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People news: Rome Memorial names Marquette director of plant operations
ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital has named James (Jim) Marquette director of plant operations following the retirement of director Edward Koziarz. Marquette previously served

Carrols to buy 43 Burger King restaurants in Cincinnati market
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Monday signed an agreement to purchase 43 Burger King restaurants in and around the Cincinnati,

State awards Crouse Health $1 million for emergency-services expansion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York has awarded Crouse Health a grant of $1 million for its Pomeroy emergency-services department expansion project. The hospital will use

BG Cowboys Saloon opens at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — BG Cowboys Saloon: American Bar & Grill, a “western-themed” bar and grill, is now open at Destiny USA. It takes over the

Commonspace: Building a neighborhood within a building
SYRACUSE — Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil and were expelled from the Garden of Eden. Troy Evans has created a knowledge source that he calls the “tree of connections.” “The people I’ve met have been invaluable in guiding me on my path,” says Evans, co-owner of Commonspace,

SUNY Poly to offer new master’s degree in systems engineering
UTICA — SUNY Polytechnic Institute announced that the New York State Education Department and the State University of New York have approved SUNY Poly’s new Master of Science (MS) degree in systems engineering. The 30-credit degree program will provide students with enhanced theoretical and application-oriented skills and is designed for graduates that already have technical

Urban lifestyle retailer EbLens opens at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — EbLens, a retailer selling urban lifestyle fashion wear, has opened a store at Destiny USA. The new store is located on the

Electronics recycling firm Sunnking moves into new HQ facility
BROCKPORT — Sunnking, Inc., an electronics recycling firm, recently completed its move into a new, 204,000-square foot office and processing facility in its home of Brockport. The new plant is nearly double the size of Sunnking’s previous location. The company, which also has locations in Buffalo and Syracuse, has more than doubled its recycling volume

SUNY Oswego’s Scales Hall to undergo “sustainable” renovation for use next fall
OSWEGO — Scales Hall at SUNY Oswego will undergo a $13.1 million renovation, which is scheduled to begin Dec. 19. General contractor PAC Associates of Oswego Inc. will handle the work on the project, which should be complete by July 1, ahead of the next academic year. Besides the sustainable elements involved, the completed renovation

State announces winners of 76West clean-energy competition in the Southern Tier
VESTAL — Six companies won prize money in the 76West Clean Energy business competition in the Southern Tier. The office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo described it as “one of the largest competitions in the country that focuses on supporting and growing clean-energy businesses” in a news release issued Nov. 30. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced
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