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People news: NBT promotes Burns to senior corporate controller
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) announced it has promoted senior VP Annette L. Burns to senior corporate controller. Burns is responsible for

Oneida Indian Nation begins big upgrade project at Yellow Brick Road Casino in Chittenango
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation has started work on what it calls “an extensive upgrade project” at the Yellow Brick Road Casino in

McDonald’s to hire 350 people in Onondaga County this summer, including 130 in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — McDonald’s USA and its independent franchisees expect to hire about 130 people in the city of Syracuse, part of more than 350
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Land Bank — known officially as the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation — will use a $600,000 federal grant to
Syracuse basketball schedules Carleton University for second exhibition game of next season
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University men’s basketball team will host Carleton University — of Ottawa, Canada — on Tuesday, Oct. 29 in its second

MVP Health Care CEO Gonick to step down “at the end of the summer”
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Schenectady–based MVP Health Care on Thursday announced that CEO Denise Gonick will leave the company “at the end of the summer.” Gonick
Bergmann acquires William Taylor Architects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bergmann PC — a Rochester–based architecture, engineering, and planning firm — has acquired William Taylor Architects PLLC, which was located at 6432

U.S. intelligence community names Syracuse center for academic excellence
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. intelligence community has designated Syracuse University as one of eight national Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (IC CAE), with
Syracuse basketball to face Iowa in Big 10/ACC Challenge on Dec. 3
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University men’s basketball team will host the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2019 Big 10/ACC Challenge on Dec. 3 in the
Onondaga County hotel occupancy rate falls more than 14 percent in April
SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County were substantially less full in April than in the year-ago month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county plunged 14.4 percent to 57.1 percent in April from 66.7 percent a year earlier, according to STR, a
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SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County were substantially less full in April than in the year-ago month, according to a new report.
The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county plunged 14.4 percent to 57.1 percent in April from 66.7 percent a year earlier, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. It was the seventh straight month in which Onondaga County’s occupancy rate declined compared to the year-earlier period.
Revenue per available room (RevPar), a key industry gauge that measures how much money hotels are bringing in per available room, plummeted 16.4 percent to $56.33 in April from $67.42 in April 2018. The county’s RevPar had gained in both March and February.
Average daily rate (or ADR), which represents the average rental rate for a sold room, slipped 2.4 percent to $98.73 in April from $101.12 a year before. That snapped a 12-month streak in which Onondaga County’s ADR rose.
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