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Construction on State Fair expo center gets underway
GEDDES, N.Y. — The state last week announced that HBP Joint Venture has started construction on the 136,000-square-foot Expo Center at the State Fairgrounds in

VIP to use $1.5M REDC grant to renovate former Post-Standard building into new HQ
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State has awarded VIP Structures of Syracuse a $1.5 million REDC grant for its work to renovate the former Post-Standard
New York home sales dip in November, CNY numbers rise
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 10,700 previously-owned homes in November, down 2.5 percent from the record, nearly 11,000 homes sold in

Syracuse football receives $1 million donation from former player for new turf practice field
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University football letterwinner John Lally and his wife, Laura, are donating $1 million to the school’s football program. Syracuse will use

Fit Body Boot Camp to open in Clay in January
CLAY, N.Y. — Fit Body Boot Camp, a personal training franchise operated by Jen and Mike Sherbourne, recently leased 2,500 square feet of retail space

MVHS names Furner facilities plant operations manager at St. Elizabeth campus
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has named John Furner facilities plant operations manager at its St. Elizabeth Medical Center

State awards $300 million to CNY, Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier, and North Country for REDC projects
New York State awarded Central New York, Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier, and the North Country a total of more than $304 million in the seventh
State awards Downtown Committee $500K grant for development projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state has awarded the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. a $500,000 grant through the New York Main Street program, its sixth
Empire State Development calls for project proposals for the Greater Binghamton Fund
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) on Wednesday issued a call for proposals to implement projects related to the $20 million Greater Binghamton Fund.
Lundy Group of Companies selling its Carthage building, relocating to Watertown
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — The Lundy Group of Companies (LUNCO) plans to sell its current office at 35794 Route 126 in Carthage to the Long Falls
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