nation’s largest
Report: Most CNY regions gained jobs in the last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Elmira regions generated percentage increases in jobs ranging from 1.5 percent to 3 percent between April 2021 and this past April. At the same time, the Ithaca area lost jobs in the same period. That’s according to the latest monthly jobs report that the New York State Department of

Mohawk Valley Health System launches new brand, logo
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has unveiled a new brand and logo as it draws closer to next year’s opening of

TSA checkpoint at Syracuse airport using new 3D scanners to improve explosives detection
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is using new technology for explosives-detection capabilities for screening carry-on items at Syracuse Hancock International Airport.

Boilermaker adds walking event to race weekend lineup
UTICA, N.Y. — After a four-year hiatus, the Boilermaker Walk returns to the lineup of Boilermaker weekend events. “As part of the Boilermaker’s efforts to

Michigan firm to handle repairs to Oswego Harbor breakwater, lighthouse foundation
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Dean Marine & Excavating Inc. of Michigan will do the repair work on the Oswego Harbor west arrowhead breakwater and the foundation

MVHS offers formula to support new parents during nationwide shortage
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) Maternal Child Services department is offering formula to delivering mothers upon discharge to help support families

Demolition of former Charlestown Mall in Utica begins
UTICA, N.Y. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is demolishing the former Charlestown Mall site located on the border of the Utica and the
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