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Speach Family Candy Shoppe stands the test of time
Started in 1920 by Michele Spicciati (Michael Speach), The Speach Family Candy Shoppe began as an opportunity for a first-generation immigrant from Italy to have

People news: Burgess joins Bond, Schoeneck & King
SYRACUSE, N.Y.— Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC announced that Samuel P. Burgess has joined its Syracuse office as senior counsel in the firm’s health care

Chemung Canal Trust chief risk officer set to retire in January
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Canal Trust Company announced that Karen R. Makowski, executive VP and chief risk officer, will be retiring on Jan. 2. Makowski

Mooney’s Sports Bar and Grill formally opens in Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Mooney’s Sports Bar and Grill formally opened its 10th location in the village of Johnson City in the town of Union,
KeyCorp to pay quarterly dividend in mid-December
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) announced it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 18.5 cents a share of its common stock for the fourth quarter. The
Broome County hotel occupancy rate rises more than 4 percent
BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County welcomed more guests in October than in the year-prior month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate

Champlain Commons housing development opens in Scriba
Development meets energy and green building construction standards SCRIBA — Construction crews have completed Champlain Commons, a $13.7 million, 56-apartment housing development for families in

BINGHAMTON — Crews of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG) — a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc. — at work in the Southern Tier

76West clean-energy contest winner to expand operations to Southern Tier
BINGHAMTON — A Pennsylvania company that makes emission-reducing biodiesel fuel systems for trucks is using its grand-prize win in this fall’s 76West clean-energy competition to
Onondaga County hotel occupancy rate rises nearly 5 percent in October
SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County were fuller in October than in the year-ago month, while room revenue also increased, according to a new report.