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Genius NY increases minimum cash awards for startups by more than 40 percent
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a $2 million business accelerator based at the Syracuse Technology Garden, has increased by 43 percent the minimum cash-prize amounts

Tioga State Bank opens investment-services office in renovated Owego building
OWEGO, N.Y. — Tioga State Bank on Friday formally opened the new location of its Tioga State Investment Services unit in a newly renovated building

Subway franchise operator from Clay arrested for tax fraud
CLAY, N.Y. — A Subway franchise operator from Clay is facing 31 felony charges for sales-tax evasion. Andrew Buccilli, 39, of Clay owns and operates

Finger Lakes Business Services acquires Capital Region answering service
AUBURN, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Business Services, Inc. (FLBS), a firm that operates answering services for businesses, announced it has purchased the assets of Chatham

New York home sales rise 8 percent in August for new monthly sales “record;” CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors completed the sale of nearly 14,000 previously owned homes in August, up 8.1 percent compared to the 12,873 completed

Health Foundation accepting applications for eighth class of Health Leadership Fellows
The Health Foundation for Western & Central New York is accepting applications for the eighth class of its Health Leadership Fellows program. The Buffalo–based organization

SKY Armory to host SightLine, a business-technology conference, Nov. 2-3
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse will host SightLine 2016, a business-technology conference, in early November. SKY Armory will host the inaugural event Nov. 2-3, Annese &

Attorney for COR executives says he’s “convinced” of their innocence in federal corruption probe
The attorney representing the two executives from Fayetteville–based COR Development Company, LLC says he is “convinced” of their innocence in a case involving federal corruption

Upstate Medical University relocates first 170 employees to the Galleries in downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University in August announced it has moved 170 employees to the Galleries of Syracuse at 441 S. Salina St. in

UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to architects, engineers and construction managers for the design and