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ESD awards Ithaca firm $560K to produce COVID-19 respirator masks
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Ithaca company will use a state grant to retool its facility for N95 respirator mask production. Empire State Development (ESD) on

Centro to use $28M federal grant for operating expenses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro will use a $28 million federal grant award for operating, preventive maintenance, and administrative expenses. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal

Ithaca College plans to reopen for on-campus instruction in early October
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College on Monday said it’s making plans to open for on-campus instruction for students on Oct. 5. In response to the

The Agency launches Broome County Reopening Playbook
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The Agency has introduced what it calls the Broome County Reopening Playbook. It seeks to provide “one-stop source for the information you

Schuyler Hospital expands medical-surgical unit
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls, which is part of the Ithaca–based Cayuga Health system, has recently opened its new 15,000-square-foot medical-surgical

Binghamton University Twitter study tracks early days of COVID-19 pandemic in U.S.
The study focused on more than 530,000 tweets collected between March 14 and March 24. Ramesh and Seetharam tracked popular hashtags and topics, and collated

M&T Bank approaches nearly 2,000 PPP loans in Syracuse-Utica region
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp., the largest bank in the 16-county Central New York region by deposits, says it has so far made 1,995

Tioga Chamber selects new president and CEO
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce has appointed Andrew Hafer as its next president and CEO, effective May 29. Hafer will succeed

New York drone test site in Rome using $1.6M federal grant for UTM work
ROME — The New York UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome is using a federal grant of $1.6 million for work on unmanned traffic management (UTM). UAS is short for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). A UAS includes a drone and equipment used to control its flight. A drone is also referred to
Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate plunges nearly 35 percent in March
WATERTOWN — As the coronavirus shutdown of travel and much of business and daily life took effect in March, hotels in Jefferson County saw a sharp drop in guests in the month, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county tumbled 34.7 percent
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