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KeyCorp expands real-estate unit with more than 50 First Niagara hires
KeyBank Real Estate Capital, the commercial real-estate business unit of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), announced Thursday that it has hired more than 50 new bankers, portfolio

Visions Federal Credit Union to open two more Syracuse branches
ENDWELL — “Syracuse has been a great market for us,” stresses Tyrone Muse, the president and CEO of Visions Federal Credit Union. “We’ve had an office at 500 Erie Blvd. West for a decade, and the volume has grown every year. The community is very supportive of credit unions, and we’ve … [garnered] name recognition
Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, DPC
Delta Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, DPC (Delta) has added the following new employees. DAN FALDZINSKI joined its Vernon office as a project manager. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Clarkson University and has 20 years of experience working for various engineering firms in Florida and New York. DIMITRIS KONSTANTAKOS joined its

Marriott Syracuse Downtown formally opens for business
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Marriott Syracuse Downtown, the historic hotel that’s been part of the downtown Syracuse landscape since 1924, is ready to welcome guests

Utica’s thINCubator formally opens new, larger location
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica’s thINCubator on Monday formally opened its new 8,500-square-foot space at 326 Broad St. The new space is located across Bagg’s Square

Onondaga Tower gets Barclay Damon signage
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The building at 125 E. Jefferson St. in Syracuse now bears the name of the Barclay Damon, LLP law firm on

MVHS selects firms to handle appraisals of downtown properties impacted by hospital project
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) has selected three companies to begin the appraisals of the downtown properties that the new hospital

Cuomo: CNY, Southern Tier communities to use state grants for water-improvement project
Syracuse and neighboring communities across Central New York will use more than $14 million in grants for 12 municipal-water infrastructure projects in the five-county area.

North Country communities to use $30 million in state grants for water-improvement projects
Communities in Jefferson, Lewis, and St. Lawrence counties will use a total of nearly $30 million in state-grant funding for water-infrastructure projects. The 18 grants

Smith Market wins $25,000 prize in Community Foundation’s Impact Opportunity Challenge
UTICA, N.Y. — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. has selected Smith Market as the winner of its $25,000 Impact Opportunity Challenge.
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