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September

Watertown–based Runningboards Marketing opens Syracuse office

SYRACUSE — The president of Runningboards Marketing, a Watertown–based mobile digital-billboard company, sees Syracuse as the “hub of Central New York” and wanted to have an office here. Read More
Smullen starts as Clear Path for Vets CEO of advancement & strategy

CHITTENANGO — A former chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell assumed a leadership role at the Chittenango–based nonprofit Clear Path for Veterans this summer. Read More
SBA awards Syracuse University’s IVMF $100K grant for veteran business training

SYRACUSE — The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) is an initiative “combining entrepreneurial education with hands-on experience,” the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says. Read More
Unity House of Cayuga County adds Wilder to board of directors

AUBURN — Unity House of Cayuga County, Inc. announced it has elected a new community leader for the agency’s board of directors. David C. Wilder, president of the Illinois–based St. Thérèse of Lisieu Read More
State Property Checks Explained

My office has been getting calls from constituents who are understandably confused about two rebate checks the state has begun to mail to property taxpayers and whether they should expect to receive o Read More
Briggs & Stratton begins operations in new Sherrill manufacturing facility

SHERRILL — Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) has a new facility in the Sherrill Industrial Park. Read More
New section of Erie Canalway Trail opens in Mohawk Valley

Trail addition in Herkimer County will help complete 750-mile Empire State Trail initiative GERMAN FLATTS — The New York State Canal Corporation recently announced it has opened a new section of the Read More
Cucharale launches consulting firm

WESTMORELAND — When the investment firm she worked for was acquired by an out-of-state company, Catherine (Cathy) Cucharale says it was the perfect opportunity for her to branch out on her own. Read More
County program starts with 3 firms using Lyft to get JOBSplus clients to work

SALINA — The struggle historically for small businesses that employ lower-wage workers is needing their employees to have a car to get the job, while the employees need the job to get the car. That’s according to Eileen Brophy, president of Brophy Services Inc. Read More

Business Calendar

CenterState CEO Virtual Business Before Hours 8/5/2020 9:00 AM - 8/5/2020 10:00 AM Read More
2020 State of the County 8/6/2020 9:00 AM - 8/6/2020 10:00 AM Read More
CenterState CEO Summer Golf Tournament 8/11/2020 9:00 AM - 8/11/2020 5:00 PM Read More

Health Care & Education

Concessions operator at Syracuse airport warns employees of 54 layoffs SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Buffalo–based Delaware North, which operates food and beverage eateries at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, has told 54 of its employees they will be out of a job longer than previously anticipated. Read More
Colgate president serving as chair of New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium HAMILTON, N.Y. — Colgate University President Brian Casey is now serving a two-year term as chair of the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium. Read More
Madison County warns of possible public exposure to virus at Oneida Walmart ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Madison County Health Department announced Tuesday it has learned of a possible public exposure to COVID-19 at the Walmart in Oneida last Thursday, July 30. Read More

Construction, Design & Real Estate

HealthWear Rental works on expansion ENDICOTT — HealthWear Rental, Inc. — which supplies and launders medical and massage linens, patient gowns, medical uniforms, lab coats, and more — is preparing to relocate and double the size of its production facility. Read More
New York state, CNY home sales decline year-over-year in June Other housing indicators start to improve ALBANY — New York realtors closed on the sale of 8,107 previously owned homes in June, down 34 percent from 12,276 homes sold in June 2019, as the pipeline o Read More
Katko says DOT submits draft I-81 plan to Federal Highway Administration SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has submitted the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the massive Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct construction project to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Read More

Manufacturing & Engineering

HealthWear Rental works on expansion ENDICOTT — HealthWear Rental, Inc. — which supplies and launders medical and massage linens, patient gowns, medical uniforms, lab coats, and more — is preparing to relocate and double the size of its production facility. Read More
Katko says DOT submits draft I-81 plan to Federal Highway Administration SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has submitted the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the massive Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct construction project to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Read More
U.S. Army awards SRC $425 million contract for small drone defense system CICERO, N.Y. — The U.S. Army has awarded SRC Inc. a $425.8 million contract for development, production, deployment, and support of the E-LIDS system. Read More