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People news: AIS promotes Souva to advanced research accounts manager
ROME, N.Y. — AIS, a Rome–based cybersecurity company, recently announced it has promoted Scott Souva to VP, advanced research accounts manager. He previously held positions
Byrne Dairy to build a new gas station and convenience store on Buckley Road in Clay
CLAY — Byrne Dairy is developing a new gas station and convenience grocery and deli store on a nearly 7 acre site on Buckley Road

Report: Marijuana legalization could generate $4B in economic activity
A new analysis from the Rockefeller Institute of Government estimated that a legal adult-use marijuana industry in New York state could generate up to $4

Blue & White Storage signs on as U-Haul dealer for Central Square area
CENTRAL SQUARE — U-Haul Company of New York and Vermont, Inc. announced that Blue & White Storage has signed on as a U-Haul dealer to
New York egg production increases in March
New York farms produced 144.3 million eggs in March, up 2 percent from 141.5 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics
Oneida County hotel occupancy rate rises in February
UTICA — Hotels in Oneida County were slightly fuller in February than in the year-ago month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate
Jam Fitness leases more than 2,700 square feet at Genesee Plaza
SYRACUSE — Jam Fitness of CNY has leased a 2,708-square-foot retail storefront to become the latest tenant to join the Genesee Plaza on Syracuse’s near
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YMCA of Greater Syracuse names Grayson VP of HR & development
SYRACUSE — The YMCA of Greater Syracuse announced that Erin Grayson recently joined the organization as VP of human resources & development. Grayson is a

Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties awarded nearly $7 million in grants last year
UTICA — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties recently announced that it awarded nearly 750 grants in 2018, totaling more than $6.9 million