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People news: St. Joseph’s names Rainbow director of plant operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Martin (Marty) Rainbow has recently joined St. Joseph’s Health as director of facilities engineering and plant operations. Rainbow brings to St. Joseph’s

Manpower Group moves Syracuse office to Harrison Street
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Manpower Group — a global staffing, outsourcing, and human-resources consulting firm — recently leased 1,150 square of space at 250 Harrison St.

Public Service Commission approves sale of FitzPatrick nuclear plant to Exelon
SCRIBA, N.Y. — The New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday announced approval of the sale of the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear power

JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use $21 million in state funding to relocate and expand the Decker School of Nursing to a building

Price Rite plans to open grocery store in downtown Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The grocery store Price Rite plans to open a new location at 501 Bleecker St. in downtown Utica. The company plans to

Finger Lakes pizzeria to open location in del Lago Resort & Casino
TYRE, N.Y. — Ciccino’s Pizzeria & Paninoteca has been selected to operate a quick-service restaurant in the food court of the upcoming del Lago Casino

CountryMax opens new store in Lysander
LYSANDER, N.Y. — CountryMax — a Rochester–area based, family-owned retailer of pet supplies and farm and garden products — has opened a 25,000-square-foot store at

Cuomo’s State Fair committee considers further improvements at the venue
GEDDES — The task force that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed to consider additional improvements at the State Fairgrounds has until the end of the year to make its recommendations. Speaking at the State Fairgrounds in Geddes on Nov. 2, Cuomo said he’s willing to spend an additional $50 million for improvements on the

Cuomo announces plan to spend $30 million on drone-testing corridor in CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State plans to spend $30 million to develop a 50-mile, flight-traffic management system between Syracuse and Griffiss International Airport in

ThinkGeek to open retail store at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ThinkGeek, a popular web retailer for self-proclaimed geeks, will soon open a store at Destiny USA. ThinkGeek specializes in collectibles, apparel, and
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