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Carbone Auto Group starts construction on new collision and fleet center
UTICA —The Carbone Auto Group earlier this month formally broke ground on a new collision and fleet sales center to be constructed just north of
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory announces nearly $3M project to improve Utica facility
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Laboratory (MMRL) plans to spend nearly $3 million on a project to renovate its research facilities. The $2.75
G&C Food Distributors completes first phase of $18 million expansion project
VAN BUREN, N.Y. — G&C Food Distributors and Brokers Inc. has completed the first phase of an expansion project and created more than 50 new
ICON Tower formally opens in former Excellus building
SYRACUSE, N.Y. —The Icon Tower, a mixed-use development at 344 South Warren St. in Syracuse, has formally opened. Syracuse–based Icon Companies, Inc. and Icon Real

Newman Development targets late 2018 for $28M+ mixed-use development in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON — Newman Development Group, LLC (NDG) expects to complete work in December 2018 on a more than $28 million, 170,000-square-foot, mixed-use development project in
Carrols completes acquisition of 17 Burger King restaurants in Maryland
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) has completed its acquisition of Rockville, Maryland–based Republic Foods Inc., which operates 17 Burger King restaurants

SUNY Oswego prepares for Wilber Hall renovations, other projects
OSWEGO — The renovation project at SUNY Oswego’s Wilber Hall represents the final phase of the improvements at the university’s School of Education. The $10
New York home sales slip 5 percent in April on decline in available homes
New York state realtors completed the sale of nearly 8,500 previously owned homes in April, down 5 percent from the same month in 2016. The

DoubleTree by Hilton completes “multi-million dollar” renovation
DeWITT, N.Y. — DoubleTree by Hilton Syracuse has recently completed a “multi-million dollar” renovation project. The 250-room hotel is located at 6301 State Route 298

Go Green Supply CNY distributes LED lighting products for Rochester firm
SYRACUSE — Go Green Supply CNY, a distributor of LED (light-emitting diode) lighting products, has started operations at 1433 Erie Boulevard East in Syracuse. Rochester–based Go Green LED International announced the launch of Go Green Supply CNY in a news release in early April. The Syracuse location is a “separate entity” from the Rochester company,
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