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Ithaca student-housing complexes sold to Chicago–based firm
Visum Development worked with its equity partners — including East To West Capital, a real estate private-equity firm in the United Kingdom — to sell

Billy Fuccillo, car dealer known for his “HUGE” ads, dies
In January, the Matthews Auto Group in Vestal announced the purchase of five Fuccillo auto dealerships in the Syracuse and Rochester markets in deal that

Crouse Health opens new center for addiction-treatment services
The New York State Department of Health and Empire State Development Corporation awarded Crouse Health $17 million to purchase the land and pay for the

State launches $1 million program focused on getting local workforce involved in I-81 project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced the launch of “Workforce Forward: Syracuse,” a $1 million initiative spearheaded by the New York State

Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund awards $157K in grants
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund recently distributed a “record” $157,000 in grants to 14 nonprofit and public-safety organizations serving the town of

Dunkin’ to open soon in former Tim Hortons location on Taft Road in Cicero
CICERO, N.Y. — A Dunkin’ coffee and donut shop will be opening soon at 6360 E. Taft Road in the town of Cicero. The location, at the corner of Taft Road and Northern Boulevard, was formerly home to a Tim Hortons coffee shop, which closed in late 2015 when the Canada–based coffee chain shuttered nearly

Broad Street Flea Market opens in new Utica location
UTICA, N.Y. — Broad Street Flea Market recently opened in a new location in Utica. The market leased 10,000 square feet in the building at the corner of Second Street and Elizabeth Street, according to Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company. James Furney from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage represented the landlord in the transaction. No lease

Crews complete flood-resistance project at Wright’s Landing Marina in Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Crews have finished construction at Wright’s Landing Marina in the City of Oswego. The $3.1 million project is part of Cuomo’s Lake

State Fair to open at full capacity, Cuomo announces
GEDDES, N.Y. — This year’s New York State Fair will increase capacity to 100 percent and reopen many of its buildings with additional vendors, “given

State awards Syracuse University, three others funding for energy-efficiency projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) will use a 1.3 million New York State grant to conduct a retrofit project on an existing eight-unit, campus
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