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OBG acquires North Carolina firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse engineering firm OBG (formerly known as O’Brien & Gere) has acquired a North Carolina engineering firm. Charlotte, North Carolina–based PENTA Engineering,

Mackenzie Hughes plans December move to the Galleries
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Mackenzie Hughes LLP will move its business office and 75 employees to the Galleries of Syracuse at 440 South Warren St. in

Construction begins on Tioga Downs hotel
NICHOLS, N.Y. — Construction is underway on a new six-story, 161-room hotel at Tioga Downs in Nichols. Owner Jeff Gural and other community leaders attended

FAA awards Oswego County Airport $843,000 in federal funding
VOLNEY, N.Y. — The Oswego County Airport will use $843,000 in federal funding to fix two taxiways and replace the taxiway lighting. The Federal Aviation

State grants Tioga Downs gaming license
NICHOLS, N.Y. — The New York State Gaming Commission has granted Tioga Downs a commercial gaming license. The license allows Tioga Downs to “complete its

Fortus launches urgent-care business
UTICA — On July 5, MV Medical Practice, P.C. formally opened its office at 1908 Genesee St. in Utica under the d/b/a Primary Urgent Care. The practice is located in the South Towne Plaza and occupies 4,800 square feet of space leased from the Little Safford Corp., owned by F. Eugene Romano. Primary Urgent Care

Lakeside Innovative Technologies expands in Sullivan to meet demand
SULLIVAN — Lakeside Innovative Technologies has added about 1,500 square feet to its facility in the Harbor Lights Business Park in the town of Sullivan. “We’ve moved into it now,” says Bob Hulchanski, the company’s president and sole owner. He spoke with CNYBJ on Aug. 29. He’s added the extra space as the company’s “shop

Crews to demolish Syracuse University building to make way for veterans’ complex
SYRACUSE — Crews are beginning work to demolish the Hoople Special Education Building at 805 South Crouse Ave. on the Syracuse University campus. The university is demolishing the Hoople Building to create space for construction of the upcoming National Veterans Resource Complex (NVRC). To facilitate the demolition work, the parking lot at the corner of
New York home sales fall more than 10 percent in July
New York realtors completed the sale of more than 11,700 previously owned homes in July, down 10.3 percent compared to the more than 13,000 completed sales in July 2015. That’s according to the housing-market report that the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR) recently issued. “The New York State housing market has been performing

People news: LeChase Construction hires Vaseleck as superintendent
BINGHAMTON — LeChase Construction Services, LLC announced it has hired John Vaseleck as a superintendent in its Binghamton office. He will direct the work of
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