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Landmark Theatre to replace the marquee, auditorium seats in 2020 project
SYRACUSE — Syracuse’s Landmark Theatre is set for interior and exterior improvement projects beginning in June 2020. The facility will use a $2 million state grant to replace the Salina Street marquee and all the seats in the venue’s auditorium. The theatre will close in the second week of June and stay closed until just […]

Construction continues on mixed-use housing project at Griffiss Park in Rome
ROME — Saratoga Springs–based Bonacio Construction Inc. has started work on the Air City Lofts project at Griffiss Business and Technology Park on the former site of Building 240 (B240). Air City Lofts is a new mixed-use apartment community with first floor office/amenity-oriented space, Bonacio said in an Oct. 8 news release. The estimated cost

Armory-improvement project is underway at the MOST
SYRACUSE — Work continues on a project to improve the 112-year-old armory that is home to the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST). The nonprofit museum, located at 500 S. Franklin St. in Syracuse, is using a $500,000 state grant for the improvements. The New York State Assembly awarded the grant money.

Oneida Nation starts work on expanding Point Place Casino
SULLIVAN — Crews from Syracuse–based Hayner Hoyt Corporation have begun work on a project to expand the Oneida Indian Nation’s Point Place Casino. The work represents the first expansion of the young casino, which is located in the Bridgeport area of the town of Sullivan in Madison County. The Oneida Nation expects construction crews will

Planet Fitness DeWitt formally opens after $1.4M in renovations
DeWITT — Planet Fitness on Oct. 9 announced the opening of its DeWitt fitness center at 5859 Bridge St. following a $1.4 million renovation. The 26,000-square-foot DeWitt fitness center offers cardio machines and strength equipment, fully equipped locker rooms with day lockers and showers, numerous flat screen televisions, massage chairs, and tanning beds. The facility

BHG paid $3M for 6 acres for its new financial HQ building
SYRACUSE — Bankers Healthcare Group (BHG) paid $3 million to buy about six acres near Syracuse’s Inner Harbor, where it will construct its new $35 million financial headquarters. Bart Feinberg of Sutton Real Estate Company brokered the sale, according to a Sutton news release. Spencer Street LLC will construct and furnish a five-story, 100,000-square-foot facility

Crews have begun preliminary construction site work at the 49 E. Genesee St. property in the village of Baldwinsville that will be the future home of a new O’Reilly Auto Parts store. The property was formerly home to a Burger King restaurant, which has been demolished. O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) — headquartered in Springfield,
Dollar General store to be built on 2-acre parcel in Sylvan Beach
SYLVAN BEACH — CGP Acquisition Development recently purchased about a 2-acre parcel of land at 1600 Main St. in Sylvan Beach for $402,000. The company plans to develop a Dollar General store at the site. Troy Bullock, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company represented the buyer and seller in this sale transaction, according to a

Oswego, Cayuga counties to use $43M in state funding for projects in Lake Ontario REDI program
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The state is providing $43 million to advance 31 projects in Oswego and Cayuga counties as part of the first round of

Cadaret, Grant to move headquarters from One Lincoln Center to Axa Tower I in 2020
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cadaret, Grant — an independent wealth management firm — plans to move its headquarters to Axa Tower I at 100 Madison St.
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