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People news: Housing Visions hires McPherson as director of property management
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Housing Visions announced it has hired Shanelle McPherson as its new director of property management. McPherson joins Housing Visions from Norstar Property

OCIDA greenlights tax incentives for NexGen Power Systems
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — NexGen Power Systems moved one step closer to taking over empty space in DeWitt that New York state built to house a
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has announced a $20 million donation from life trustee Daniel D’Aniello and his wife, Gayle, for the upcoming National Veterans
Delta Engineers acquires Haas Landscape Architects
ENDWELL, N.Y. — Endwell–based Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, DPC has acquired Haas Landscape Architects (HLA) of Binghamton. The deal became “effective” Jan. 22,

Watertown Bon-Ton store to shutter as part of 42 store closings nationwide
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Bon-Ton store at Salmon Run Mall in Watertown is closing. Bon-Ton Stores Inc. named 42 stores across the country it is

Syracuse contractor ordered to pay restitution for violating court order
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse contractor doing business as Under Construction has been fined $2,000 and ordered to pay more than $40,000 in restitution for

Branding, graphic-design studio formally opens in Koffman Incubator
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Rtistry By Design last Friday held the formal opening for its new office at the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator. A full-service branding

Allyns donate $2.2 million to help fund innovation center at Syracuse University
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University life trustee William (Bill) Allyn and his wife, Janet (Penny) Jones Allyn are donating $2.28 million to its College of

Dick’s Sporting Goods formally opens distribution center in the town of Conklin
CONKLIN, N.Y. — Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS), a sports and fitness retailer, has formally opened its regional distribution facility at the Broome County
New York home sales decline in December, CNY numbers mostly down
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 11,000 previously-owned homes during December, down over 5 percent from more than 11,600 homes sold in
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