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Rochester design firm expands CNY presence by buying Syracuse firm
SYRACUSE — LaBella Associates has acquired Harmony Architectural Associates, PC, of Syracuse in a deal that expands LaBella’s presence in the region. LaBella Associates on June 25 announced it had completed the acquisition. It is a design firm that is headquartered in Rochester with an existing office in Syracuse. LaBella did not release any financial […]

St. Joseph’s Health closing two urgent-care centers, reducing staffing levels
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health announced it will close its urgent-care center located at North Medical Center in Clay along with the location at

MVCC announces fall semester restart plan
UTICA, N.Y. — The upcoming fall semester at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will offer both online classes and in-person instruction beginning Aug. 31. MVCC

MARCY, N.Y. — Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE) and SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) on Monday announced that Cree will donate $3.5 million for a scholarship

UNPAUSING CNY: Snapshots of life as Central New York reopens its economy amid the pandemic
A representative from Alamo’s Grocery & Deli (left) at 128 Walton St. in Syracuse on June 24 spoke with New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul

LaBella Associates acquires Syracuse architecture firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LaBella Associates announced Thursday it has completed its acquisition of Harmony Architectural Associates, PC, of Syracuse in a deal that expands LaBella’s

Syracuse airport awarded nearly $11 million in federal funding for renovation projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport has secured nearly $11 million in federal funding for renovation projects at the facility. The funding comes from

Downtown Syracuse building sold for $550K
SYRACUSE — ARPA LLC recently purchased the 430 Park Plaza building in downtown Syracuse for $550,000 from Adirondack Bank. The sale of the five-story building — which is located at 430 East Genesee St., across from Firefighter’s Memorial Park — closed on June 16. The property is assessed at $616,000 for 2020, according to Onondaga

New York, CNY home sales continue slide in May amid pandemic
ALBANY — New York realtors sold nearly 7,600 previously-owned homes in May, down about 34 percent from the almost 11,500 homes sold in May 2019 as the coronavirus pandemic continued to stifle the process of buying and selling homes. That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR)’s May housing-market report issued June

OCC announces plans for fall semester
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) on Thursday announced it will resume in-person instruction in the upcoming fall semester with classes beginning Aug. 31.
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