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CPC closes $12 million Freddie Mac mortgage on the Merchants Commons building
SYRACUSE — The Community Preservation Corp., Inc. (CPC) recently announced the closing of a more than $12 million Freddie Mac mortgage to support the Merchants

Jefferson County LDC to expand in Watertown business incubator
WATERTOWN — Work is under way to expand the administrative offices of the Jefferson County Local Development Corp. (JCLDC), which is housed at the Watertown
Welch Allyn acquires assets of Florida–based PediaVision
SKANEATELES FALLS — Welch Allyn, Inc., a Skaneateles Falls–based manufacturer of medical-diagnostic equipment, on June 3 announced it has acquired certain assets of PediaVision Holdings,

YWCA begins site work on the future Northwest YMCA in Lysander
LYSANDER — After more than a decade of planning, the YMCA of Greater Syracuse on May 22 started site work on the $20 million, 100,000-square-foot

Landmark Theatre announces lineup for its summer classic-film series
SYRACUSE — The Landmark Theatre today announced the inaugural lineup for the Landmark summer classic-film series. The series begins June 18 with Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo”

Upstate consumer sentiment jumps in May
Consumer sentiment in upstate New York rose 6.2 points to 75.4 in May, according to the latest monthly survey the Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI)

Miner, state lawmakers announce funding to repair Meachem Ice Rink
SYRACUSE — The city of Syracuse is getting financial assistance to pay for repairs to Meachem Ice Rink, which closed earlier this year to due

Local franchisees open second Clothes Mentor store in Clay
CLAY — The local franchisees of Clothes Mentor, a national chain that buys and sells used women’s clothing from brand-name designers, have opened a second
Ithaca firm among 12 in first wave of Start-Up NY program
ITHACA — An Ithaca firm is among a dozen companies that are either expanding or relocating in New York as part of the first wave
State accepts Morrisville State College as tax-free area in Start-Up NY program
MORRISVILLE — Empire State Development (ESD) has accepted Morrisville State College’s application to participate in the Start-Up NY program with a designation of a tax-free