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CNY RPDB awarded federal funding to attract investment, spur job creation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) will use $70,000 in federal funding to attract private capital investment

Schuyler Hospital formally opens convenient care and primary care center
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Officials at Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls and parent Cayuga Health on Monday held a virtual ribbon cutting announcing the opening

Berkshire Bank to close Rome branch, consolidate with nearby office
ROME, N.Y. — Berkshire Bank announced it has decided to close its branch at 100 W. Dominick St. in Rome and consolidate it with its

HCR Home Care moves CNY office to Thruway Office Building in Salina
SALINA, N.Y. — The Central New York office of HCR Home Care, a Rochester–based home-care agency, is now operating in a new, larger location in the town of Salina with plans for additional hiring. HCR’s Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA), Licensed Home Care Services Agency (LHCSA) and HCR Care Management operations are now located at

New York closed, pending home sales jump in December
CNY sales also rise ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 15,417 previously-owned homes in December, up about 34.5 percent from 11,461 homes sold in the year-ago month. Pending sales in December also jumped. That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR)’s December housing-market report, which was issued on Jan. 22.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Tuesday announced that the county is seeking proposals for the purchase and development of the ShoppingTown

C&S Companies generating solar power at Salina HQ following panel-installation project
SALINA, N.Y. — C&S Companies on Wednesday announced that it has begun generating solar power at its headquarters in Salina, not far from Syracuse Hancock

ReUse Caboose & Training Center opens in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes ReUse — an Ithaca nonprofit that promotes the reuse of materials while providing job training and employment opportunities — formally opened its ReUse Caboose & Training Center in mid-December. The ReUse Caboose — located at 700 W. Buffalo St., on the north side of the building in Greenstar’s former “The

Crews finish project addressing high-water damage at Port of Oswego dock
OSWEGO, N.Y. — A project at the Port of Oswego that addressed high-water damage to the north end of the Port Authority’s east operating dock is now complete. It was part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI). That dock is located directly on Lake Ontario and “highly susceptible” to wave action

Best Buy store at Destiny USA to close in early March
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A spokesperson for Best Buy says the retailer plans to close its store at Destiny USA on March 6. The company cites
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