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Chobani announces $200,000 in Impact Fund grants
Awards will promote innovation, entrepreneurship, & more NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Yogurt maker Chobani recently announced this year’s recipients of grants from the annual Chobani Impact Fund. It’s a program designed to fuel innovation, expand economic opportunity, and promote entrepreneurship, diversity, and inclusion in Central New York. Through its partnership with the Community Foundation for […]
Jefferson County hotel-occupancy rate rises 20 percent in September
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County welcomed significantly more guests in September compared to the year-ago month, continuing the hospitality industry’s recovery from the pandemic, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county increased 20.4 percent to 57.8 percent in September, according to STR,

Proposed Project Connect could connect nearly 900 Southern Tier homes
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — If federal funding is approved, nearly 900 Southern Tier homes would be able to connect to the internet through high-speed fiberoptic broadband. The Southern Tier 8 Regional Board is pursuing a $22 million federal grant for an initiative called Project Connect. A spokesperson tells CNYBJ that the board anticipates finding out if

Community Foundation for South Central New York awards $318K in grants to regional nonprofits
JOHNSON CITY — The Community Foundation for South Central New York (SCNY) recently announced it has made grants totaling $318,288 to 17 organizations in the region in its fall grant round. The successful grant applications, approved through a competitive, volunteer panel and board-review process, are for a variety of capital projects, operations, economic development, and

Owners of Mohawk Valley donut shop and son convicted of tax evasion
UTICA, N.Y. — A federal jury in Utica on Wednesday convicted the owners of Dippin Donuts and their son for conspiring to defraud the U.S.

Work wraps up on Fairmont Park Apartments in Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Crew have completed work on the $11.7 million, 34-apartment, 17-building Fairmont Park Apartments, a project the state describes as a new

People news: Helio Health names Mancini chief clinical officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Helio Health, Inc. — a nonprofit provider of services to promote recovery from the effects of substance use, mental-health disorders, and other

Crews begin work on Rome Health’s new physician center
ROME, N.Y. — Crews have started work on Rome Health’s $11.4 million project to build a new physician center on the hospital campus. The organization

Tompkins County to use $300K grant to launch microenterprise-assistance program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County will use a $300,000 grant to support microenterprise development in the area. The New York State Office of Community Renewal’s

Centro, TCAT, BC Transit to benefit from newly passed infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Centro in the Syracuse area, TCAT in the Ithaca region, and BC Transit in the Binghamton area are among the systems that
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