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Broome County hotels see a strong month of business in November
BINGHAMTON — Broome County hotels registered an increase in occupancy in November, as two other key indicators of business performance also improved during the month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 11.6 percent to 60.9 percent in the 11th month of 2024, compared to November 2023, […]

ConMed to pay dividend for 2024 Q4 in early January
ConMed Corp. (NYSE: CNMD), a surgical-device maker with roots in the Utica region, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents a share for the fourth quarter of 2024. The dividend is payable on Jan. 3, to all shareholders of record as of Dec. 20. At the

Broome County Community Charities to award more than $750,000 in donations
VESTAL, N.Y. — Broome County Community Charities, Inc., the host organization of the PGA TOUR Champions Dick’s Open, will award $757,430 in charitable donations to

Massena liquor store reopens under new management, new name
MASSENA, N.Y. — North Country Liquor & Wine at 434 South Main St. in Massena, which formerly operated as Romeo’s Liquors, held a recent formal-opening

New restaurant set to open in Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Lucky Dog Bistro, at 4 College St. in Clinton, will formally mark its grand opening on Friday, Dec. 27 at 3 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting event including the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. “Our team is excited to bring this new venture to the community, and we can’t wait to share our

State awards grants for water-improvement projects around New York
New York State has recently awarded more than $225 million to 165 projects around the state to improve water quality, including numerous projects in Central

Owego has a new family-owned, wood-fired pizza place
OWEGO, N.Y. — Brickhouse Pizza Company will formally celebrate its grand opening in Owego in mid-January. Owned by the Tricolla family, Brickhouse Pizza offers authentic wood-fired, brick-oven pizzas along with calzones, oversized sandwiches, meatballs, and more. The family brings 40 years of pizza-making experience to the business. Based in Berkshire, the family also owns the

Crews making progress on new passenger terminal at the Watertown airport
HOUNSFIELD, N.Y. — The Watertown International Airport says the new passenger-terminal project has reached an “important construction milestone.” Crews lifted one of the last steel

Colgate hires D-III national title coach, CNY native to lead football program
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University has hired SUNY Cortland football coach Curt Fitzpatrick as the 31st head coach in the history of the Raiders football program. Fitzpatrick, a Fulton native, coached the Red Dragons to a 45-5 record in four seasons, including the 2023 Division III national championship. Fitzpatrick was named the 2023 Division III

NBT Bancorp receives approval for Evans Bancorp acquisition
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) has received regulatory approval from the Office of the Comptroller of Currency to complete its acquisition for
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