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Chick-fil-A Cicero restaurant to open its doors on Feb. 22
CICERO — It’s finally almost here. The first Chick-fil-A restaurant in upstate New York will open Feb. 22 on Brewerton Road in Cicero. The 5,000-square-foot
Felice joins NBT Bank’s Mohawk Valley advisory board
UTICA–ROME, N.Y. — NBT Bank Mohawk Valley Regional President John Buffa recently announced that Lori Kaplan Felice has joined the bank’s Mohawk Valley advisory board.

SUNY Poly-led team of area refugees makes impact at robotics competition
UTICA, N.Y. — A first-year robotics team made up of Utica–area refugees and led by SUNY Polytechnic Institute students “overcame numerous challenges” to place in
Tompkins County honors young professionals with Fab5 Awards
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Connect, a local, young professional organization, has announced the winners of the third annual Fab5 Young Professional Awards. This awards program
Mohawk Valley, North Country among areas receiving state brownfield grant funds
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced the state has provided $2 million in Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program grants and the Mohawk Valley and the North Country

StartFast closed three follow-on investments in 2017
SYRACUSE — StartFast Venture Accelerator recently announced that it closed three follow-on investments in 2017, a “record number” for the firm. The companies financed include

Growing Oneida business to add 11 employees in next two years
ONEIDA, N.Y. — All-Seasonings Ingredients expects to add 11 workers in the next two years, helped in part by a state grant. All-Seasonings — which
Peters & Associates, CPAs, P.C.
Peters & Associates, CPAs, P.C. has hired BRANDON DAUENHAUER as a tax accountant. He earned an associate degree in business administration from Onondaga Community College
Barton & Loguidice D.P.C. (B&L) has promoted 14 members of the firm’s Syracuse office. GRETE L. BADER has been promoted to environmental scientist III. She
Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, DPC
Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, DPC, a multidisciplinary architectural and engineering firm, acquired Haas Landscape Architects (HLA) of Binghamton. The new Delta team members