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G&C Foods readies $18 million project to acquire, expand, upgrade facility
VAN BUREN — G&C Food Distributors & Brokers, Inc. (G&C Foods) plans to acquire its Van Buren food-distribution facility, expand and upgrade it, and add
New York manufacturing index plunges in January
But MACNY leader says it “doesn’t necessarily reflect” what members say The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted 13 points to -19.4 in

Metro Fitness Health Club adds muscle to DeWitt property
DeWITT — The owner of Syracuse–based Metro Fitness Health Club had only intended to offer advice about a property in DeWitt. Then, his company ended
Air Force Research Lab awards SUNY Poly $1.2M for R&D project on computer systems
ALBANY, N.Y. — A SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) professor will use a grant of $1.2 million for a research and development project on next-generation
Latest state jobs report shows mixed CNY job growth
The Syracuse and Utica–Rome regions gained jobs in the past 12 months, while the Ithaca and Binghamton regions lost positions in the same period. The

Syracuse University selects finalists to design National Veterans Resource Complex
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse University (SU) committee has selected three finalists in its competition to choose the designer for the upcoming National Veterans Resource

KeyCorp profit declines in fourth quarter, full year on merger, pension settlement costs
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) on Thursday reported that it earned $224 million, or 27 cents a share, in the fourth quarter. That’s down slightly from $246
Freund joins MACNY as chief leadership officer
DeWITT, N.Y. — David Freund has joined the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY) as its new chief leadership officer, the organization announced. Freund

Café Kubal to open location at Marriott Syracuse Downtown
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Café Kubal plans to open a new location in the upcoming Marriott Syracuse Downtown in “late spring.” It will have a storefront
People news: Hartwick College president named to NCAA Div. III Presidents Council
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich will serve on the Division III Presidents Council of the NCAA. Drugovich begins her four-year term “immediately,”