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Oneida County hotel occupancy jumps 46 percent in June
UTICA , N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels posted another strong month of business in June as the hospitality industry recovers from the pandemic. The county’s hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) climbed 46 percent to 60.1 percent in June, compared to the same month in 2020. That’s according to a […]

New Lansing branch of Cayuga Lake National Bank opens
LANSING, N.Y. — Cayuga Lake National Bank’s (CLNB) third branch is now servicing customers in Lansing in Tompkins County. CLNB worked with D Squared Inc., an Ithaca–based construction company, and architect George W. Breuhaus, on this newly constructed bank branch, CLNB tells CNYBJ. The bank didn’t disclose the project cost. Located at 3077 N. Triphammer

SRC adds to its footprint with new Virginia office
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc. says it has opened an office in Herndon, Virginia and tasked it with providing services to the U.S. Department of Defense and the intelligence community. The services will include information operations, special-program support, information assurance, cybersecurity, communications engineering, and systems engineering. SRC is a nonprofit corporation headquartered in Cicero that

Pathfinder Bancorp 2nd quarter profit jumps 63 percent
“During the second quarter of 2021, Pathfinder achieved strong increases in earning asset balances, corresponding revenue growth and improved operating margins that collectively contributed to record quarterly results and our exceptional financial performance for the first half of the year,” Thomas W. Schneider, president and CEO, said in Pathfinder’s earnings report issued on Aug. 2.

MVCAA recognizes 55 years of service with luncheon, awards
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. (MVCAA) on Aug. 2 honored community members during a luncheon recognizing the nonprofit’s 55 years of service. MVCAA describes itself as “the frontline resource for people living in poverty in Oneida and Herkimer Counties, providing direct services and support for education, employment and family support services.”

New York City firm to merge with the Bonadio Group
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Ganer + Ganer, a New York City–based accounting firm, plans to merge its operations with the Bonadio Group, a Rochester–based accounting firm

People news: Unity House of Cayuga County hires Phelps
AUBURN, N.Y. — Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc. announced that Nyka Phelps has recently joined the agency as the new director of the PROSperity

Oneida County man arrested for forging documents in seeking rental assistance
ROME, N.Y. — New York State Police recently arrested a man from the town of Lee (Oneida County) for forging documents in an attempt to

Parking-deck project at Syracuse airport to begin Monday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The first phase of a multi-year parking-deck rehabilitation project will begin Monday at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR). In anticipation of the

People news: Finger Lakes Health elects Mooney, Nardozzi to board
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health announced that its board of directors has elected Dr. Scott A. Mooney and James Nardozzi as new members
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