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Carrols completes acquisition of 17 Burger King restaurants in Maryland
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) has completed its acquisition of Rockville, Maryland–based Republic Foods Inc., which operates 17 Burger King restaurants

Raymond Corp. formally opens new RayBuilt Center of Excellence in DeWitt, expands parts division
DeWITT, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation on Friday formally opened its new RayBuilt Center of Excellence at 6581 Chrysler Lane in DeWitt. The facility will
Applications for second round of Genius NY competition due Oct. 1
Applications for the second round of the Genius NY business-accelerator program are due at the Syracuse Technology Garden by Oct. 1. The Tech Garden is

Boathouse to become new environmental-education center at Green Lakes State Park
MANLIUS — New York State is looking ahead to the fall when it plans to convert a deteriorated 1940’s boathouse into a new environmental-education center

SUNY Oswego prepares for Wilber Hall renovations, other projects
OSWEGO — The renovation project at SUNY Oswego’s Wilber Hall represents the final phase of the improvements at the university’s School of Education. The $10
St. Joseph’s Health is raising money to add new cardiovascular-care center
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Health will create a new, $31 million center for cardiovascular care. To help pay for the project, the health-care organization

DoubleTree by Hilton completes “multi-million dollar” renovation
DeWITT, N.Y. — DoubleTree by Hilton Syracuse has recently completed a “multi-million dollar” renovation project. The 250-room hotel is located at 6301 State Route 298

State Fair announces sponsors for milk bar, butter sculpture
GEDDES, N.Y. — Two companies with “significant ties to New York State agriculture” will sponsor the “signature” attractions at the New York State Fair’s dairy-products

Surgeon performs first robot-guided, partial knee replacement at Oneonta hospital
ONEONTA, N.Y. — An orthopedic surgeon recently performed the first robot-guided, partial knee replacement at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta. Dr. Michael Diaz, an orthopedic
NYSEG, RG&E appoint Taylor as new president and CEO
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E) have appointed Carl Taylor as their new president and