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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

Syracuse orange-zone restaurants spring back to life with indoor dining
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — One by one, restaurants in the former orange zone encompassing the city of Syracuse are springing back to life now that they

HCR Home Care moves CNY office to Salina; seeking more nurses, home health aides
SALINA, N.Y. — HCR Home Care, a Rochester–based home-care agency, has moved its Central New York operations into a larger office location in the town

Cayuga Nursing & Rehab Center, Cayuga Health open COVID-19 patient facility in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Health (CH) and Cayuga Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (CNRC), both of Ithaca, on Wednesday announced they’re offering a 37-bed facility dedicated

The Summit Federal Credit Union to close Camillus branch in Township 5
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — The Summit Federal Credit Union’s (FCU) branch located at Township 5 in Camillus will close at the end of business on Saturday,

DOT completes REDI project at the Port of Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Crews have completed a project at the Port of Oswego that addressed high-water damage to the north end of the Port Authority’s

Hampton Inn by Hilton – Verona readies for opening in March
VERONA, N.Y. — The new Hampton Inn by Hilton – Verona and its general manager (GM) are preparing for the hotel’s upcoming opening as construction work heads into the final stretch. The Hampton Inn by Hilton, a 110-room hotel, is located at 5186 Route 365, at the entrance to the Turning Stone Resort Casino. It

Cuomo expects I-81 project to start in 2022; McMahon calls it an “aggressive timeline”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo expects the $1.9 billion construction project to replace the Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct in downtown Syracuse to break ground

Oswego Health readies new mental health and wellness center
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health is getting ready to open its Lakeview Center for Mental Health and Wellness later this month. The health system has renovated 42,000 square feet of the former Oswego Price Chopper store location at 29 E. Cayuga St. in Oswego for the new mental health and wellness facility. It will include

Cayuga Health opens 40,000-square-foot mass vaccination clinic in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cayuga Health (CH) on Thursday said it’s opened a 40,000-square-foot mass vaccination clinic in the former Sears department store at The Shops
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