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Tropical Smoothie Cafe locations planned around CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A group of seasoned multi-franchise operators have brought a new franchise to the Central New York fast-casual restaurant scene. Roger Wagner, Jr. and his partners, brothers Rick and Mark Bartlett, at W2B Management LLC, already operate 20 Burger King franchise restaurants along with 12 Moe’s Southwest Grill locations. Most of those eateries […]

Syracuse University inks 10-year Dome naming rights deal with JMA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As a senior at the school, Syracuse University Director of Athletics John Wildhack remembers watching “with awe and excitement” as crews built the Dome. He has “great memories” as an alumnus and fan attending games there with family and friends. “In my career, I’ve been fortunate to be in hundreds of sporting

PaintCare launches paint-recycling program in CNY
PaintCare says it has started a new paint-recycling program in Syracuse and Central New York, allowing businesses, households, and schools to recycle leftover paint, stain, and varnish “conveniently and sustainably.” PaintCare is a Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit organization created by the paint industry through the American Coatings Association (ACA) to manage leftover paint in states that

EPA funds headed to CNY for brownfields cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced 254.5 million in brownfields grants to 265 communities, including several in the Central New York region. Brownfield projects can range from cleaning up buildings with asbestos or lead contamination to assessing and cleaning up abandoned properties that once managed dangerous chemicals. Once cleaned up, those properties can be

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
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