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Sam’s Club shuttering store on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse, cutting 151 jobs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Sam’s Club is closing its store on Erie Boulevard East in Syracuse later this month. In a legally required Worker Adjustment and
CenterState CEO Economic Forecast report finds fewer members generated growth last year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report finds that 56 percent of nearly 200 CenterState CEO members surveyed generated growth in 2017, down from 67 percent

Destiny USA touts big increase in tour-bus arrivals in 2017
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Motor-coach arrivals at Destiny USA increased 46 percent in 2017 compared to the previous year, the “largest increase ever.” The shopping, dining,

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
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