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New York home sales climbed 12 percent in September
Pending sales skyrocketed ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors closed on the sale of 13,322 previously-owned homes in September, up 12.2 percent from the 11,878 homes sold in September 2019, amid strong buyer interest as the market emerged from the worst effects of the pandemic. Pending home sales jumped 49.3 percent to 16,813 in September from […]

Salt City Market opening pushed back to early 2021 on pandemic-related equipment delay
SYRACUSE — A pandemic-related equipment delay has pushed back the upcoming opening of the Salt City Market, which remains under construction at 484 S. Salina St. in downtown Syracuse. A factory in Texas, which is assembling the equipment, has been operating at 50 percent capacity, which resulted in the delay, Maarten Jacobs, the project’s executive

Welliver recognized for preservation work on Cornell fraternity house
ITHACA, N.Y. — Welliver, a construction firm based in Montour Falls, announced that it was recently recognized for its work in the reconstruction and preservation of the Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) house on the campus of Cornell University. Historic Ithaca Inc. presented the 2020 Preservation Award in front of the fraternity house in Ithaca, Welliver

Binghamton University to convert former Gannett printing plant into a library annex
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The former Gannett newspaper-printing plant in Johnson City was recently sold to the Binghamton University Foundation for $4.5 million. The 97,000-square-foot-building, situated on 10 acres at 10 Gannett Drive, was purchased by the foundation, the fundraising arm of the university. Rick Searles and Peter Finn of the real-estate firm, CBRE, exclusively

Syracuse airport installs faster exit portals in $1.5 million project
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Hancock International Airport recently unveiled the first part of a project that installed new high-tech exit portals in terminal B that should make it faster for passengers to leave the terminal. “What you see here is the first phase of it. Right now, the other side of the airport, the other exit
CNY, WNY reps appointed to carpenters union executive board
The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) on Oct. 15 announced the appointment of James Mason, local 277 council representative, and Jomo Akono, local 276 council representative in the Buffalo area, to the executive board. Local 277 has offices in Syracuse, Utica, Binghamton, and Horseheads, per its website. The North Atlantic States Regional

The Halal Guys restaurant to open location in Vestal
VESTAL, N.Y. — The Halal Guys, a fast-casual eatery started in New York City, will open a location in the Vestal Plaza in Vestal in

Barton & Loguidice uses acquisition to add Connecticut office
SALINA — Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) has expanded its footprint into Connecticut with the acquisition of a firm in Hartford. B&L has acquired Anchor Engineering Services Inc. (Anchor Engineering), a multidisciplined engineering and land-surveying company. The local firm didn’t release any details on how much it paid to acquire the Connecticut company. The acquisition

New Onondaga Lake boat launch opens
SYRACUSE — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on Oct. 16 announced the completion and grand opening of the new Onondaga Lake boat-launch site in the town of Geddes. The site is dedicated to Kenneth P. Lynch for his commitment to the restoration of Onondaga Lake. Lynch served as regional director of

Renovation project at Syracuse Fire Department Credit Union continues
Besides the renovation project, the credit union’s board of directors in late July announced the appointment of Andrea Thune as its new CEO. Thune began her duties Aug. 3 following the retirement of then CEO Jeffrey Fragale. “After an extensive search, the board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Thune to
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