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Oneida County’s hotel occupancy rises more than 10 percent in January
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels continued to attract more guests in January compared to a year prior as the lodging industry keeps snapping back from the pandemic’s deleterious effects on business. The county’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 10.5 percent to 39.7 percent in January from the year-ago […]

Nickels Energy Solutions gears up for busy year
CLAY, N.Y.— Nickels Energy Solutions, LLC started out the new year moving into new office space on Morgan Road and is getting ready for a busy year ahead. After the building the company previously rented office space in at 4575 Buckley Road was sold, Nickels Energy Solutions found new space just around the corner at

Oriskany Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission launched to tackle flooding
Oneida County recently created the Oriskany Creek Basin Intermunicipal Commission to address long-term management and flood mitigation in the Oriskany Creek watershed. Currently, 13 municipalities within the creek basin have charted the commission. Other municipalities have attended preliminary commission meetings and have expressed interest in becoming members. Municipalities can join at any time by passing a resolution

Tioga County launches site selection tool online
OWEGO, N.Y. — Team Tioga has introduced a new tool for finding available commercial and industrial properties throughout Tioga County. The web application highlights available

MVHS to close COVID vaccine and testing sites
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System will close both its COVID-19 vaccination POD in the MVHS Burrstone House, 17110 Burrstone Road, and its testing

Frontier Airlines to resume seasonal air service between Syracuse and Raleigh-Durham
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) will restart seasonal, nonstop flights between Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) and Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) this spring.

Oneida County announces internship program linking soldiers to sheriff’s office jobs
ORISKANY, N.Y. — Oneida County has announced a new program that will provide U.S. Army soldiers with internships that can lead to full-time jobs with

Community Memorial hires Bernard as VP of nursing and clinical services
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Hospital recently hired Heather Bernard as its new VP of nursing and clinical services following the retirement of Diane Chase.

Breeze Airways to offer flights from Syracuse airport in early June
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Breeze Airways — a low-cost air carrier headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah — will begin air service at Syracuse Hancock International

Ithaca College removes interim tag from President Cornish
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca College (IC) board of trustees has voted unanimously to name La Jerne Terry Cornish as the 10th president of Ithaca
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