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Greater Syracuse Land Bank to use $500K grant to help Stickley House renovation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Greater Syracuse Land Bank will use a federal grant of $500,000 to support the restoration project at the home-furniture designer and

Redeveloping the Duofold site in Herkimer County
A long-vacant, 14-acre brownfield site in the village of Ilion has a rich history. In the 1800s, it was a racetrack. In the 1900s, bookcases for the Library of Congress, shells for the U.S. Navy, and adding machines were manufactured there. Univac made some of the first computers there. It was the site of the Herkimer County

Cree targeting spring 2021 for completion of Mohawk Valley Fab
MARCY — Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) says its Mohawk Valley Fab is on track for completion in the spring of 2021. Stuttgart, Germany–based Exyte, Inc. — which operates an office in Albany — is handling the construction on the Fab project, Cree tells CNYBJ in an email interview. Cree announced in mid-July it had “surpassed

Destiny USA to scale back hours starting Tuesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA announced it is cutting back its hours of operation, based on feedback from its tenants and mall visitors. As of

Chemung Canal Trust Company to consolidate Owego offices
OWEGO, N.Y. — Chemung Canal Trust Company announced it plans to consolidate its Owego branch offices into one location at 203 W. Main St. The

DEC completes construction of new $622,000 Otisco Lake boat launch site
SPAFFORD — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced that the new boat launch site on Otisco Lake is complete and open to the public. The boat launch is located at 1490 West Valley Road in the town of Spafford. The DEC funded the project with $599,740 through the Environmental Protection

Crews begins work on Temple Concord project to restore features of Kilmer Mansion
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Crews were set to begin work on Aug. 18 on Temple Concord’s “long planned and eagerly anticipated” project to restore “stunning but critically deteriorated” features of the Kilmer Mansion. Temple Concord is the Reform synagogue of New York’s Southern Tier, located at 9 Riverside Drive in Binghamton. The 122-year-old building is home

Bonacio Construction begins work on new office building at Griffiss Business and Technology Park
ROME, N.Y. — Bonacio Construction Inc. on Wednesday held a “beam-raising ceremony” for the construction of its latest “high-tech” office building construction project at 184

State announces public auction for waterfront property in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — New York will hold a public auction in Ithaca for state-owned land soon to be vacated by the New York State Department

Aquatrol Technologies leases office in DeWitt
DeWITT — Aquatrol Technologies, Inc., a water-management services and energy consulting firm, recently leased 2,600 square feet of office-service space at 14 Corporate Circle in DeWitt. Gary Cottet of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company represented the tenant in this lease transaction. Lease terms were not disclosed. Aquatrol’s space is part of a one-story, 27,000-square-foot building
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