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Dryden plans hearing on cannabis drive-through

DRYDEN – Dryden residents will get the chance in June to voice their opinions on a special-use permit for a cannabis facility with a drive-through window. The hearing will be at 6:15 p.m. …

Digging in to elevate Cortland

Between a potential dog park in Homer, a 68-unit housing complex in Cortlandville and construction on Main Street in Cortland, greater Cortland area communities have made individual strides toward …

Employment remained steady in April in Cortland County — adding 100 jobs since 2023 — bringing the total number of jobs to 18,800, the state announced Thursday. Slight dips were …

IDA plans hearing on Route 215 solar field

The Cortland County Industrial Development Agency considering a proposal for a $12.7 million solar farm on Route 215 in Cortlandville plans shortly to schedule a public hearing to hear from residents …

Travel guide tries to illustrate entire county

Travel guide tries to illustrate entire county By LILY BYRNE Staff Reporter lbyrne@cortlandstandard.com Illustrating an entire county to people who may have never been there takes …

GROTON — The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce will have a Community Conversation from 9 to 10:30 a.m. May 29 in Groton to discuss its NY Forward Grant, its first-in-the-county Pro-Housing …

‘Standard’ journalists win record number of awards

Speaking on the record can wrack the nerves, whether it puts the source in a good or bad light. Journalists aren’t numb to this nervousness despite conducting numerous interviews …

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 …

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