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Cannabis dispensary opens Monday in Dryden

DRYDEN — Greater Cortland area residents will soon be able to buy legal marijuana without having to drive to Syracuse, Union Springs, Binghamton or Ithaca. They can go do Dryden. Monday …

The Cortland Area Chamber of Commerce will get a 550,000 state grant to support workforce development programs, state Sen. Lea Webb announced Friday. The money is meant to support hands-on …

The First National Bank of Dryden has announced it promoted Jessie Farrell to assistant vice president. Farrell started working at the bank in September of 2017 and shortly after being hired, …

One generation to the next

Nodding toward his sons Wednesday, Evan Souzas couldn’t say for certain when any one, or perhaps all four, would take over ownership of the restaurant he took over from his father. And as …

Community Restaurant to join register of historic businesses

It has changed names several times, ownership has passed from business partners to a local family to younger members of the same family, but one thing has not changed: The Community Restaurant at 10 …

Biden to bring jobs pipeline to CNY, money for Micron

President Joe Biden is bringing more than a $6.1 billion check with him when he arrives today in Syracuse to fund the construction of Micron’s microchip-fabrication facilities in Onondaga …

Liquor stores not worried about cannabis competition

Liquor retailers hoped to get in the marijuana market when the state legalized recreational cannabis three years ago, but that’s just not how things went, said Brian Perry, manager of Riverside …

Unemployment in Cortland County rose to 4.8% in March compared with March 2023, state data show. Data released Tuesday by the state Department of Labor show that Cortland County had 21,700 …

City set to enforce bong ban

Today is the last 4/20 you can buy bongs or other cannabis-smoking supplies in most areas in the city of Cortland, and it marks about the halfway point until businesses must comply with the ban. …

Cortland County added 500 jobs between March 2023 and last month, bringing it to 19,100 jobs. Data released Thursday by the state Department of Labor show that the leisure and hospitality sector …

Thrift warehouse opens in Dryden

DRYDEN – Two business owners are selling reused goods out of a Dryden warehouse, but their mission is more than just spreading trinkets and decor. They want to provide for low-income families …

New York State Electric & Gas and will use funding from New York State to apply one-time bill credits for all electric and natural gas customers as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to …

Businesses see mixed effect from Groton Avenue roadwork

The bitter smell of diesel, the effort to dodge equipment and trucks and a few chunks of missing sidewalk have combined to cut sales 40% at Groton Avenue Liquor Store, its owner says as work …

City asks state legislators to help reinstate bed tax

The city of Cortland wants to reinstate a 1% occupancy tax on hotel and motel beds that expired last September, asking state legislators to help it with this goal. The Cortland Common Council …

County panels wants chicken processor to spread its wings

Cortland County has 73 farms raising chickens, federal data show, but only six raising them for meat. A Truxton farm wants to expand its flock, and is winning county support to do so. Hillside …

Still waiting

Paul Suits Jr., filed his application to open LakeHouse Cannabis in Cortland three years ago. His business is No. 2,026 in line, and the state has reviewed, perhaps, 800 applications. The state …

Ken Blanchard, the author of “The One-Minute Manager” will address business leaders May 8 at the CNY Leadership Symposium, the Cortland Area Chamber of Commerce announced Monday. He …

A new Taco Bell restaurant will break ground at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at 860 Route 13, Cortlandville, in front of the Price Chopper grocery, the Cortland Area Chamber of Commerce has announced. The …

Neighbors wonder how to use railroad to nowhere

The rattling of a train makes lifelong Cortland resident April Martin feel at home. Twenty years ago, she would listen to the sound of the train passing her house, comforted. “I miss the …

MORAVIA — Alnye Trucking of Moravia received a Fleet Safety Award from the Trucking Association of New York the association has announced. The awards recognize association members with the …

A new report finds Cayuga Health spent more on financial assistance and community investment than the value of its tax exemption in 2021, giving the health system what the researchers call a …

Stakeholders: Cortland County needs housing, child care

As Elevate Cortland, the county’s strategic development plan, wraps up its public meetings, common themes have emerged: the need for housing and childcare. A group of about 12 stakeholders …

Therapy dogs, recycling and ear canals

Hearing aid retailer Cortland Hearing Aids will use the Cortland Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Showcase to explain to you there’s a connection between hearing loss and cognitive decline.

Town seeks source of mysterious stench

Businesses on Route 13 on the border of Cortland and Cortlandville have reported an on-and-off sewage smell in and around their buildings, and no one quite knows the cause. Brian Congdon, …

TC3 offers free semiconductor training to veterans

DRYDEN – This autumn, Tompkins Cortland Community College has six spots open to veterans for a free nanotechnology training program. Six more spots will be available in the spring, even as …

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