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Cuomo: Binghamton, Ogdensburg sections among 12 new brownfield opportunity areas
Sections of Binghamton and Ogdensburg are among 12 new brownfield-opportunity areas in communities across New York. The designation helps participants develop strategies to revitalize neighborhoods

Clarkson manufacturing incubator, Tug Hill land trust win grants
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, on Sept. 2 announced $1.8 million in economic-development grants for eight upstate local governments and not-for-profit organizations. The winners

Lakeview Amphitheater ticket sales top 200,000 in first season, Onondaga County reports
GEDDES, N.Y. — Ticket sales for the first season at the Lakeview Amphitheater exceeded 200,000, Onondaga County announced in a news release. The county was

Rome Lab awards PAR Technology unit $3 million R&D contract
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Air Force has awarded PAR Government Systems Corp. a $3 million contract award for research and development. PAR Government is

OBG acquires North Carolina firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse engineering firm OBG (formerly known as O’Brien & Gere) has acquired a North Carolina engineering firm. Charlotte, North Carolina–based PENTA Engineering,

Mackenzie Hughes plans December move to the Galleries
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mackenzie Hughes LLP will move its business office and 75 employees to the Galleries of Syracuse at 440 South Warren St. in

Carthage Area Hospital sells dental clinic to McCue Dental
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital and McCue Dental have reached an agreement to “transition ownership” of the Carthage Community Dental Clinic to McCue Dental,

Construction begins on Tioga Downs hotel
NICHOLS, N.Y. — Construction is underway on a new six-story, 161-room hotel at Tioga Downs in Nichols. Owner Jeff Gural and other community leaders attended

Wayne County technology firm to expand R&D operations, add 35 jobs
ONTARIO, N.Y. — Optimax Systems Inc., a technology firm based in in the town of Ontario in Wayne County, is expanding its research and development

Miner to appoint Mannion to serve as chair of Airport Authority board
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Patrick Mannion will begin serving as chairman of the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) board of directors, effective this Friday. Mannion is