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Onondaga County providing stimulus matching grants for Green Hills Farms, nearby businesses
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Green Hills Farms will use grant funding of $485,000 to help pay for improvements to the grocery store in the Valley section

CenterState CEO accepting applications for Southeast Gateway Initiative mini-grant program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO’s Southeast Gateway Initiative is accepting applications for its mini-grant program. The organization will invest $15,000 in small business real-estate development

City of Utica announces residential rehabilitation program
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri — in partnership with the HomeOwnershipCenter — has announced the implementation of a residential-rehabilitation program, which is part

Binghamton University formally opens Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Binghamton University (BU) on Monday formally opened the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences in the village of Johnson City.

Business Machines & Equipment moving HQ from New Hartford to Mohawk
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Business Machines & Equipment (BME) plans to soon move its headquarters from New Hartford to Mohawk. BME’s corporate office is currently

VIP begins renovation project to turn former Post-Standard building into new HQ
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — VIP Development Associates, the development arm of VIP Structures, on Friday started renovation work at the former Post-Standard building at 101 N.

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
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