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Kinney Drugs opens new Manlius store
MANLIUS, N.Y. — Kinney Drugs has opened a new store in Madison Row at 7660 Highbridge Rd. in Manlius. The company has a formal opening
General Contractors group honors Hueber-Breuer
A Syracuse–based construction company is among three firms the Associated General Contractors of New York State (AGC NYS) selected for its 2014 Jeffrey J. Zogg
Expansions, mergers, new leaders mark the 2014 CNY year in business
SYRACUSE — Area companies expanded, opened or closed offices, merged with other businesses, launched new projects, and changed leaders. The Business Journal News Network looks
Oswego Valley Insurance Agencies acquires neighboring agency
OSWEGO — Oswego Valley Insurance Agencies (OVIA) didn’t have to go very far to acquire Bartlett Insurance Agency in a transaction that takes effect Jan.
Cornell’s Hotel School gets $10M gift to endow deanship
ITHACA — Cornell University will use a $10 million donation from an alumnus to endow and name the deanship of its School of Hotel Administration
MVCC offers tractor-trailer driver training course
UTICA — People who are not happy at their current jobs and are thinking about becoming a tractor-trailer driver, can pursue it through training at
Report: Syracuse region led the state in year-over-year job losses in November
The Syracuse region lost 900 total jobs between November 2013 and this November, representing the highest figure of year-over-year job losses in November among the state’s

Reaction follows recommendation on Upstate casinos, decision on fracking
The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce is “very disappointed” with Wednesday’s selection of the Lago Resort & Casino in the Seneca County town of Tyre

Boilermaker Road Race to use state grant for energy-efficient upgrades at Utica HQ
UTICA, N.Y. — The Boilermaker Road Race, Inc. will use a state grant of $50,000 to make energy-efficient upgrades to its headquarters in Utica. New
$100 million federal grant will support N.Y.’s health-innovation plan
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has awarded New York a four-year, $100 million grant in the state innovations model-testing program. The money