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State announces $3 million in recreation improvements for Massena Intake Park
MASSENA, N.Y. — Crews have finished their work on more than $3 million in improvements at Massena Intake Park, a local marina and picnic facility

Onondaga County to again require indoor mask wearing at senior facilities
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County will again require indoor mask wearing for the county’s nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, and independent-living facilities amid the county’s recent

Hillsman resigns as head coach of Syracuse women’s basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Quentin Hillsman — head coach of the Syracuse University (SU) women’s basketball program for the last 15 seasons — has resigned as

People news: Ahmad joins Finger Lakes Health emergency medicine team
GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health announced that Dr. Bushra Ahmad, an emergency medicine physician, has joined the medical staffs of its Geneva General

Syracuse basketball schedules Cornell for Dec. 21 game at the Dome
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball announced it will next play its local rival Cornell on Dec. 21 at the Carrier Dome. Cornell is Syracuse’s second-most

Orgill’s $70 million distribution center in Rome has opened, creating 225 new jobs
ROME, N.Y. — A $70 million distribution center for Orgill Inc., the world’s largest independent hardlines distributor, has opened in Rome. The facility was built

Onondaga County maintains “high” bond ratings from Moody’s, S&P
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two ratings agencies have affirmed Onondaga County’s “high” bond rating. S&P Global Ratings assigned its ‘AA’ rating with a stable outlook to

Oneida County launches Main Street program to help support downtown-development projects
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. on Wednesday announced a Main Street program that seeks to provide support for local municipal downtown-development

C & D Advertising readies for move to Rome
UTICA, N.Y. — C & D Advertising, currently located at 2107 Genesee St. in Utica, is in the process of rehabilitating a building at 103 W. Court Street in Rome, where it will soon move. “The new location will serve as a hub to connect the downtown arts district with the emerging technology corridor between
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UTICA, N.Y. — C & D Advertising, currently located at 2107 Genesee St. in Utica, is in the process of rehabilitating a building at 103 W. Court Street in Rome, where it will soon move.
“The new location will serve as a hub to connect the downtown arts district with the emerging technology corridor between downtown Rome and the Griffiss Business and Technology Park,” Jennifer Brillante, president of C & D Advertising, said in a June 29 news release. “Being centrally located in Rome’s compact downtown allows our team the opportunity to frequent the retail, dining, cultural, and entertainment businesses located within walking distance of the property, as well as access to Rome’s outdoor recreational trails.”
The full-service integrated marketing and advertising agency is utilizing a Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) Business Assistance grant to prepare its newly purchased property on West Court Street, according to Rome Mayor Jacqueline Izzo.
C & D, which was founded in 1997 and employs 11 people, says it provides comprehensive advertising and marketing services through business-strategy planning, media buying, social media, website development, and cutting-edge video and graphic design.
Oneida County’s hotels see big business bounce back in first five months of year
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels saw a large rebound in guests in the first five months of 2021 as the hospitality and travel and leisure industries recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The county’s hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) jumped 32.5 percent to 45.8 percent year to date through
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UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotels saw a large rebound in guests in the first five months of 2021 as the hospitality and travel and leisure industries recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The county’s hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) jumped 32.5 percent to 45.8 percent year to date through May, compared to the same period in 2020.That’s according to a report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company.
Oneida County’s occupancy increases were much bigger in March (73 percent), April (nearly 100 percent), and May (81 percent) as the comparisons were to the early months of the pandemic in 2020. In January and February of this year, occupancy fell 14 percent and more than 15 percent, respectively, as the comparisons were to a pre-pandemic month in 2020.
Revenue per available room (RevPar), a key industry gauge that measures how much money hotels are bringing in per available room, rose more than 34 percent to $44.40 year to date, through May of this year.
Average daily rate (or ADR), which represents the average rental rate for a sold room, edged up 1.3 percent to $97.03 in the first five months of 2021.
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