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CountryMax Stores begins construction on new store near Auburn
AURELIUS, N.Y. — CountryMax Stores announced that construction is underway on a new store just outside Auburn that will be the company’s 19th location. The

DeWitt office building containing pediatric dentistry is sold for $650,000
DeWITT, N.Y. — The office building in DeWitt that is home to the pediatric dental practice Little Jaws Big Smiles was recently sold. An entity called TCCT Realty, LLC bought the more than 3,700-square-foot structure located on 0.62 acres at 4605 E. Genesee St. for $650,000. Michael Kalet from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company helped

State wraps up Route 48 bridge project in Granby
GRANBY — New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez recently announced the completion of a $2.56 million project that replaced the State Route 48 bridge over Tannery Creek in the town of Granby in Oswego County. The construction project replaced the existing bridge, which was built in 1932, with a modern

SUNY Poly, BOCES program sign articulation agreement
MARCY, N.Y. — The Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES Pathways in Technology Early College High School (HFM BOCES PTECH) program with SUNY Polytechnic Institute announced a new articulation

Utica to add parking lot in Bagg’s Square area
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri announced a new parking lot in the city that will add 130 public parking spaces in the Bagg’s

Helio Health adds mental-health care to substance-use treatment center in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Helio Health says it’s added mental-health treatment services to its Insights of Helio Health at 500 Whitesboro St. in Utica. The organization

Raymour & Flanigan launches new B2B furnishings program
CLAY, N.Y. — Raymour & Flanigan is expanding its services with a new program the company is calling Raymour & Flanigan for Business. It caters

UDig NY Damage Prevention Conference & Expo set for mid-September in Binghamton area
WHITNEY POINT, N.Y. — UDig NY, Inc. on Thursday said registration is open for the 2022 Damage Prevention Conference & Expo, which is set for
VIEWPOINT: It’s Just the Beginning of Mohawk Valley’s Economic Transformation
The Mohawk Valley region underwent gut-wrenching economic changes in the mid-1990s with the realignment of Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome and major industrial plant downsizings and closures. Back then, the region’s future appeared to be rather bleak, and its psyche was badly shaken. Fast forward to today, the region is not losing jobs or bleeding

Utica University students to help operate Nexus Center
UTICA — Utica University will partner with the Nexus Center to provide students in the school’s sports-management program a chance to gain some professional experience helping to operate the new, almost 170,000-square-foot facility after it opens this fall. The Nexus Center will allow students to have a “hands-on, interactive learning experience to help put their
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