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Jefferson County hotels see fewer than half of rooms occupied in October
WATERTOWN — Just under one out of two Jefferson County hotel rooms, on average, were occupied in October 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 came in at 45.8 percent in October, down 16.1 percent from October 2019, […]

AAA offering services remotely in Ithaca after closure of local office
ITHACA — AAA Western and Central New York says it is offering services in the Ithaca area remotely following the Nov. 30 closure of the Ithaca Travel & Insurance Center at 722 South Meadow St. The closure didn’t affect the two employees has AAA has in Ithaca, including one who focuses on travel and one

Greater Utica Chamber leader to leave to work for family businesses
UTICA, N.Y — Meghan Fraser McGrogan, executive director of the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce, will be resigning from her position at the end of

Broome County no longer reporting possible virus exposures
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department said it is no longer announcing individual locations, like restaurants and stores, where the public may have

Rome Memorial Hospital to allow only patients in ER, with limited exceptions
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) announced that only patients will be permitted in its emergency department, for the time being, with limited exceptions.

Ithaca Area Economic Development president McDaniel appointed to international board
ITHACA, N.Y. — Heather McDaniel, president of Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED), has been appointed to a seat on the board of directors of the

Kublin to retire as CEO of BPAS; Neveu and Hulse to succeed
UTICA, N.Y. — BPAS — a provider of retirement plans, benefit plans, fund administration, and collective investment trusts — will have new leadership in 2021.

Launch NY announces two new board members
Baker is the national policy director for Just Equations. She is nationally recognized for her role as an education leader and advocate, Launch NY said.

Microdrones adds United Kingdom firm as distributor
Microdrones announced it has added Drone Pilot Academy of the United Kingdom as a distributor of drone-surveying equipment throughout the UK and Ireland. Microdrones is

Oneida Nation upgrades air-filtration systems at SavOn, Maple Leaf Market stores
VERONA, N.Y. — Oneida Nation Enterprises says it has upgraded the air-filtration systems at all of its 16 SavOn and Maple Leaf Market stores in
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