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Cayuga Milk Ingredients formally opens $270M expansion near Auburn
AURELIUS, N.Y. — Cayuga Milk Ingredients (CMI) on Wednesday formally opened its $270 million expansion following a two-phase project in the town of Aurelius in

Canandaigua National Bank & Trust, which plans to expand to Syracuse area, announces rebrand
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Canandaigua National Bank & Trust, which has plans to expand into the Syracuse area later this year, on Monday said it is

Regency Tower Apartments building in Syracuse is sold
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Regency Tower Apartments at 770 James St. in Syracuse is now under new ownership. CBRE Upstate NY, an affiliate office of

New York manufacturing activity declines for a fourth straight month in June
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business conditions index fell to -16.0 in June, with business activity in the sector declining for a fourth consecutive

St. John Fisher University’s Wegmans School of Nursing earns 10-year reaccreditation
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) has reaccredited the Wegmans School of Nursing at St. John Fisher University. The school earned

Two ESF alumni to donate $2 million to school fundraising campaign
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two 1979 graduates of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) plan to donate $2 million to the recently announced

SUNY ESF launches biggest fundraising campaign
SYRACUSE — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is describing it as the “most ambitious fundraising initiative in the College’s history.” The

New York home sales slide more than 6 percent in April
Inventory increased in the latest month ALBANY — New York realtors closed on the sale of 6,968 previously owned homes in April, down 6.2 percent

EBRI: retirees feeling better about retirement prospects
More than three-fourths of retirees (78 percent) are reporting a positive outlook for retirement, with those respondents confident they will have enough money to live

New executive director settles in at FOCUS Greater Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Alicia Ernest has been serving as the executive director of FOCUS Greater Syracuse, Inc. for more than a month. Ernest tells CNYBJ in