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Sacred Heart Apartments in Syracuse sold for $615,000
SYRACUSE — The Sacred Heart Apartments, a 21-unit apartment complex on West Genesee Street in Syracuse, was recently sold. Renpro, LLC purchased the complex — located at 1265-67 W. Genesee St., near Sacred Heart Church — from Richard Flaherty for $615,000, according to a release from Hemisphere Holdings Corp. Richard L. Will, president of the […]

Arc Herkimer receives grant for café project
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Arc Herkimer has received a $1,500 grant from Berkshire Bank for its new vocational initiative, Copper Café, set to open this spring. The café will be a training ground for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to develop restaurant and hospitality skills. Currently under development, the café will build job-readiness skills in

Brod sells Syracuse New Times building to charter school
The man who previously served as publisher of the Syracuse New Times has sold the building where the publication operated. William Brod tells CNYBJ that he’s also launched a company focused on outdoor publications that’s based in Cazenovia. Building sale The building that housed the Syracuse New Times publication now belongs to the Syracuse Academy of Science

Binghamton Chamber honors Building BC Award recipients
The 2022 Building BC Innovative Award, which recognizes a project, product, or service that “thinks outside the box” went to iM3NY. With a focus on clean-energy, lithium-ion batteries, the company is the first major battery manufacturer to locate in this part of the country, according to a chamber news release. The business looked at non-traditional

Guthrie Clinic expands presence in Ithaca with City Harbor location
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Guthrie Clinic has recently expanded its footprint in Ithaca with its City Harbor facility, a 60,000-square-foot, three-story medical office building. The Guthrie facility at 720 Willow Avenue began offering services to patients Feb. 7. Guthrie Ithaca on Hanshaw Road will remain open, providing primary care and specialty services, the organization noted.

Universal Bookkeeper plans move to new office
UTICA, N.Y. — What started out as a hobby in 2015 for Justin Miller has since grown into a full-fledged business with a staff of five and a new location coming later this year. Miller was working as the CFO of Hospice & Palliative Care in New Hartford at the time but started providing accounting

Green National settles code violations at Syracuse properties
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Greenland Property Services, LLC, and its related entities (Green National), has agreed to address all its housing-code violations at its New York properties within 60 days. Under the agreement, Green National will pay a $300,000 penalty, of which all but $50,000 will be suspended if all terms of the agreement are fulfilled

Churchill Downs Inc. buys company that operates Del Lago Casino
Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) (NASDAQ: CHDN) plans to acquire “substantially all” of the assets of the company that operates Del Lago Resort & Casino in

SUNY Poly receives curriculum grant
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) announced a $250,000 Wolfspeed Curriculum Gift that will enhance educational STEM opportunities for

Utica outlines next phase of city improvements
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri recently unveiled his $27 million third phase of projects utilizing funding through the Utica Prosperity Initiative via the
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