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Weedsport office building sold for $100,000
WEEDSPORT, N.Y. — The commercial property located at 8941 N. Seneca St. in the village of Weedsport was recently sold for $100,000. The more than 2,500-square-foot-building, located on about one-sixth of an acre, had housed Malvaso Insurance and the Yates Law Firm. The insurance agency remains in operation at other locations, while the owner of […]

210 Teas plans to open at 108 East Washington St. late this summer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new tea company, called 210 Teas, expects to be up and running late this summer in a storefront at 108 E. Washington St. The business, owned by Kahssia Hills, will lease about 1,700 square feet in the White Memorial Building, in a space that was formerly home to Roji Tea. Matt

Small firms in Oswego awarded $225K in COVID-19 grants
OSWEGO, N.Y. — More than 30 small businesses in the city of Oswego will use funding from the city’s COVID-19 REVIVAL grant program. Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow on May 25 announced the recipients of the grant program, which is funded through the federal government’s American Rescue Plan, per a news release on the City of

ARPA LLC buys downtown Syracuse building next door to previous purchase
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ARPA LLC, a partnership that last year bought the property at 430 E. Genesee St. in downtown Syracuse, has recently purchased the neighboring property at 420 E. Genesee St. from AccessCNY Inc. Matt Funiciello of JF Real Estate represented AccessCNY in its building sale and also represents ARPA LLC in the leasing

Syracuse’s American Rescue Plan funding to target infrastructure, jobs, city government operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Friday outlined plans for the city’s $123 million in federal aid through the American Rescue Plan Act

McFarland Johnson launches subsidiary focused on infrastructure-management technology
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson (MJ) has announced the creation of a wholly owned subsidiary focused on developing technology-based, infrastructure-management products. The subsidiary is called

NUAIR tests drone parachute-recovery system at Rome test site
ROME, N.Y. —NUAIR says it recently put a drone parachute-recovery system (PRS) through safety and failure scenarios over multiple days at the New York UAS

Rudgick takes over as Christopher Community president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc announced it has appointed Justin Rudgick as its new president. He started in the position on Monday, succeeding Douglas

Naturluxe & Stars Resort in Watkins Glen formally opens
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) has announced the completion and formal opening of the $1.9 million Naturluxe & Stars, an outdoor resort

Developer says site work for Oneida Indian Nation’s Cove at Sylvan Beach begins this month
SYLVAN BEACH — The Massachusetts company working with the Oneida Indian Nation on a $25 million project called the Cove at Sylvan Beach says work will begin this month. The project, described as an “all-new, one-of-a-kind hospitality and recreational destination,” will open in the summer of 2022, the Oneida Nation said. The construction site is
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