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Johnson Brothers Lumber completes expansion in Canastota
CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Johnson Brothers Lumber Company has finished work on a 20,000-square-foot lumber-production facility in Canastota. The company invested more than $1.7 million and

Governor announces that Terakeet and TCG Player will add 242 jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two Syracuse–based companies plan to create 242 jobs, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced during a stop in the city today. Terakeet, a software

Bassett and Oneida Healthcare to pursue partnership pact
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida Healthcare and Cooperstown–based Bassett Healthcare Network announced Wednesday that they will pursue a partnership agreement to coordinate health-care services and seek

SBA makes 504 debt-refinancing program permanent
Eligible small-business owners now have “more options” to refinance eligible fixed assets and business expenses through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 504 refinance program.

SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher to step down in 2017
ALBANY, N.Y. — State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor Nancy Zimpher announced she will end her tenure as chancellor on June 30, 2017. She

Rome Memorial Hospital adds former CEO Burns to board of trustees
ROME, N.Y. — Darlene Burns, former president and CEO of Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH), will serve on the hospital’s board of trustees. The volunteer board
New York manufacturing index again tumbles into negative territory in May
After positive readings in both March and April, the Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plunged 19 points to -9.0 in May. Declines in
NSF awards Upstate Medical nearly $200K in funding to fight Zika virus
The National Science Foundation has awarded Upstate Medical University a grant of nearly $200,000 to “treat, prevent and understand” the Zika virus. Researchers plan to

Original Grain readies for opening in Pike Block space
SYRACUSE — A new restaurant called Original Grain will open in the former Tim Hortons space of the Pike Block building at 302 S. Salina
Downtown Living Tour showcases projects with available apartments
SYRACUSE — More than 3,250 people currently live in downtown Syracuse. That’s up 40 percent in the last 10 years. Factoring in projects currently underway