5 key takeaways from election for Central New York (Good Morning CNY for Nov. 7)

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Harris concedes presidential election: “Sometimes the fight takes a while”: Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday and encouraged supporters to continue fighting for their vision of the country. In a speech at at Howard University, her alma mater, the vice president said the battle would continue “in the voting booth, in the courts and in the public square.” (Associated Press photo)
Micron has already spent over $10 million for land for Clay chip plant: Micron Technology has spent more than $10 million for land in the town of Clay for its planned chipmaking complex. But in an unusual transaction, Micron won’t own the last 21 acres of private land and its latest payment of just over $3 million will go to the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency. This is the first time Micron has reimbursed OCIDA for any land.
What the vote means: 5 key CNY takeaways from election results: Tuesday’s election results unfolded mostly as expected in Central New York, with few surprises on the local level. While Republican Donald Trump retook the White House, Democrats across Central New York fared well, flipping a Congressional seat and appearing to hold onto a number of critical state legislature spots. Here are five key takeaways from the election results.
Sweet success: CNY company expands to meet demand: Business is so good for a Central New York company that sells pizza and wings made of chocolate that it’s doubling its production capacity. Chocolate Pizza Co. is finalizing the expansion of its operations in the town of Marcellus as it heads into its busiest season of the year.
Syracuse man to get prison time for shooting into stolen car full of kids: A Syracuse man admitted Wednesday to firing a gun into a stolen car occupied by a group of minors, injuring two 14-year-old girls and a 16-year-old girl. The 24-year-old man will be sentenced to prison. Here are the details of the plea deal.
How many will lose jobs when Rite Aid closes Liverpool distribution center? Rite Aid Corp. notified employees Monday that it plans to transfer the operations of its distribution center in Liverpool to a site in Maryland early ext year. Here’s how many workers will lose their jobs.
Liverpool takes Class A sectional girls swimming title: Swimmers from Class A compete in the Section III girls swimming championship meet at Nottingham High School in Syracuse on Wednesday. Results, more photos. (Marisa Pankow photo)
Coach says “blatant lie” led Section III to end Syracuse ITC’s historic football season: The Institute of Technology Central football team had its program’s best-ever season halted when it was informed on Tuesday that Section III was disqualifying it from the Class B playoffs for using an ineligible player in the team’s playoff win. SCSD officials are challenging the ruling.
Overheard from SU football: LeQuint Allen fires everyone up (even Otto): LeQuint Allen has been called the heart and soul of the Syracuse University football team by head coach Fran Brown, his teammate and Orange fans. As it turns out, if Otto the Orange could talk, the Syracuse mascot would tell a similar tale. Here are some of the best things we heard from SU football players and coaches this week.
MORE SPORTS:
Reports: iHeartMedia layoffs include former Syracuse radio program director
Woman stabs estranged boyfriend, then goes to work to drive students to Syracuse school, police say
Man killed in shooting in Syracuse parking lot is identified
Officers find stash of drugs, including meth, ketamine, fentanyl; 2 charged
TGI Fridays has $50M in unused gift cards amid bankruptcy: What to do if you have one
NY state police launch criminal probe into trooper who claimed he was shot
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