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Rome Area Chamber of Commerce announces business-assistance fund
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday announced the availability of a business-assistance fund (BAF). The BAF will provide grants to

Construction begins on $854M transmission project between Mohawk Valley and Capital Region
MARCY, N.Y. — Construction is underway on a $854 million project to upgrade energy transmission along 93-mile, 345-kilovolt (kV) line in the Mohawk Valley and

Onondaga County opens vaccinations to restaurant, hotel employees, drivers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County has a clinic for 1,800 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine set for Thursday at the Oncenter in downtown Syracuse. Due

Onondaga County reports 4 deaths in last day, hospitalizations fall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County reported four COVID-19 deaths in the latest day, bringing its total to 662 confirmed deaths since the pandemic started a

FAA selects Syracuse airport, four others to test, evaluate drone-mitigation technology
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has chosen Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) and four others for the FAA’s UAS detection and mitigation

What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on vs. Clemson?
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball (14-8, 8-7 ACC) seeks a quick second straight win when the Orange host the Clemson Tigers (15-5, 9-5 ACC) Wednesday

City of Binghamton accepting applications for business-plan competition
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton Mayor Richard David has announced details of this year’s edition of a business-plan contest that will award $5,000 to the best

Oneida County COVID-19 hospitalizations fall more than 80 percent from peak
UTICA, N.Y. — The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Oneida County has declined more than 80 percent in the last eight weeks. In

Lockheed Martin plans to move jobs to suburban Syracuse plant in business-unit consolidation
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) announced it plans to shift jobs to its plant in Salina as part of a consolidation in

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York State Police announced March 1, 2021 that they have arrested a former Fuccillo Auto Group employee for making off with
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