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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

Briggs & Stratton formally opens new manufacturing facility in Sherrill
Its new facility in the Sherrill Industrial Park will “accommodate this continued growth into the future” and will nearly double the production capacity for Ferris,

Syracuse airport says it had busiest month in nearly three decades in August
The last time the airport had more monthly passenger traffic was in August 1990 when 254,582 passengers traveled through the airport. The August 2019 passenger

Runningboards Marketing opens office in downtown Syracuse
“Our focus is on helping successful businesses grow, whether it’s growing their business, growing their brand, rebranding. That’s really what we’re about,” Calvin McNeely, president

Syracuse University formally opens Barnes Center at the Arch
“The activities, staff and programming at the Barnes Center are what matters most,” Syverud added. “We want to continually work to provide the services that

Everson Museum of Art to host symposium for competing firms in café-design competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The finalists in the competition to design a new café for the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse will participate in a

Bryant & Stratton to move Clay campus to Route 57 after crews renovate the building
CLAY — Once a $2 million renovation project is complete at the new location, Bryant & Stratton College plans to relocate its Clay campus from 8687 Carling Road, just off Route 31, to 7805 Oswego Road (Route 57). The school’s lease is set to expire at the end of the year, says Sue Cumoletti, market

Construction work starts on O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Fulton
FULTON — Preliminary construction work has started at a site on the west side of the city of Fulton that will be the future home of a new O’Reilly Auto Parts store. O’Reilly Auto Parts Enterprises LLC purchased the property at 28 W. First St. in Fulton back on May 30, 2017 from Rome Gas
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