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Ithaca airport to use $10 million federal grant for renovation project’s second phase
LANSING, N.Y. —The Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport will use a $10 million federal grant to help fund the second phase of the renovation project underway

MARCY, N.Y. — The Utica campus of SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) has broken ground on construction of a new residence hall. The state describes

Utica bar, Sickenberger Lane to formally reopen Friday with new name, new look
UTICA, N.Y. — Sickenberger Lane, a 15-year-old downtown Utica bar and entertainment venue, will formally reopen on Friday under its new name, Sicken@624, and look,

City of Utica to host Thursday public meeting on DRI application
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica will host an open house to gather public opinion and comment on its draft application for the state’s
Little Falls warehouse property sold for $1.3 million to Mohawk Hospital Equipment
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — The approximately 100,000-square-foot industrial warehouse located at 25 Riverside Industrial Park in Little Falls was recently sold. Mohawk Hospital Equipment, Inc. (dba, Mohawk Healthcare), a distributor of medical equipment, purchased the property from 25 Riverside Industrial Parkway LLC in April for $1.3 million. Jeffrey D’Amore of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company exclusively

VIP Structures promotes Tidd to new COO position
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — VIP Structures Inc. announced it has promoted Meg Tidd to COO, a newly created position at the firm. Tidd had been working

Northeast Information Discovery formally opens new Canastota HQ
CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Northeast Information Discovery (NEID), a woman-owned software company, has formally opened its new headquarters at 3197 Seneca Turnpike in Canastota. The firm,
New York home sales fall 8 percent in March
CNY numbers mixed New York realtors sold 8,327 previously owned homes in March, down 8.1 percent from 9,064 in March 2018. That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR)’s March housing-market report. Sales data The March 2019 statewide median sales price was $270,000, up almost 6 percent from the year-ago median of

Zemsky to step down as ESD president and CEO, will remain chairman
Howard Zemsky, president and CEO of Empire State Development (ESD), plans to step down from that role but will continue serving as chairman. An ESD

Carrols completes acquisition of 220 Burger King, Popeyes restaurants
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Tuesday completed the acquisition of 165 Burger King and 55 Popeyes restaurants from Memphis, Tennessee–based
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