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NBT Bank launches fund for community real-estate projects
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank and CEI-Boulos Capital Management launched a $10 million real-estate equity investment fund called NBT-CEI Boulos Impact Fund to create community-oriented

ChaseDesign moves office from Skaneateles back to Syracuse, where it launched in 1957
ChaseDesign, which focuses on product, packaging, and retail design, is occupying most of the second floor of the Post, per the company’s announcement. The firm

Usherwood Office Technology expands its Syracuse office space
Usherwood’s Odyssey Technical Assistance Center, which offers help-desk services for its clients, will operate in the additional space. In addition, a large portion of the
Renovations begin at Colonial II Apartments in Rome
The renovations will reconfigure apartment sizes, which are currently too small. When complete, the building will offer 74 one-bedroom apartments for seniors and people with

AAA opens new Watertown Travel & Insurance Center
“Having a modern, up-to-date location is key to meeting the needs of our members,” Tony Spada, president and CEO of AAA Western and Central New

New York Air Brake leasing space to NYC firm establishing operations in Watertown
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York Air Brake LLC (NYAB) of Watertown announced it is leasing space to a New York City–based firm that plans to

New York home sales edge up in April, prices soar
CNY sales dip ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 11,089 previously owned homes in April, up 1.2 percent from the 10,954 homes they sold in April 2021. But the big story is the continued sharp rise in home prices amid the tight supply of homes. The April 2022 statewide median sales price

Brooklyn Pickle expands to Utica and North Carolina
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Brooklyn Pickle will expand outside the Syracuse area next year, opening a restaurant in Utica and its first out-of-state eatery in North Carolina. The North Carolina location was first in the works, Brooklyn Pickle owner Craig Kowadla says. He and his family have spent time in the Pinehurst area over the years,

Oneida Indian Nation builds employee housing to help combat worker shortage
VERONA, N.Y. — As the battle for talent continues, the Oneida Indian Nation has upped the ante for potential new employees with its new $15 million The Villages at Stoney Creek employee housing units. The units, which will open July 1, are for new full-time, hourly, non-management positions and will help the Oneida Indian Nation

TSA checkpoint at Syracuse airport using new 3D scanners to improve explosives detection
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is using new technology for explosives-detection capabilities for screening carry-on items at Syracuse Hancock International Airport.
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