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Baldwinsville leadership-development firm Emergent to move to downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Emergent, a leadership and organizational-development firm based in Baldwinsville, plans to move to a 1,400-square-foot space in the 100 Clinton Square building

Oneida Indian Nation begins big upgrade project at Yellow Brick Road Casino in Chittenango
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation has started work on what it calls “an extensive upgrade project” at the Yellow Brick Road Casino in
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Land Bank — known officially as the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation — will use a $600,000 federal grant to
Bergmann acquires William Taylor Architects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bergmann PC — a Rochester–based architecture, engineering, and planning firm — has acquired William Taylor Architects PLLC, which was located at 6432

Former Empower FCU branch in DeWitt sold for $155,000 to investor
DeWITT — Empower Federal Credit Union (FCU) recently sold its 4,076-square-foot former branch office at 6555 Ridings Road in DeWitt for $155,000. Ed Kiesa, of CBRE/Syracuse, was the exclusive listing agent in property sale. A local investor bought the building, which is located on 1.25 acres, to redevelop and lease the property, according to a

Gexpro renews lease of 14,000 square feet in DeWitt
DeWITT — Gexpro — a distributor of electrical parts and components for the construction, industrial, and energy services markets — recently renewed its lease of 14,000 square feet of warehouse, storefront, and office space at 6460 Deere Road in the town of DeWitt. Bill Anninos of CBRE/Syracuse represented the tenant, Gexpro — a subsidiary of

Flooring contractor buys Cicero building for $400,000
CICERO — NuFlorz, Inc., a contractor providing epoxy flooring and concrete resurfacing, recently purchased the 8,430-square-foot commercial building at 6445 Terminal Road in the town of Cicero for $400,000. Donald R. French and Larry Van Der Bogart of CBRE/Syracuse were the exclusive listing brokers in the transaction, according to a CBRE news release. Jane Chase,

Syracuse’s National Veterans Resource Center taking shape
SYRACUSE — Construction work on the upcoming 115,000-square-foot National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) at Syracuse University is well underway with a timeline that stretches through much of this calendar year. Rochester–based LeChase Construction Services, LLC, which operates an office at 609 Erie Boulevard West in Syracuse, is serving as the construction manager on the project.

Developers formally open Whitney Lofts project, with tenants, eatery, speakeasy
SYRACUSE — Developers of the Whitney Lofts, a mixed-use redevelopment project that targeted 321 and 323 S. Salina St. in downtown Syracuse, have formally opened the project. The $3.5 million development created 16 new apartments, a tenant fitness center, private terraces on two of the units along the back, said Ryan Benz, project developer and

Construction manager discusses Catherine Street Apartments project
SYRACUSE — Work on the recently opened Catherine Street Apartments started in May 2017 and finished last October. That’s according to Mike Moyer, senior project manager for Christa Construction, LLC of Rochester, the construction manager on the project. He spoke with CNYBJ after state and local officials formally opened the Catherine Street Apartments on May
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