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Vernon Downs plans $7 million expansion

by Traci DeLore

 

Vernon Downs Casino and Hotel will kick off a $7 million renovation and expansion project Friday at the Vernon complex, which includes a harness-racing track, hotel, and casino.

VIP Structures of Syracuse is overseeing the project in a design-build capacity and work should wrap up next spring. VIP announced the initiative in a news release today.


Area projects receive state grants

by Traci DeLore

 

A number of Central New York projects will receive a financial boost from Empire State Development as its board of directors approved $9.3 million in new funding today.
The city of Oswego received $1 million from the Restore New York Communities Initiative for its harbor revitalization project, which will cover a portion of the construction costs for a 36,000-square-foot expansion of the existing Best Western Captain's Quarters Hotel. The new facilities will include 18 additional hotel rooms and a new restaurant for a total cost of $5 million.

Keystone Material Testing merges with Enviro Testing

by Eric Reinhardt

 

Keystone Material Testing, LLC (KMT) of Binghamton on Thursday announced its merger with Enviro Testing, also of Binghamton.
The joint press release did not include any financial details of the transaction.

KMT offers construction material testing services. The firm operates at the corporate offices of Keystone Associates Architects, Engineers, and Surveyors, LLC at 58 Exchange St. in Binghamton.


USDA awards grant funding for rural broadband service

by Eric Reinhardt

 

The Port Byron Telephone Co., Inc. in Cayuga County and the Deposit Telephone Co. Inc. in Broome County will use federal grant money to provide high-speed Internet service to their respective customers in rural areas.


New York Senate passes moratorium on hydrofracking

by Adam Rombel

 

The New York State Senate has voted to suspend hydraulic fracturing for the extraction of natural gas or oil until May 15, 2011.

The legislation, which now heads to the Assembly, would halt the issuance of new permits for such drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation, which is found in much of the Southern Tier and stretches into Central New York.



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