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Downtown Committee’s annual meeting highlights ongoing projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Development activity totaling $292 million is either announced or underway in downtown Syracuse. The projects include new housing units that are planned

City of Syracuse, developer break ground on upcoming housing, retail project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Work is beginning on a new mixed-use development on Syracuse’s East side that’s located within walking distance of Syracuse University. Officials broke ground on the project, known as The Rosie, on Tuesday afternoon at 1301 E. Genesee St. in Syracuse. The Michaels organization of Camden, New Jersey joined the City of Syracuse

Syracuse apartment rent prices for one-bedroom units rise 11 percent in May from a year ago
SYRACUSE — The median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area jumped just over 11 percent in May from a year earlier and increased nearly 6 percent from the prior month. That’s according to the latest Zumper National Rent Report, issued on May 28. The median rental price of one-bedroom apartments in

D&R Technical Solutions brings new leaders to the forefront
Also celebrates 35th year anniversary VESTAL — Engineering-services firm D&R Technical Solutions, Inc. is celebrating more than three decades in business with a changing of the guard. John Mulligan has stepped down from the role of company president, and is letting new leaders take the helm and guide the company going forward. Mulligan, the company

2025 Architecture & Engineering Directory
Welcome to the 2025 edition of The Central New York Business Journal’s Architecture & Engineering Directory. This directory features current data and projects from the region’s architecture and engineering firms. Industry-specific data is also included to provide a snapshot of architecture and engineering in the region and state. Note: Not all of the businesses we

Village Grove project in Trumansburg earns Passive House certification
TRUMANSBURG — A Trumansburg housing development that HOLT Architects designed for Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS) earned a Passive House certification. Village Grove’s certification — which Ithaca–based HOLT Architects announced March 4 — represents a “significant step forward in the movement toward more sustainable, equitable housing solutions in New York State,” the firm said. Passive

Semikron Danfoss announces Marcy downsizing initiative
MARCY, N.Y. — Semikron Danfoss plans to ramp-down production at its facility in Marcy as part of a controlled scale-down over the remainder of the

Cayuga Milk Ingredients formally opens $270M expansion near Auburn
AURELIUS, N.Y. — Cayuga Milk Ingredients (CMI) on Wednesday formally opened its $270 million expansion following a two-phase project in the town of Aurelius in Cayuga County, near Auburn. The new facility will allow the company to more than double its workforce, adding up to 150 new jobs to the existing workforce of 100 employees,

Leaders celebrate completion of Munson Park
UTICA, N.Y. — The Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) project to create a public park on underutilized land at Munson, located in the Oneida Square neighborhood,

New North Country business park will be home to Tractor Supply store
LeRAY, N.Y. — Lundy Development and Property Management announced the start of site work on a new business park in the town of LeRay on Route 11 that will be home to Tractor Supply. The park, named Freedom Commons, is located between the Freedom Plaza and the Calcium Walmart on Route 11. Plans for the
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