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HII to become tenant at renovated City Center in downtown Syracuse, create 80 new jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — HII, an all-domain defense and technologies company, plans to expand its operations in downtown Syracuse. HII has committed to creating more than

Fulton accepting small-business applications for grants from city’s DRI funding
FULTON, N.Y. — Small businesses in the city of Fulton can apply for funding for projects to “enhance and strengthen” the city’s downtown area. The

Sylvan Beach Supply Co. store and café to open on Friday
SYLVAN BEACH, N.Y. — Oneida Nation Enterprises will open the Sylvan Beach Supply Co. store and café on Friday, May 27, ahead of The Cove

Tully Rinckey’s Syracuse, Binghamton offices have new managing partners
The Syracuse and Binghamton offices of law firm Tully Rinckey PLLC have new managing partners. The firm has promoted Sabastian Piedmont to managing partner of

Barton & Loguidice acquires Pennsylvania consulting firm
SALINA, N.Y. — Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) — a Salina–based engineering, planning, environmental, and landscape-architecture firm — announced it has acquired AJC Professional Services,
Onondaga County hotels see 26 percent gain in occupancy in March
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels welcomed more guests in the third month of 2022 than they did in March 2021 as the travel and leisure business continued to rebound, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 26 percent to 54.4 percent

C Squared Systems renews lease on Corporate Drive in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Telecommunications company C Squared Systems, LLC recently renewed the lease of its office space at 6027 Corporate Drive in the town of DeWitt. Gary Cottet and Patrick Hillery, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company, negotiated the lease renewal, according to a release from the real-estate firm. No terms of the lease were

Church Street Apartments in Port Byron are sold
PORT BYRON, N.Y. — The Church Street Apartments, a 39-unit apartment complex at 27 Church St. in Port Byron, has been sold. DePaul Acquisitions, LLC purchased the complex from Port Byron Redevelopment Co., LP for $1, plus the assumption of the mortgage loan, according to a release from Hemisphere Holdings Corp. The loan amount was

Community Bank wraps up Elmira Savings acquisition
DeWITT, N.Y. — The acquisition of Elmira Savings Bank by Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) does more than just add branches to its Community Bank, N.A. unit. The purchase brings a broader and deeper set of services to bank customers, says Mark E. Tryniski, president and CEO of Community Bank System, which is based

Barton & Loguidice opens Utica office
UTICA, N.Y. — Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. — a Salina–based engineering, planning, environmental, and landscape-architecture firm — has opened a new office at 70 Genesee
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