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Downtown Syracuse population swells to 3,600 residents
SYRACUSE — More than $360 million of investment activity is either underway or announced, and 3,600 people call downtown their home, the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. reports. “And this [downtown population] number will continue to grow,” said Merike Treier, executive director of the Downtown Committee. She noted that downtown’s residential population has increased 77 […]
Hood expands Oneida plant; $36 million project adds 25 jobs
ONEIDA — HP Hood has completed a $36 million expansion of its Oneida facility, in Madison County. The expansion includes the addition of 25 new jobs at the plant. According to the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the expansion is the result of an allocation of low-cost power from the state’s ReCharge NY program. “The power
NYSERDA awards King + King Architects $75,000 contract in retrofit program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — King + King Architects will use a $75,000 state contract for its work on a two-story, eight-unit building in Phoenix that is
Giggle Box Playhouse to formally open in Apalachin on July 6
APALACHIN, N.Y. — Giggle Box Playhouse LLC, a Southern Tier early childhood education and daycare center, will formally open on Friday, July 6 with a

St. Elizabeth Laboratory expands, opens pediatric “glow room”
UTICA, N.Y. — The St. Elizabeth Laboratory, an affiliate of the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS), has expanded its outpatient laboratory-services testing. It operates at

State chooses firm to handle event scheduling at State Fair Expo Center
GEDDES, N.Y. — HITS, Inc., a “nationally-recognized,” special-events management company based in Saugerties, Ulster County, will schedule “major” events at the new Exposition Center at
NYSAR: New York home sales decline in May, CNY numbers also down
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 10,300 previously-owned homes in May, a decrease of 8.6 percent compared to the more than 11,300

Downtown Committee recognizes local businesses, projects at annual meeting
The organization estimates about 400 people attended the annual meeting, which included remarks from Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh. In addition, Merike Treier, executive director of

The Agency launches new small-business lending program
BR+E is short for business retention and expansion The Agency, located at FIVE South College Drive in Dickinson, is the entity that governs the Broome

ESD providing grant for Ansco Camera Factory redevelopment in Binghamton
The project will redevelop the former factory into 100 market-rate lofts, including 85,000 square feet of commercial space, according to a news release. The $22
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