August 2015

Office building on Oak Street in Syracuse is sold

SYRACUSE — The office building located at 404 Oak St. in Syracuse was recently sold to LJR Properties, LLC, a real-estate development company. LJR Properties will occupy a portion of the 19,305-squ Read More

Gillibrand promotes new bill to establish lending program for small manufacturers

CICERO — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has announced a new bill to help small businesses obtain financing to expand their advanced-manufacturing operations. The legislation seeks to create and ke Read More

ESD honors South Side Innovation Center for helping entrepreneurs

SYRACUSE — Empire State Development (ESD) has recognized the entrepreneurial-assistance program (EAP) at the South Side Innovation Center (SSIC) as one of its 2015 Award For Excellence recipients. Read More

New York manufacturing index tumbles in August

The Empire State Manufacturing survey general business-conditions index plunged 19 points to -14.9 in August, its lowest level since 2009. The index reading indicates business activity declined for Read More

Syracuse football players wear helmet covers made by a Georgia company

SYRACUSE — Members of the Syracuse University football team are into their second season of wearing the black-colored Guardian caps on their helmets during practice sessions. The Guardian cap is a Read More

Ithaca Coffee Co. begins selling its coffee at Binghamton Airport

TOWN OF MAINE, N.Y. — Ithaca Coffee Company products are now available at the new Gateway Café at the Greater Binghamton Airport, according to a posting on the airport’s blog. Ithaca Coffee Co. is a Read More

Oneida Nation, Bassett Healthcare to open health-care facilities in Oneida’s Dreamcatcher Plaza

ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation has started construction on two new health-care facilities in its Dreamcatcher Plaza at 2037 Genesee St. in Oneida. Oneida Nation Health Services and the Basse Read More

Woman pleads guilty to covering up sexual abuse and neglect at Mohawk Valley Health Care Center

ILION, N.Y. — The former director of nursing at Mohawk Valley Health Care Center in Ilion has pleaded guilty to covering up sexual abuse and neglect at the facility. Nicolle Wagner-Stinson, 40, admit Read More

Nirvana Spring Water delays closure, 70 layoffs at Oneida County plant

FORESTPORT, N.Y. — Nirvana Spring Water Inc., which disclosed in June that it will close its bottling plant in northeast Oneida County, has delayed when it will begin cutting 70 jobs until the second Read More