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National Grid installs electric-vehicle charging plugs on ESF campus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — National Grid (NYSE: NGG) and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have installed 18 new electric-vehicle charging plugs on

Westvale Plaza sold for $6.8 million
SOLVAY, N.Y. — The Westvale Plaza was recently sold for $6.8 million, CBRE/Syracuse announced. Peter Finn and Marty Dowd of CBRE/Syracuse represented the seller in the transaction. The 184,393-square-foot strip plaza (situated at 2102-2214 & 2318 West Genesee St.) is located in the village of Solvay in the town of Geddes, just west of the

Former Wheeler’s Farm & Home Store building sold in Jordan
JORDAN — The former Wheeler’s Farm & Home Store in Jordan was recently sold. The commercial building — which includes about 8,000 square feet, on three floors, as well as a 40-foot-by-100-foot steel building at the rear — was sold for $90,000, according to John Bouck, owner of Bouck Real Estate in Auburn, who arranged

Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop formally opens in Rome Arts District
ROME, N.Y. — Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop, LLC recently formally opened in the Rome Arts District. The new bookstore at 236 W. Dominick St. held a grand-opening event on Thursday, Oct. 21 with the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce. Jason Tockey, executive director of the Rome Art & Community Center, presented a “First Dollar of

Fountainhead Group breaks ground on Frankfort distribution center
FRANKFORT, N.Y. — The Fountainhead Group, Inc. broke ground Oct. 13 on its new central distribution center to be built in Frankfort in Herkimer County. “This new distribution center comes on the heels of explosive growth over the past two years when The Fountainhead Group discovered its technology could support the fight against the COVID-19

Site-Seeker president sees opportunity, growth with HQ move
UTICA, N.Y. — Even amidst a pandemic, which in the minds of many has diminished the importance of physical workplaces, digital-marketing firm Site-Seeker recently unveiled its new headquarters in downtown Utica, moving from nearby New Hartford. “For those who do like the office environment [and] being with your teammates every day, we knew that we

SEFCU to expand through a merger in 2022
ALBANY, N.Y. — The planned merger of Albany–based SEFCU, which operates branches in Central New York, and CAP COM is still on track for completion in 2022. That’s according to Ken Jubie, VP of communications and public relations at SEFCU. Both SEFCU and CAP COM, another federal credit union headquartered in New York’s Capital Region,

Community Bank purchase of ESB to give it Southern Tier boost
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc.’s (NYSE: CBU) recently announced $83 million agreement to acquire Elmira Savings Bank (ESB) will strengthen and deepen its reach in the Southern Tier, particularly the Corning-Elmira-Ithaca corridor. DeWitt–based Community Bank System announced Oct. 4 that it would acquire ESB (NASDAQ: ESBK), which has total assets of nearly $649

NYSDOT seeking firms interested in contract to begin first phase of I-81 project in Syracuse
The first contract is related to the conversion of the section of I-81 between the southern I-81/I-481 interchange (16A) and the northern I-81/I-481 interchange (29) to

Ithaca College to use $1 million donation for physician-assistant program scholarship
“This incredible gift from Manley and Doriseve Thaler will allow learners to gain critical skills and expertise with a lessened financial burden,” Susan Salahshor, assistant
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