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Syracuse, Watertown, Ithaca airports among New York facilities winning federal funding for projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Airports serving Syracuse, Oswego County, Rome, Watertown, and Ithaca will use federal funding for improvement projects and equipment. The awards are part
Colgate University unveils Peter’s Glen landscape corridor
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University announced it has opened its new Peter’s Glen, a 2.5-acre landscape corridor made possible by the philanthropy of 1965 graduate
CenterState CEO names director of industry partnerships for construction
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO recently appointed Danielle Szabo as director of industry partnerships for construction, a newly created position. In this role, Szabo is responsible for managing industry-focused workforce-development activities, especially within the construction industry. The goal is to help companies grow while creating career pathways for unemployed and underemployed Central New Yorkers, the
Development work starts on new fire station on Binghamton’s north side
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Work is underway on a project to develop a new fire station on the north side of Binghamton. Built in 1960, the current north side fire station at 39 West State St. is nearing the end of its useful life, the office Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham said. It’s estimated that repairs to
The Agency to develop a master plan for the Huron campus in Endicott
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — The Agency on Thursday announced the development of a master facilities plan to guide the “modernization and revitalization” of the Huron campus
Agreement gives TC3 graduates a transfer path to Cornell CALS
DRYDEN, N.Y. — A new articulation agreement will provide graduates of TC3 in Dryden a direct-transfer path to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at nearby Cornell University. Amy Kremenek, president of Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3), and Benjamin Houlton, dean of Cornell’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, participated in an Aug.
State awards Binghamton planning grant for study of Binghamton Plaza site
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Empire State Development has awarded the City of Binghamton a $75,000 grant for redevelopment planning at the Binghamton Plaza site under the
Broome County hotels post solid business gains in July
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels registered a slight rise in overnight guests in July, as two other benchmarks of business performance increased significantly more in the month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county edged up 1.8 percent to 75.4 percent in the seventh month of 2025,
CNY jobless rates fall in July compared to a year ago
The unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions were all lower in July compared to the same month in 2024. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) unemployment data released on Aug. 19. Regional unemployment rates The jobless rate in the Syracuse
Five Star Bank parent reports nearly 32 percent drop in Q2 net income
WARSAW, N.Y. — Financial Institutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISI), parent company of Five Star Bank, recently reported net income of more than $17.5 million in the second quarter of this year, down 31.6 percent from $25.6 million in the second quarter of 2024. After preferred dividends, Financial Institutions’ net income available to common shareholders was almost
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