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Liverpool man arrested after multiple car break-ins in village of Jordan
JORDAN, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced Tuesday that they have arrested James L. Susko, age 31 from Liverpool, for stealing various items

People news: BeerBoard names Hirmas VP of research & development
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BeerBoard, a Syracuse–based provider of technology to measure beer sales at bars and restaurants, announced it has named James Hirmas as its

Syracuse University to use grant award to create new center focused on Indigenous culture
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University will use a grant of $1.5 million over three years to create the multi-disciplinary Center for Global Indigenous Cultures and

Onondaga County Medical Society appoints new executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Medical Society (OCMS) has selected Julie Panna as its new executive director. Panna is succeeding Erika Berry in the

Ithaca Ale House now operating in bigger space in City Centre
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca Ale House has moved to a new location at 301 East State St. inside City Centre in Ithaca. The restaurant

Physician relocates practice to Seneca Family Health Center
WATERLOO, N.Y. — Dr. Luke Chen has relocated his medical practice to a newly remodeled office at Seneca Family Health Center at 367A East Main

Mooney named president at Lifetime Benefit Solutions
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lifetime Benefit Solutions (LBS) announced it has appointed Trish Mooney president of the ancillary benefits and specialty program company. As president of
Koskinen’s Towing & Repair leases space in East Syracuse for second towing location
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Koskinen’s Towing & Repair, of Tompkins County, recently leased 3,200 square feet of space at 201 Bagg St. in the village of East Syracuse for its second towing location and first in the Syracuse area. Gary Cottet from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company helped arrange the transaction, according to a release
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EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Koskinen’s Towing & Repair, of Tompkins County, recently leased 3,200 square feet of space at 201 Bagg St. in the village of East Syracuse for its second towing location and first in the Syracuse area.
Gary Cottet from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company helped arrange the transaction, according to a release from the real-estate firm. MJ Commercial Properties Inc. of Salina is the owner of the Bagg Street property, according to Onondaga County’s online real-estate records.
Koskinen’s Towing & Repair is an Ithaca–area-based, family-owned and operated towing and recovery business. Its towing services include 24/7 roadside assistance including battery replacement, long-distance towing, and speciality-vehicle towing.
Koskinen’s has another towing office in Ithaca and a repair shop in Lansing in Tompkins County.

Keim Asset Management renews lease at Widewaters Office Park
DeWITT — Keim Asset Management, LLC recently renewed the lease on its office at Widewaters Office Park in DeWitt. The firm is leasing 1,124 square feet at 5788 Widewaters Parkway. Mike Kalet from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company negotiated the lease renewal, per a release from the real-estate firm. It didn’t disclose any lease terms.
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DeWITT — Keim Asset Management, LLC recently renewed the lease on its office at Widewaters Office Park in DeWitt.
The firm is leasing 1,124 square feet at 5788 Widewaters Parkway. Mike Kalet from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company negotiated the lease renewal, per a release from the real-estate firm. It didn’t disclose any lease terms.
Keim Asset Management says it offers portfolio management, investment resources, retirement planning, and estate-planning services. David E. Keim is the founder and president of the firm. He has worked in the financial-services industry for more than 30 years and has extensive experience developing investment portfolios, retirement plans, and estate plans, according to his company’s website.
Oneida County hotels see nearly 35 percent increase in occupancy in November
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels welcomed substantially more guests in November compared to a year ago as they continued to bounce back from the pandemic. The county’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) jumped 34.6 percent to 50.1 percent in November from the year-prior month. That’s according to a recent
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UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels welcomed substantially more guests in November compared to a year ago as they continued to bounce back from the pandemic.
The county’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) jumped 34.6 percent to 50.1 percent in November from the year-prior month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Year to date, occupancy was up 32.5 percent to 55.9 percent.
Revenue per available room (RevPar), a key industry gauge that measures how much money hotels are bringing in per available room, leaped 63.6 percent higher to $55.13 in this year’s 11th month, compared to November 2020. RevPar was up 50.3 percent year to date to $65.64.
Average daily rate (or ADR), which represents the average rental rate for a sold room, increased 21.5 percent to $109.98 in Oneida County this November. Through the first 11 months of the year, ADR was up 13.4 percent to $117.42.
The strong November 2021 hotel-occupancy report marks the ninth straight month of significant increases in occupancy in the Mohawk Valley’s most-populated county, compared to the year-ago month. These are the first nine months in which the year-over-year comparisons were to a month affected substantially by the COVID crisis. The last year of monthly reports before that showed large declines in occupancy as the comparisons were to a pre-pandemic month.
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