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Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate skyrockets in April
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County posted another huge increase in guests in April compared to a year ago, as the hospitality industry recovers from the pandemic’s disruptions to travel and business, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county soared 157.8 percent […]

Flood-mitigation project on Sauquoit Creek in Mohawk Valley set to begin
WHITESTOWN, N.Y. — New York State and the Town of Whitestown will start construction this month on a $3.9 million flood-mitigation project to bolster resilience

New York’s COVID hospitalizations fall to lowest level since last October
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State on Friday reported that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 fell by 54 in the latest day to

CenterState CEO, others to help small businesses apply for state pandemic-recovery grant program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Local leaders on Thursday joined CenterState CEO to highlight the impact the state’s COVID-19 Pandemic Small Businesses Recovery Grant program will have

Nine students participating in MMRI summer fellowship program
UTICA, N.Y. — Nine students from New York colleges and universities are working with the Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) in Utica in its summer

People news: Tompkins Financial promotes Tomazin to treasurer
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Corporation announced it has promoted Matt Tomazin to treasurer and senior VP. He will report to Frank Fetsko, chief operating

Six Lewis County small businesses awarded $170K in grant funding for equipment and projects
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Six small businesses in Lewis County are using a total of $170,000 in grant funding to pay for equipment and projects. They

People news: CenterState CEO announces new digital-communications manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday announced it has hired Justin Miller as its digital-communications manager. Miller most recently served as executive producer and

Schumer pitches Micron president on locating a future plant in Upstate
Micron Technology is thinking about locations for a future plant and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) hopes the firm will choose upstate New

Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ stadium has new name
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Rumble Ponies announced they will play their home baseball games in Mirabito Stadium following a naming-rights change. The Binghamton Rumble
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