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City of Oswego to use federal funding to pay for flooding repairs at Breitbeck Park
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Breitbeck Park in Oswego will use more than $1.8 million in federal funding to repair damages following Lake Ontario flooding this year

KeyBank unit provides $15 million in financing for apartment complex in Potsdam
POTSDAM, N.Y. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $15 million Freddie Mac loan for the acquisition of a 137-unit, garden-style apartment complex in

Oneida Nation formally opens sportsbook at Yellow Brick Road Casino in Chittenango
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation on Wednesday formally opened the Lounge with Caesars Sports at Yellow Brick Road Casino, which it calls the

Syracuse AD Wildhack discusses fan “enhancements” for this year’s football season
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Concession changes, mobile ticket options, and additional ride-hailing locations are among the changes that fans will see when coming to the Carrier

American Red Cross of the Finger Lakes names new board chair
CORNING, N.Y. — The Finger Lakes chapter of the American Red Cross announced it has appointed Tiffany Millerd of Elmira as the new chairman of

New café coming to Township 5 in Camillus
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Township 5 announced Thursday that Café Pastel has signed a lease to open in the mixed-use shopping center in Camillus. The café/coffee

American Red Cross renews lease in Clay
CLAY — The American Red Cross recently renewed its lease of 18,900 square feet of space in the building at 7359 Oswego Road (Route 57) in Clay. The building, home to the American Red Cross Blood Donor Center, is located in the Glenn Crossing Plaza. Brian Balash, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company facilitated this

Del Lago’s DraftKings sportsbook starts taking bets
TYRE — DraftKings Sportsbook at del Lago has begun taking the bets of sports fans on all major professional U.S. sports. The del Lago location, which opened Aug. 23, represents DraftKings Inc.’s third retail sportsbook location in the U.S., per a joint news release. The 6,000-square-foot space offers sports fans a retail sports-betting venue with

Crews to build $12M research center at Griffiss
ROME — Construction is slated to begin this fall on a $12 million research center at Griffiss International Airport. Oneida County is partnering with Rome Lab, the Griffiss Institute, and SUNY Polytechnic Institute to create the center, which should be ready in April 2020. Officials are referring to the research center as the “open innovation

Utica law firm, Passalacqua & Associates, readies Syracuse office
SYRACUSE — The Utica–based law firm Passalacqua & Associates, LLC is opening a Syracuse office in the former Lakeland Boat Works building. The office, located at 499 S. Warren St., will help the firm handle its growing Syracuse–area caseload, says Managing Attorney Nicholas Passalacqua. He spoke with CNYBJ on Aug. 22. Online marketing efforts in
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