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Oneida Nation to expand Yellow Brick Road Casino in Chittenango
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation on Wednesday announced the third phase of construction at its Yellow Brick Road (YBR) Casino, a “multi-million dollar”

Chemung Canal Trust chief risk officer set to retire in January
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Canal Trust Company announced that Karen R. Makowski, executive VP and chief risk officer, will be retiring on Jan. 2. Makowski

BAE Systems wins San Francisco MTA contract for power and propulsion systems
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has selected BAE Systems to supply electric power and propulsion systems for its transit buses.

Clarkson University to use $400K NSF grant to grow its research cyberinfrastructure
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University will use a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to construct a new “high-performance” computing cluster to support

Disney CEO Bob Iger, wife Willow Bay establish Ithaca College scholarship for diversity in media
ITHACA, N.Y. — Disney CEO Bob Iger and his wife, Willow Bay, have donated $1 million to establish the Iger-Bay Endowed Scholarship at Ithaca College.

KPH Healthcare Services to provide on-site pharmacy services for Malone nonprofit
MALONE, N.Y. — KPH Healthcare Services, Inc. announced it has teamed up with Citizen Advocates to provide on-site pharmacy care at its clinic in Malone

Health Foundation seeks applications for health leadership fellows program in 2020
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York announced it is now accepting applications from leaders in Western and Central New York who are

Mooney’s Sports Bar and Grill formally opens in Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Mooney’s Sports Bar and Grill formally opened its 10th location in the village of Johnson City in the town of Union, on Dec. 4. Brian Harris, co-owner of Mooney’s, was set to host a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony that day at the newly renovated site of the former Ground Round,
Broome County hotel occupancy rate rises more than 4 percent
BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County welcomed more guests in October than in the year-prior month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county increased 4.1 percent to 63.7 percent in October, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company.

NYSEG, Cornell professor work on program coordinating electric car-charging times
ITHACA — New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) is working with a Cornell University professor on a program to coordinate electric-vehicle power use by encouraging owners to delay charging times in exchange for lower prices. The project, OptimizEV, will involve 35 participants in Tompkins County for a year to better understand consumer charging preferences,
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