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Mixed Methods formally opens in Hanover Square
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mixed Methods — a retail shop with work from artists nationwide — held its formal opening on Tuesday. It is located at

ITHACA, N.Y. — The state has announced more than $121 million in green bonds that Cornell University will use to finance the construction of new

Upstate Medical to use $3M Golisano donation for center for special needs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Foundation will use a $3 million donation from Tom Golisano to establish a center for special needs at Upstate Golisano Children’s

State approves Massena Memorial request to close critical-care unit
MASSENA — Massena Memorial Hospital (MMH) recently announced plans to close its four-bed critical-care unit (CCU) after the New York State Department of Health (DOH) approved its request to do so. The MMH board of directors on Aug. 19 voted to approve a closure plan for the CCU, pending DOH approval. It made the request

Briggs & Stratton begins operations in new Sherrill manufacturing facility
SHERRILL — Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) has a new facility in the Sherrill Industrial Park. Milwaukee, Wisconsin–based Briggs & Stratton on Sept. 18 formally opened its $10 million, 552,000-square-foot commercial-products manufacturing facility in Sherrill. The firm is the “world’s largest” producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment, and a designer, manufacturer and

New section of Erie Canalway Trail opens in Mohawk Valley
Trail addition in Herkimer County will help complete 750-mile Empire State Trail initiative GERMAN FLATTS — The New York State Canal Corporation recently announced it has opened a new section of the Erie Canalway Trail in the Mohawk Valley that will “fill a crucial trail gap” in the region as well as bring Gov. Andrew

DEC acquires Cleveland Elementary School for future home of training academy
CLEVELAND, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has purchased the former Cleveland Elementary School in Oswego County and plans to

North Carolina firm plans $1 billion semiconductor plant in Marcy, creating 600 jobs
MARCY, N.Y. — A North Carolina company on Monday announced plans to spend $1 billion to build the “world’s largest silicon carbide fabrication facility” in

Upstate Medical University formally opens new simulation center
The medical school wants the Upstate Simulation Center to “improve patients safety and patient care, as well as build highly trained multidisciplinary health-care teams,” per

With Dome renovations, Syracuse to hold 2020 commencement on the Quad
The building will close on March 1, 2020, “allowing the most complex construction — specifically the roof replacement — to occur during milder weather, ultimately
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