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Work on CCE expansion in Oriskany to continue through next fall
ORISKANY, N.Y. — Work is underway on a $7.2 million expansion project that will add 16,000 square feet of office, conference, and support space to

Veteran-owned Empire Tram to serve as Marine Innovations dealer
INTERLAKEN, N.Y. — Empire Tram, a veteran-owned company in Interlaken in Seneca County, is now a dealer for Marine Innovations, Inc. of Frazee, Minnesota. Marine Innovations has manufactured and installed inclined elevators, hillside elevators, lift systems, lakeside trams, and residential funiculars for more than 30 years, per its website. It serves customers in North America,

Prevention Network moves to new headquarters, unveils rebranded logo
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Prevention Network says it has moved to a new headquarters in Syracuse and unveiled a new logo. Prevention Network describes itself as

City of Syracuse to host hiring event for commercial drivers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse will host an in–person, commercial driver’s license (CDL) hiring event on Sept. 25 from 1-4 p.m. at CNY

M&T Bank becomes founding sponsor of CenterState CEO’s INSPYRE Innovation Hub in multi-year deal
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Buffalo–based M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) says it will become the founding sponsor of CenterState CEO’s INSPYRE Innovation Hub (the former Tech Garden)

Barclay Damon launches pharmacy team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Barclay Damon, LLP on Tuesday announced the formal launch of its national pharmacy team, a multidisciplinary group of attorneys providing legal services across the pharmacy, pharmaceutical, and health-innovation industries. The team builds on decades of advising retail, specialty, compounding, infusion, long-term care, and 340B pharmacies as well as wholesalers, manufacturers, investors, and

State says DRI, New York Forward programs have $200 million available for grants
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s signature downtown-revitalization and economic-development programs has $200 million available for the next round of funding. The state has $100 million

Oneida, Oswego, Broome counties to use FAST NY grant funding to improve sites
ROME, N.Y. — Oneida, Oswego, and Broome counties will use state funding to improve sites under the Focused Attraction of Shovel-Ready Tracts New York (FAST

Rebranded Sapphire Recruitment moves to Syracuse’s Inner Harbor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sapphire Recruitment, which was formerly known as CPS Recruitment, is settling into its new home in the building known as Iron Pier at 720 Van Rensselaer St. in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor area. The firm held a formal-opening event on Aug. 26. It had been operating at 904 7th North St. in the

Johnson City YMCA to use $1.2 million state grant to renovate swimming pool
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The West Family Branch YMCA will use $1.2 million in state funding to renovate the branch’s pool to improve activities that
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