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Onondaga County is offering $500K grant program for small businesses, nonprofits
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County is offering a $500,000 grant program for small businesses and nonprofit organizations to help with out-of-pocket expenses related to COVID-19

Hummel’s Office Plus expands to Capital Region with acquisition
MOHAWK, N.Y. — Hummel’s Office Plus has acquired the Albany–area office of Workplace Central in a deal that took effect on Aug. 1. Financial terms

Federal grant funding to help three regional colleges retain students, boost graduation rates
Utica College, Binghamton University, and Cazenovia College will use a total of $800,000 in federal grant funding to increase student retention and graduation rates. The

Cayuga Health shifts to appointment-only testing at COVID-19 sampling center at Ithaca Mall
LANSING, N.Y. — Cayuga Health officials are now requiring scheduled appointments and advance registration for testing at the COVID-19 mass sampling center in the Ithaca

Oneida County’s active coronavirus cases continue to fall
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday announced just three new coronavirus cases in the last day, continuing the recent trend of relatively low daily
Crews finish work on a local portion of the Empire State Trail
DeWITT, N.Y. — Crews have completed construction on a new pedestrian bridge over Interstate 481 (I-481) along the Empire State Trail and “key sections” of

State says New York Forward Loan Fund is still accepting applications
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State officials are still accepting applications for the New York Forward Loan Fund for COVID-19-related costs and expenses. Businesses from

All three of Good Shepherd Communities’ campuses have purchased LytBots and installed new photohydroionization air purification systems, both of which are described as “new, highly

Byrne Dairy to expand DeWitt Ultra Dairy facility in $28M project, create 64 jobs
DeWITT, N.Y. — Byrne Dairy on Thursday announced a $28 million expansion of its Ultra Dairy facility at 6750 W. Benedict Road in the town

Cuomo says schools can open statewide with COVID-19 infection rate low
ALBANY, N.Y. — K-12 schools across the state will be allowed to reopen this fall for in-person instruction, following a number of safety protocols, including
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