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Quantum-science laboratory opens at Innovare Advancement Center
ROME, N.Y. — Innovare Advancement Center (IAC) at the Griffiss Institute has formally opened a new quantum-science laboratory. The Colonel Timothy J. Lawrence Quantum Laboratory

People news: Syracuse names DeBoue women’s basketball director of operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics announced Monday that Ashleigh DeBoue has joined the Syracuse women’s basketball team as director of basketball operations. DeBoue will

State says Auburn’s new $10 million public-safety building is complete
AUBURN, N.Y. — Crews have completed a $10 million project for a new shared public-safety building in Auburn. Funded in part through Auburn’s 2018 win

SU’s IVMF selected for federal program to help underserved, veteran-owned businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s (SU) Institute for Veterans & Military Families (IVMF) will use a $5 million federal award to serve as a community-navigator

Palmieri announces projects in second phase of Utica Prosperity Initiative
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has unveiled Phase II of the city’s allocation of funding through the Utica Prosperity Initiative. The second phase

People news: MACNY hires Langan as a workforce-development specialist
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, announced it has hired Emily Langan as a workforce-development specialist. In her role, she will represent MACNY and

Hochul nominates Knight as new director of Empire State Development
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced she is nominating Hope Knight as the next president and CEO of Empire State Development (ESD) and as

Walsh appoints Lewis to new role focused on diversity, inclusion, financial empowerment
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has appointed Maria Maldonado Lewis to a newly created job focused on diversity, inclusion, and financial empowerment. The

State announces completion of the Pathfinder Towpath Trail in Fulton
FULTON, N.Y. — The New York State Department of State on Oct. 8 announced the completion of the Pathfinder Towpath Trail in the city of Fulton as part of the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP). The $1.1 million, multi-phased project was funded in part with $811,500 in Environmental Protection Fund LWRP grants that helped pay
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FULTON, N.Y. — The New York State Department of State on Oct. 8 announced the completion of the Pathfinder Towpath Trail in the city of Fulton as part of the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP).
The $1.1 million, multi-phased project was funded in part with $811,500 in Environmental Protection Fund LWRP grants that helped pay for the trail’s design and construction to increase recreational opportunities, support tourism, and spur economic growth for the region, the department said.
The new 2.5-mile trail segment includes a newly paved surface, kiosks, lighting, site furnishings, grading and planting, and interpretive panels. The new trail segment advances the goals in the city’s draft LWRP by “capitalizing on Fulton’s canal location to attract visitors and offer more recreational opportunities along the waterfront,” per a Department of State news release. The project also received $150,000 from the New York State Canal Corporation.
“This is an exciting time for Fulton. This new trail is the perfect complement to our ‘Fulton Forward’ mindset. It allows our residents and visitors to enjoy our beautiful waterways while exploring new parts of the community. This project would not have been possible without the support of our friends at the Department of State. They believed in our vision and as a result we are here today to celebrate what is just the start of our revitalization,” City of Fulton Mayor Deana Michaels said in the release.
Onondaga County hotel occupancy jumps more than 39 percent
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels again saw a substantial rise in guests in September compared to a year ago as the hospitality industry continued to rebound from the pandemic, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 39.3 percent to 60.6 percent
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels again saw a substantial rise in guests in September compared to a year ago as the hospitality industry continued to rebound from the pandemic, according to a recent report.
The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 39.3 percent to 60.6 percent in September from the year-prior month, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. It was the seventh consecutive month of large increases in occupancy, each greater than 39 percent. These are the first seven months in which the year-over-year comparisons were to a month affected negatively by the COVID crisis. The last year of monthly reports before that showed significant declines in occupancy as the comparisons were to a pre-pandemic month.
Revenue per available room (RevPar), a key industry gauge that measures how much money hotels are bringing in per available room, nearly doubled (up 92.6 percent) to $68.92 in Onondaga County this September from a year before.
Average daily rate (or ADR), which represents the average rental rate for a sold room, increased 38.2 percent to $113.71 in September compared to September 2020.
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