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UHS, Lourdes hospitals easing visiting rules as of Monday
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The UHS and Lourdes hospitals are revising visiting-hour rules as of Monday following pandemic-impacted restrictions. The new visiting hours at Lourdes Hospital
CLAYTON, N.Y. — New York Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner RoAnn Destito recently announced that a cleaning business in Jefferson County has been certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOB). The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to River Rat Cleaning, a business located in the St.

Broome County Youth Bureau announces $190,000 in youth-programming grants
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County government has announced $190,000 in grant funding for youth programs in the community. Broome County Executive Jason Garnar made

NUAIR conference lays automation groundwork for high-density vertiports
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NUAIR on March 5 held an all-day virtual conference to further develop a plan that supports NASA’s advanced air mobility (AAM) efforts.

Audible executive Glover to keynote CenterState CEO annual meeting April 29
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An executive with a New Jersey–based audiobook company will provide the keynote address at the upcoming virtual annual meeting of CenterState CEO,
Broome County hotel occupancy rate declines nearly 18 percent in February
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw fewer guests in February than in the year-prior month amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county declined 17.8 percent to 40 percent in February, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel

Oneida Nation adds Perfect Pour Café at Point Place Casino
SULLIVAN, N.Y. — A new coffee house and wine bar called Perfect Pour Café is now operating at Point Place Casino in the Bridgeport area of the town of Sullivan in Madison County. The Oneida Indian Nation held a formal-opening ceremony on March 22. Perfect Pour has 10 workers, all of whom are Oneida Nation

Griffiss Institute announces new president and CEO
ROME, N.Y. — The Griffiss Institute in Rome has selected Heather Hage as its next president and CEO. She succeeds William Wolf, the organization’s first-ever

CNY jobless rates remained higher than a year ago
Region shed thousands of jobs in past 12 months ALBANY, N.Y. — Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions remained in single-digit figures in February but were still significantly higher than a year ago amid the pandemic’s economic impact. The

Rejuvn8 seeks to fill beauty-treatment void in Mohawk Valley
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — When the team at Rejuvn8 Aesthetics, a provider of beauty and wellness services in Clay, saw that many of its clients lived in the Mohawk Valley and were traveling nearly an hour each way, it decided to expand there. Rejuvn8 formally opened a new 1,750-square-foot location at 4848 Commercial Drive in
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