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Everson Museum of Art to host symposium for competing firms in café-design competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The finalists in the competition to design a new café for the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse will participate in a

Syracuse Athletics names football game day hosts
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has selected three new hosts to entertain the fans at home football games. The trio of Claudia Bellofatto, Matt Fletcher

St. Lawrence County man arrested for stealing merchandise from Hannaford Stores in three counties
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York State Police announced they recently arrested a man from Canton for stealing more than $2,600 worth of merchandise from Hannaford

Syracuse Mets game attendance rises 18 percent in 2019
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Mets minor-league baseball club attracted over 50,000 more fans during its inaugural season as the Triple-A affiliate of the New

People news: Health Foundation board names Alford vice chair
The board of trustees of the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York announced it has named Lisa Alford vice chair of the board.

Paul Flanders, CFO of Carrols Restaurant Group, dies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Monday announced the death of CFO Paul Flanders. He died Saturday, Carrols said in a

Syracuse expecting sold out Dome for Saturday’s homecoming game vs. No. 1 Clemson
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University is expecting a capacity crowd when the Orange hosts top-ranked and defending national champion Clemson on Saturday night in the

Cornell researchers to use $2M federal grant for work on bioenergy conversion
ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a team of Cornell researchers $2 million to study the combination of inorganic semiconductor

Elmira Savings Bank names two new board members
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK) recently announced the election of two new members to its board of directors. The first new director

Tompkins County Legislature awards grant to study Tourism Improvement District issue
The district would be a potential way to fund the cost of a future conference center ITHACA — The Tompkins County Legislature on Aug. 20 voted to approve nearly $34,000 in funding to the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The 2019 strategic tourism implementation grant (funded through county room occupancy tax funds) pays for
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The district would be a potential way to fund the cost of a future conference center
ITHACA — The Tompkins County Legislature on Aug. 20 voted to approve nearly $34,000 in funding to the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The 2019 strategic tourism implementation grant (funded through county room occupancy tax funds) pays for professional services to examine possibly forming a Tompkins County “Tourism Improvement District” as a potential way to fund the cost of a future conference center.
The funding is part of the county’s 2019 tourism program budget. The money was approved by a vote of 13-1.
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