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St. Joseph’s Health upgrading its hospital-based lab in $9.1 million project, creating jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health says construction has started on a project to expand laboratory services at the hospital in a $9.1 million project

FTC, NYS among those suing Amazon for “illegally maintaining monopoly power”
New York is among 17 states that are joining the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), alleging that the online retail and

Five Syracuse cannabis stores are shut down for not having “proper state licensing”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse has closed down five smoke shops where New York State investigators seized adult-use cannabis products “without proper state

Two New York projects awarded federal funding in defense-manufacturing program
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded two upstate New York–based projects $5 million each through its Defense Manufacturing Community Support (DMCS) program. The

DEC: Central New York Land Trust acquires land near Skaneateles Lake to “help protect” the lake
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Central New York Land Trust, Inc., (CNYLT) on Monday announced the

SUNY ESF’s Mahoney to co-chair new SUNY Sustainability Advisory Council
ALBANY, N.Y. — Joanie Mahoney, president of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF), will co-chair the new SUNY Sustainability Advisory Council.

Syracuse University breaks ground on construction of new football-operations center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics on Friday morning broke ground on the construction of its upcoming football-operations center. The center is part of the

Work on I-81 construction project gets into full swing
SYRACUSE — Crews have started their work on the first two contracts on the $2.25 billion Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project, while those with questions,

Redevelopment work on City Center is nearing completion
SYRACUSE — The makeover of the 280,000-square-foot downtown Syracuse building that was once home to Sibley’s department store is nearly complete. Jeremy Thurston, president of

Downtown Committee report highlights projects, investments
SYRACUSE — The future of downtown’s city center is “strong,” with a 50 percent increase in inquiries this past winter from businesses interested in moving