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TEAMING UP TO AID BUSINESSES — Bill Guglielmo, left, Rome Area Chamber president, receives a donation for $10,000 to purchase PPE toolkits for local businesses from Eve Van de Wal, Excellus BCBS regional president, earlier this week. Rome area businesses can bring a copy of their business card to pick up PPE toolkits on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce, 139 W. Dominick St., with mask and social distancing requirements in place.
Chamber receives grant from Excellus BCBS for PPE toolkits
The Rome Area Chamber of Commerce has received $10,000 in financial support from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield to support the chamber's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant funding will be … more
COMING TOGETHER — Rome Mayor Jacqueline M. Izzo looks out of a window on the fourth floor of a common area under construction in the new Air City Lofts apartment complex. The complex, which is targeted for a November completion, is designed to help local employers attract a workforce. Additional photos online at www.romesentinel.com.
Mayor hails Griffiss Park complex
In an open house on Friday, ongoing work on a mixed use housing project — Air City Lofts — was unveiled. Seated on the Griffiss Business and Technology Park, the units — with rents ranging … more
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TORCH BEARERS — Jill and Scot Hayes, of New York Sash, pose with Warren Clark, president of the Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York, as the company receives a Torch Award for Ethics during a recent ceremony. The Torch Award celebrates the commitment made by businesses to the highest standards of leadership, character and organizational ethics, according to the BBB.
Local business receives BBB award, launches Shower for a Soldier
WHITESBORO — Local home improvement company New York Sash has received the Torch Award for Ethics from the Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York on Thursday.  The Torch Awards for Ethics … more
CHAMBER HONOR — The Rome Area Chamber of Commerce has named Rome Sign & Display Co., Inc. as its Member of the Week. The company has been serving the signage needs of the community since 1957.
Rome Sign & Display Co. recognized as chamber’s Member of the Week
The Rome Area Chamber of Commerce has named Rome Sign & Display Co., Inc. as Member of the Week, according to a release. The company has been in business since 1957; and Terrence Denton is the … more
Small Business Center offers assistance
The Mohawk Valley Small Business Development Center at MVCC’s thINCubator is providing free one-to-one business counseling, management and technical advisement, and free or low-cost educational … more
DeWitt Clinton Apartments receive LEED certification
The Rochester-based design firm SWBR has obtained Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for DePaul’s DeWitt Clinton Apartments in Rome, according to a release. LEED … more
Local gyms working out details to reopen
As gyms in New York can reopen after August 24 once meeting certain parameters, local facilities are currently working to get on board. Among guidelines that must be met are public health … more
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Deadline Wednesday to register for Rome Police exam
The deadline to apply for the Rome Police Department civil service test is Wednesday. The Rome Police are seeking applicants to join the force. The starting salary is $46,301. The exam will take … more
AWAITING WORD — The Pizza Hut restaurant at 1127 Erie Blvd. W. in Rome is shown on Wednesday morning. Franchisee NPC International said Monday in documents filed in bankruptcy court that it had come to an agreement with Pizza Hut to close some 300 locations. The company said on Wednesday that no decision has yet been made on which stores will be shuttered.
No final decision yet on which 300 Pizza Hut locations to close
With up to 300 Pizza Hut locations closing their doors — most of them dine-in locations — there still remains no sign which communities will be impacted by the closures. Franchisee NPC … more
PERKING UP — Character Coffee is set to expand from its Utica location to Downtown Rome at 236 W. Dominick St., the former Brenda’s Natural Foods store thanks, in part, to a $50,000 grant from the city’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative.
DRI funds to help two new downtown businesses
The City of Rome’s Business Assistance Fund, a Downtown Revitalization Initiative priority project, is awarding funds from Round 2 Phase 1 to help facilitate two new businesses set up shop in … more
Hummel’s Office Plus expands to Latham
MOHAWK — Hummel’s Office Plus, an area independently owned office products dealer has acquired Latham–based office supply business, Workplace Central. Financial terms of the deal finalized as … more
NEW LOCATION — This is the exterior of the new Spectrum store at Freedom Plaza on Erie Boulevard West, next to Marshall’s and Tops Market. The store will serve as a location for customers to be served for internet, television, mobile and voice services.
New Spectrum store opens in Rome
A new Spectrum store has opened in Rome giving customers a spot to conduct business related to internet, television, mobile and voice services, according to a release. The new Rome store at 219 Erie … more
ANDRO wins Army contract to develop adaptive radios for unmanned vehicle communications
ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC of Rome has been awarded a $1.1 million U.S. Army contract to develop adaptive radios for communications in unmanned ground vehicles and unmanned air systems … more
Remington Arms seeks bankruptcy protection
Remington Arms, with a manufacturing facility that Ilion, is seeking bankruptcy protection for the second time in as many years. The company emerged from reorganization under U.S. Bankruptcy Court … more
Douglas Bartell
Bartell joins commercial lending team at Adirondack Bank
UTICA — Adirondack Bank has announced that Douglas Bartell has joined its commercial lending team as its vice president commercial banking officer. He will serve the Mohawk Valley region with a … more
ALL EYES ON NEW SITE — Ribbon is cut on the newly opened location of the Eye Care Center of Rome at 1320 Floyd Ave. Friday afternoon. Missing from the photo are Dr. Lauren Pierson and Dr. Nichole Pollard.
Future looks bright for new eye center
At a Friday afternoon ribbon cutting, Dr. David Vinci said he, Dr. Lauren Pierson and Dr. Nichole Pollard had been busy welcoming new and returning patients to the newly built 1320 Floyd Ave. … more
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GOING UP — A construction crew, using a massive crane as well as old fashioned "elbow grease" put up the first panels of one of the walls of the future Orgill Distribution Center off of Route 825 across from the Wingate by Wyndham hotel. Tennessee-based Orgill is building an 800,000-square-foot distribution center to serve independent hardware and building supply stores in the Northeast. The company expects the facility to create some 225 new jobs.
First wall going up for Orgill project
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AmeriCU wins award for Salute to Troops
AmeriCU has been recognized by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) for organizing the 2019 Salute to the Troops Tribute Concert at Mountainfest.  Held annually as part of the Fort Drum … more
WORK SPACE — An interior view of Griffiss International Airport Building 101, where aircraft maintenance company Strategic Global Aviation now anticipates beginning operations in September under a lease with Oneida County.
Pandemic delays start for new business
The COVID-19 pandemic’s ripple effect has delayed the start of work by an aircraft maintenance and overhaul company coming to county-owned Griffiss International Airport in Rome, but its owner says … more
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SITE FOR RESTAURANT CONSTRUCTION — A new restaurant and bar planned at the A-OK Campground & Marina near Westernville is to include deck dining on Delta Lake as well as dining in the building. Plans call for removing the buildings at left and at center, with construction of a new restaurant site plus a large covered deck that will extend about 10 feet over the lake depending on water levels. A restaurant opening is being eyed for next May.
Popular campground plans lakeside restaurant
WESTERNVILLE — For the A-OK Campground & Marina at 7106 Stokes-Westernville Road on the north shore of Delta Lake, the business started by his father in 1973 has always “been about … more
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