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Syracuse airport to use $6.6M in federal funding to improve its taxiway
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport will use more than $6.6 million in federal grant money to improve the facility’s taxiway. The funding was

CenterState CEO unveils Tech Garden hardware center, first firm to use it
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Tuesday formally opened the Tech Garden’s new 2,200-square-foot hardware center, which already has a company using it. The facility

Georgia firm completes acquisition of Volney corn ethanol plant, plans to add up to 100 jobs
VOLNEY, N.Y. — A Georgia firm has completed its acquisition of Sunoco LP’s (NYSE: SUN) corn ethanol plant and grain-malting operation at 376 Owens Road

Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber of Commerce to again try to sell its building
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Greater Watertown-North Country (GWNC) Chamber of Commerce has decided to sell its building at 1241 Coffeen St. in Watertown. The organization

New York State DOT to host open house on I-81 replacement project at Oncenter
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) will hold an open house on June 18 in downtown Syracuse to update the

New York home sales dip in April, CNY numbers mixed
New York realtors sold 8,931 previously owned homes in April, down 2.3 percent from the 9,143 homes they sold in April 2018. That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR)’s April housing-market report. Sales data The April 2019 statewide median sales price was $271,000, up more than 6 percent from the year-ago median
Area jobless rates dip in April; job-growth data mixed
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown-Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions declined in April compared to a year ago. The figures were part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released May 21. When it comes to job growth, the Syracuse, Binghamton, and Ithaca areas added positions between April 2018

Everson Museum of Art names finalists in competition to design museum café
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse has selected four finalists in its competition to design a museum café. The finalists include

People news: Tops promotes Mastrogiovanni to center store specialist
Tops Friendly Markets announced it has promoted Mike Mastrogiovanni to the position of center store specialist. Mastrogiovanni, of North Syracuse, will be responsible for the

Officials break ground on Salina 1st, a mixed-use project south of downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Officials have broken ground on a mixed-use development project called Salina 1st, which is located at 1081 South Salina St., south of
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