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Former ITT Tech building sold for more than $1.2 million
SALINA — The 20,830-square-foot office building at 235 Greenfield Parkway in Salina was recently bought by Edgewater Management Company for $1.205 million. Peter Finn, EVP of CBRE/Syracuse, and Mark Rupprecht, senior broker, represented Edgewater Management in the purchase, per a news release from the real-estate firm. The seller was the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The building, […]
AHA/ASA announces recipients of Community Impact Grants in Greater Utica area
UTICA — Fifteen local organizations will receive Community Impact Grants for community projects to improve the health of the Greater Utica area from the American Heart Association / American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), the organization recently announced. The grants were awarded to the following organizations: Pathfinder Village, Bassett Healthcare Network, Research Institute, Johnson Park Center, Cornell
Broome County hotel occupancy rate slips more than 5 percent in April, STR reports
Hotels in Broome County were less full in April compared to a year ago, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county declined 5.3 percent to 55.3 percent in April from 58.4 percent in the year-ago month, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel
ConMed to pay quarterly dividend of 20 cents in July
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the latest quarter. The dividend is payable on July 5 to all shareholders of record as of June 15, according to a company news release. At its

Cayuga Operating Company plans to build large solar farm on its site in Lansing
LANSING, N.Y. — Cayuga Operating Company, LLC announced plans to construct “one of New York’s largest solar farms” at its 434-acre site in Lansing in
New York home sales fall 5 percent in April on lack of available homes, CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state realtors completed the sale of nearly 8,500 previously owned homes in April, down 5 percent from the same month

Binghamton University nursing school’s simulation and practice center gets accredited
VESTAL, N.Y. — The Society for Simulation (SSH) in Healthcare has accredited the innovative simulation and practice center (ISPC) at Binghamton University’s Decker School of
Colgate appoints Hucks as provost and dean of the faculty
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University announced it has named Tracey Hucks provost and dean of the faculty, effective July 1. Hucks, a Colgate alumna, is

St. Lawrence University receives $25 million gift, biggest in school history
CANTON — St. Lawrence University alumna Sarah Johnson and her parents, Charles and Ann Johnson, have donated a $25 million “unrestricted gift” to the school. The donation represents the “largest gift in the university’s 161-year history,” St. Lawrence said in a news release issued May 20. Sarah Johnson, who graduated from St. Lawrence in 1982,
Participants begin work in 2017 SBA Emerging Leaders class
UTICA — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce’s showcase business event has a new name and format. Formerly known as the Community Business Expo, it will now be dubbed the Best in Business Showcase. The event will have an increased focus on business-to-business networking in a “more intimate setting,” the chamber said in a news
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