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Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate down nearly 16 percent in September compared to a year ago
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Just under one out of two Jefferson County hotel rooms, on average, were occupied in September as the coronavirus pandemic continued, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county reached 47.9 percent in September, off 15.9 percent from September 2019. […]
Rome Hospital Foundation donates face shields to local schools
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Hospital Foundation announced it delivered five cases of face shields to the Rome City School District on Oct. 29, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in schools. The donation is one of several the foundation has made to local school districts over the past few weeks. It also provided face
Report explores long-term impact of COVID-19 on city downtowns
Reduced traffic in city downtowns from a long-term shift to telecommuting will reduce city tax revenues, but also give cities an opportunity to consider new uses for their downtown areas, according to a new analysis released by the Rockefeller Institute of Government on Nov. 10. The analysis posits that the shift to telework that was accelerated
ANDRO secures $3.2M Air Force R&D contract for advanced radio communications
ROME, N.Y. — The Air Force Research Lab in Rome (Rome Lab) has awarded ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC (ANDRO) a $3.2 million research and development contract for work on software-based waveforms for radio-communications systems. The company is looking to fill up to 10 new jobs in this growing area of research and development, Andrew Drozd,
SBDC program seeks to help North Country small businesses survive
CANTON — The SUNY Canton Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and regional partners are reminding consumers “how crucial it is” to shop at local, independent businesses this holiday season “to help them survive” as they operate under continuing COVID restrictions. It announced a new campaign called “Buy Local or Bye-Bye Local” which seeks to help
Oneida County hotels see more than half of rooms filled in September
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County hotels posted an occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 51.1 percent in September, down 24.5 percent from a year prior, suppressed by the COVID-19 crisis, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Still, it was the smallest year-over-year decline in occupancy
Utica College to establish Institute for the Study of Integrative Healthcare
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica College (UC) plans to establish the Institute for the Study of Integrative Healthcare (ISIH) using a multi-year donation of $2.8 million. “This represents one of the largest charitable gifts in UC’s history, and the largest single endowment gift since our founding,” Utica College President Laura Casamento said in an Oct. 28
Broome County executive reports 91 COVID cases over the weekend, a slowing from prior two days
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar reported 91 new coronavirus cases for the county over the weekend. Garnar, on his Facebook page, reported
Broome County warns of possible virus exposure on bus arriving from New York City
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department announced Sunday that a person who was on a Greyhound bus travelling from the Port Authority in
Chemung Chamber to Cuomo: Reconsider guidance for micro-cluster zones
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Chemung County Chamber of Commerce has sent a letter urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to “adjust guidance and provide additional resources to
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