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26 Hidden Costs Of Retiring In A College Town
College towns sell themselves with lecture series, leafy streets, and a campus that doubles as a public park. The brochure leaves out the line items that appear after the moving truck pulls away. Some of these costs arrive on a tax bill. Others show up as a lost Saturday, a donation request, or an insurance ... Read more
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‘That review is ongoing’: Ithaca College professors, staff fear potential layoffs
Amid Ithaca College’s financial troubles, faculty and staff fear potential layoffs as the school works to address its budget deficit. Voices are AI generated. The Ithaca Voice is not responsible for mispronunciations. The news was shared at an Oct. 20 State of the College meeting, in which President Dr....
Cornell Daily Sun
‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Cornellians’: A Look into Cornell’s Vegetable Breeding Research
Past the Botanical Gardens and deep inside Cornell’s agricultural grounds lives the Mazourek Lab, where horticulturists can produce vegetables consumers have never seen before on the shelf. The Mazourek Lab recently finished its autumn field harvest, collecting a variety of vegetables that included gourds, squash, peppers and peas. The...
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Developer signs $10 million contract to buy former Wells College campus
A developer has signed a $10 million contract to purchase the former Wells College campus, marking a possible significant turning point in efforts to redevelop the site located in the village of Aurora on the eastern shore of Cayuga Lake. Paul Warshauer confirmed that he signed the agreement with his...
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CJ Morse Painting & Construction – A Hometown Tradition
Located at 411 Butternut Drive in Newfield, CJ Morse Painting and Construction continues a tradition of quality workmanship and community service. For nearly five decades, Carl Morse has been a familiar and trusted name throughout the local community. Through hard work, experience, and dedication to his customers, he has built more than a business—he has built a lasting reputation.
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Commentary: Ithaca College’s three-school model is private equity thinking at its worst
Editor’s Note: This is a guest commentary. The opinions do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board. Ithaca College’s proposed restructuring from five academic schools to three is a poorly conceived, short-sighted and intellectually lazy idea. But the thinking behind this reorganization is troublingly familiar. Ithaca...
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Ditch the Payroll Headaches: Modern Tools, Local Touch
Running a business in the Cortland and Ithaca area of New York State means operating in a unique, vibrant economy. Between the bustling energy of local colleges and universities and our many restaurants, vineyards, farms and shops, Central New York business owners wear a lot of hats. But let’s be honest: keeping up with payroll probably isn’t your favorite part of the day. Between tracking hours for your employees and navigating labor laws, it can quickly feel overwhelming.
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Wells College finds new buyer for historic campus
A Chicago-based real estate developer has signed a purchase agreement to buy the former Wells College campus in Aurora with plans for a senior living community. "For now we're still negotiating," said developer Paul Warshauer, who made a $10 million cash offer and signed the agreement last Thursday. "We're in, basically, the due diligence period, the examination period.
Cornell Daily Sun
He’s Asking for $50,000 to Save The Ithaca Times — But Failed to Pay Past Investors Across the Country
The head of a nonprofit that operates The Ithaca Times is asking for $50,000 from community members in order to save the 54-year-old local paper from eviction in early November. But Roy Allen, the head of the nonprofit, Pathways to Equity, failed to pay around $300,000 to Maine investors in...
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Cortland Receives Credit Downgrade From Fitch Ratings to ‘BB+’
Financial pressures continue to mount for the City of Cortland following a new rating action from Fitch Ratings. Fitch has officially downgraded Cortland’s Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and outstanding Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan rating from ‘BBB’ down to ‘BB+’, pushing the city further into speculative-grade territory.
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Indian Milk & Honey grows its Freeville food business
Inside Indian Milk & Honey Co.’s production plant, milk becomes drinkable yogurt, fruit is cooked into puree, and butter is slowly transformed into ghee with a nutty aroma and golden color. The facility is tucked into a former fish farm in Freeville, but the products made their travel far...
Cornell Daily Sun
VINK | Get Starbucks Actually Off Campus
If you frequent the vending machines across campus or tend to grab a drink from the fridges in our eateries, chances are you’ve recently grabbed a Frappucino. Maybe you didn’t give it a second thought. But did you know Cornell is in violation of its own policy to stop selling Starbucks products?