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Echo Motors opens auto repair and sales shop in Cicero
CICERO — Echo Motors, LLC recently leased 6,528 square feet of industrial warehouse space located at 6263 E. Taft Road in Cicero. Echo Motors is an auto repair shop and dealership, which says it specializes in customization, performance, and service, per its Facebook profile. William Evertz of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company exclusively handled the […]

Crews finish work on $13.7M Champlain Commons in Scriba
“Increasing access to affordable housing is one of our top priorities, and this critical investment in the town of Scriba is building on that goal,”Cuomo

Cayuga Restaurant Group formally re-opens Auburn McDonald’s following renovation project
AUBURN — The McDonald’s restaurant on Genesee Street in Auburn on Nov. 15 hosted a formal re-opening ceremony after a renovation project that represented a “complete rebuild.” The ceremony included a ribbon-cutting event led by local McDonald’s franchise owner Courtney Feehan, per a company news release. The McDonald’s location re-opened to customers on Oct. 11,

Division of ITW leases converted former NAPA store in Seneca Falls
SENECA FALLS — Hobart Service, a division of ITW, has leased a former NAPA Auto Parts store in Seneca Falls. The 5,000-square-foot former retail and warehouse space, located at 2163 Route 5 & 20, was converted into office/warehouse space for Hobart Service. Gary Cottet of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company represented the tenant in this

Premier Fire Apparatus leases industrial space in Salina
SALINA — Premier Fire Apparatus, Inc. recently leased 5,500 square feet of industrial warehouse space located at 108 Anderson Avenue in the town of Salina. William Evertz of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company exclusively handled the marketing of the property and facilitated the lease on behalf of the property owner, Cambridge Properties LLC, according to

State awards Port of Oswego $15M in funding for export center
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced $15 million in state funding for the construction of the Central New York Agriculture Export Center at

Broome County contractor acquired
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — RW Dake Construction, which is headquartered in East Rochester, on Nov. 1 acquired the assets of Endicott–based Tim Duffek Contracting, Inc. RW

Genesee Street McDonald’s in Auburn formally re-opens after renovation project
AUBURN, N.Y. — The McDonald’s restaurant on Genesee Street in Auburn on Friday hosted a formal re-opening ceremony after a project that represented a “complete

Tech Garden expansion will add two floors
SYRACUSE — The Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse plans to add two floors, a project that will allow the facility to accommodate more resident-members, some of which are startup companies. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement during a Nov. 12 visit to Million Air Hangar near Syracuse Hancock International Airport. Cuomo also used his visit

Rescue Mission Alliance expands food service and culinary education center
SYRACUSE — It’s a facility that provides meals and trains those who would like to help provide meals. The Rescue Mission Alliance has completed a $5.8 million project that expanded and renovated the Clarence L. Jordan Food Service and Culinary Education Center. The center includes an expanded dining area that “triples seating and better accommodates”
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