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Tioga Downs to host second job fair on Tuesday
NICHOLS, N.Y. — Tioga Downs Casino Resort will hold the second of two job fairs on Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at its

Greater Binghamton Airport posts first passenger-traffic increase in eight years
MAINE, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) recently announced that the airport last year generated its first year-to-year increase in passenger traffic since 2010. Total enplanements increased 14.5 percent to 36,647 in 2018 from 32,019 a year before. Additionally, BGM’s load factors — the percentage of seats filled — have risen from 75 percent
NUAIR Alliance deploys UTM system at drone test site in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — NUAIR Alliance and Griffiss International Airport in Rome say that they have implemented the UAS traffic management (UTM) platform from ANRA Technologies into the New

Generations Commercial Bank taps Kernan as community ambassador
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Robert Kernan, Jr., chairman emeritus of Generations Bank, has joined Generations Commercial Bank as a community ambassador. Generations Commercial Bank accepts

Bousquet Holstein opens office in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Syracuse–based law firm Bousquet Holstein PLLC has opened a 2,200-square-foot office in Ithaca. The firm says the new space will allow it

Broome County adds 8 new clean-diesel buses to BC Transit fleet
VESTAL — BC Transit, which provides public transportation in Broome County, has added eight new “clean-diesel” buses to its fleet. The new buses replace existing units that are more than 14 years old. They will offer “cleaner emissions, lower fuel consumption and lower cost per mile to operate,” the office of Broome County Executive Jason

New Binghamton Zoo executive director to start on March 25
BINGHAMTON — The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park recently announced it has named Phillip Ginter as its new executive director, effective March 25. Ginter is a lifelong resident of Broome County, with a broad background in the local nonprofit community including HealthLinkNY, Broome County Arts Council, and the United Way of Broome County, the zoo
FuzeHub to hold solutions forum for manufacturers in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — FuzeHub will hold what it calls a solutions forum on Tuesday in Utica that seeks to address manufacturing-employment issues in the Mohawk

New York Air Brake acquires Missouri firm
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Watertown–based New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB) on Friday announced the signing of an agreement to acquire the business assets of a

Former Town of Lenox highway employee arrested for fraud, falsifying business records
LENOX, N.Y. — The New York State (NYS) Police announced that its special investigations unit recently arrested a Town of Lenox Highway Department employee for
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