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New York closed home sales fell in August, but listings and pending sales jumped
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors closed on the sale of 12,006 previously owned homes in August, down nearly 15 percent from 14,079 homes sold in August 2019 as the inventory of homes remained constrained. That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR)’s August housing-market report issued Sept. 22. The number of […]

Visions Federal Credit Union expects new Ithaca office to open in early 2021
ITHACA, N.Y. — Construction is nearing its end for Visions Federal Credit Union’s new branch in Ithaca. The new office, located at 410 Elmira Road

Central New York Services opens Star Park apartment complex on Syracuse’s West Side
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Central New York Services, Inc. (CNYS) has opened Star Park, a newly constructed housing complex at 135 State Fair Boulevard on the

SBA recognizes St. Lawrence County contractor as Upstate Small Business Person of the Year
RENSSELAER FALLS, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has recognized a St. Lawrence County business owner as the Upstate New York 2020 Small

Destiny USA to return to regular operating hours on Friday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA plans to return to regular operating hours starting this Friday, Oct. 2. The decision is “based on valued feedback and

Owner of Oneida County construction company arrested for grand larceny
LEE, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced that they have arrested the owner of Taylor Construction in Camden for taking and keeping money

LASMNY to use $107K state grant to assist those facing COVID-related evictions
UTICA, N.Y. — Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York (LASMNY) in Utica will use a state grant of $107,000 to help tenants that are facing

2nd phase of State Fair’s orange lot project wraps up
GEDDES — Crews have completed construction on the second phase of the New York State Fair orange lot project. The effort was about “improving access to the State Fairgrounds and furthering the transformation of one of Central New York’s economic engines,” the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a Sept. 15 news release. As

RAV buys, plans to improve Salina Industrial Powerpark
SALINA — In August, RACER Trust announced the sale of a multi-tenant industrial park, which was formerly a General Motors (GM) manufacturing plant, to Jamesville–based RAV Properties. The Salina Industrial Powerpark features an 805,860-square-footage main building with a separate 14-acre shovel-ready site; the property totals 78.5 acres. The park currently has 13 tenants that employ

NYSTEC to open new procurement technical assistance center
Service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses in the Mohawk Valley and Capital Region could benefit from a new procurement technical assistance center (PTAC) that is set to open in Troy on Oct. 1 with a subcenter in Rome. NYSTEC (New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation) has announced the upcoming opening of the IgniteU NY PTAC, which will provide procurement
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