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OCIDA to use EPA funding for cleanup of Syracuse’s Roth Steel site
The Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) will use a $200,000 federal brownfields grant to help clean up the former Roth Steel Inc. property located
Roll Roll Ice Cream opens at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new shop at Destiny USA is offering a twist on ice cream. Roll Roll Ice Cream, on the second level in
Covey Computer Services to move to new office within Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Covey Computer Services (CoveyCS) of Utica is moving from its previous home on Genesee Street to the former GE building at 901

People news: Cushman Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage hires Michalski
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cushman Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company announced that Kara Michalski has joined its Syracuse office as a commercial real-estate salesperson. She previously worked for
Elmira Heights warehouse sold, renamed Victory Business Center
ELMIRA HEIGHTS, N.Y. — The former S.M. Flickinger Company warehouse in Elmira Heights has been sold to a Pennsylvania–based real estate investment firm. The 340
Thousand Islands Bridge night traffic will be one-way for maintenance starting May 6
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. — Traffic on the Thousand Islands Bridge will be reduced to one-way during overnight hours starting May 6. The Thousand Islands Bridge
MVHS gets certificate-of-need application approved, but downtown-hospital project obstacles remain
UTICA, N.Y. — New York State has approved Mohawk Valley Health System’s (MVHS) certificate-of-need (CON) application for the construction of the new health-care campus. At
Crews begin work on $16.6M Route 5S improvement project in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Crews have started work on a $16.6 million community-revitalization project along the Route 5S corridor (Oriskany Street) in Utica. The project, which

Abandoned auto-garage site in Canton to be converted into green space
A release from Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, who announced the agreement, said the property is considered a key link in the development of the village’s

Walmart plans to spend $52 million to upgrade stores across New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) says it will spend $52 million during the next year to remodel 15 stores across New York state
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