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G&C Food Distributors buys formerly leased facility for about $10 million
VAN BUREN — G&C Food Distributors, a re-distributor of frozen and refrigerated food products, recently purchased its 275,000-square-foot manufacturing/distribution facility on 51 acres at 3407 Walters Road in the town of Van Buren for about $10 million. The firm had been leasing the facility, which serves as its company headquarters. Peter Finn and Mark Rupprecht […]
Rosamond Gifford Zoo spruces up banquet facility, adds outdoor patio
SYRACUSE — Crews are finishing work on Catering at the Zoo, the banquet facility at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnett Park. The $300,000 project included construction of a new, 2,400-square-foot outdoor patio and interior improvements on the 3,000-square-foot banquet room, says Janet Agostini, president and CEO of Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Friends

North Country farms among those receiving state grants to support agribusiness
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in early June announced the New Farmers Grant Fund will provide more than $743,000 in grants to support 25 early-stage agricultural businesses across New York state. The recipients include several farms in Northern New York. The purpose of the fund, now in its second round, is to help early-stage farmers in

Schumer: ITC votes to place duties on firms exporting “cheap” steel to the U.S. marketplace
The top official at Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE), which operates two locations in Central New York, is applauding the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) decision

St. Joseph’s renames Northside training center to honor Sarah & Richard Pietrafes
SYRACUSE — Anthony Pietrafesa said his parents were “great with their minds and good with their hands.” The late Richard Pietrafesa was trained as a tailor, according to the younger Pietrafesa. “There’s nearly a hundred different operations that go into making a man’s suit and he knew them all,” he said. Anthony Pietrafesa went on

The Summit Federal Credit Union formally opens Camillus branch
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — The Summit Federal Credit Union on Tuesday formally opened its new office at Township 5 in Camillus, which the nonprofit describes as

Syracuse University selects New York City firm to design school’s National Veterans Resource Complex
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has picked New York City–based SHoP Architects to “conceptualize” and design the new National Veterans Resource Complex (NVRC). The selection

New York home sales rise 10 percent in May; CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors completed the sale of nearly 10,300 previously owned homes in May, up nearly 10 percent from the May 2015

Tompkins Financial begins construction on downtown Ithaca headquarters
ITHACA, N.Y. — Construction has begun on Tompkins Financial Corp.’s (NYSE: TMP) new headquarters building in downtown Ithaca. After it’s finished in early 2018, the

People news: Harkaway joins CBD Companies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CBD Companies announced that Harry P. Harkaway has joined the firm as director of real-estate services. CBD provides development, construction, leasing, and
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