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DEC, Thousand Islands Land Trust protect five parcels in Jefferson County
CLAYTON, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT) in February announced acquisitions and easements to protect more than 182 acres of significant watershed lands in the town of Clayton in Jefferson County. This partnership is part of the state’s Water Quality Improvement Project (WQIP) […]

Five Star Bank parent company boosts quarterly dividend
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent of Five Star Bank, recently announced it is raising its quarterly dividend by nearly 4 percent. The banking company will pay a quarterly cash dividend of 27 cents a share per common share outstanding for the first quarter, up from the 26 cents a share it
Broome County hotel occupancy rate drops nearly 25 percent in January
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Hotels in Broome County welcomed fewer guests in January than in the year-ago 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 24.6 percent to 30.6 percent in January, according to STR, a Tennessee–based

Syracuse Crunch game Friday night at Utica canceled on COVID caution
UTICA N.Y. — The Friday night hockey game between the Syracuse Crunch and Utica Comets at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica has been called off

Insero & Co. launches recruiting division
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester–based Insero & Co. — which has offices in Ithaca, Cortland, and Watkins Glen — has launched a new recruiting division under

Utica coffee shop to use $9K grant from Be A Neighbor Fund
UTICA, N.Y. — Café Domenico, a coffee shop located at 2011 Genesee St. in Utica, has been awarded a $9,000 grant from the Be A

Oneida County COVID-19 hospitalizations fall below 30
UTICA, N.Y. — The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oneida County dipped below 30 over the weekend and hit 26 as of the

AIS, Griffiss Institute partner on cybersecurity, information-security education series
ROME, N.Y. — Assured Information Security (AIS) and the Griffiss Institute (GI), both of Rome, are teaming up to offer a free, virtual education series

Bond, Schoeneck & King to combine with smaller NYC–area firm, adding 15 attorneys
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, a Syracuse–based law firm with 250 lawyers across more than 10 offices, says that it is

Nascentia Health to acquire the Beeches property in Rome to convert it into senior housing
ROME, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Nascentia Health on Tuesday announced that it is under contract to acquire the Beeches complex in Rome with plans for mixed-use
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