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Covey Computer Software to formally open new location in Utica on Feb. 25
UTICA, N.Y. — Covey Computer Software, Inc. will formally open its new office in Utica next Thursday, Feb. 25. The company will hold a ribbon-cutting
Tennessee firm acquires assets of G&I Homes
SCHUYLER — A Tennessee–based company has completed an asset acquisition of a Herkimer County–based retailer of manufactured and modular homes. G&I Homes, which has locations across upstate New York, is now part of Maryville, Tennessee–based Clayton Homes, which describes itself as one of America’s largest home builders. In the transaction, G&I Homes becomes a Clayton

People news: Hunt Engineers promotes Abbott to principal
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. — Hunt Engineers, Architects, & Land Surveyors, P.C. has promoted Kim Abbott, director of finance, to a principal position at the firm. She
Five Star Urgent Care opens seventh location, introduces new pediatric-care services
CLAY, N.Y. — Five Star Urgent Care has opened a new office at 7375 Oswego Rd. in the town of Clay. The new location also

People news: Syracuse realtor appointed as NYSAR Central Region VP
ALBANY, N.Y. — Donald Radke of Syracuse took the oath of office on Feb. 8 as the 2016 Central Region vice president of the New

TJMG Properties acquires Highlander Associates
LIVERPOOL — TJMG Properties, LLC, a brokerage, development, and management firm, has acquired DeWitt–based Highlander Associates Ltd. in a deal that closed on Dec. 31. TJMG Properties, which operates at 209 Second St. in the village of Liverpool, didn’t disclose any terms of the acquisition. Highlander Associates, which continues operating under that name, has an

Maguire Auto starts major expansion into Syracuse
“Go West, young man” — Horace Greeley SYRACUSE — As the Civil War ended, Horace Greeley was credited with writing an editorial in the New York Tribune, instructing his readers to seek opportunities for growth by traveling westward. Philip J. Maguire, president of Maguire Automotive Group, LLC, a holding company for the Maguire
Report: Binghamton office vacancy rate fell slightly in 2015
BINGHAMTON — The vacancy rate in the Binghamton office real-estate market declined nearly half a percentage point during 2015. The rate fell from 10.6 percent overall in the fourth quarter of 2014 to 10.2 percent in the same quarter in 2015, according to the “Office Snapshot Q4 2015” report from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company.

BME opens new HQ, develops workflow technology with new hires
NEW HARTFORD — With the formality and festivity of a ribbon-cutting ceremony — complete with a pair of larger-than-life scissors — Business Machines & Equipment, Inc. (BME) marked the start of 2016 by moving into its new corporate headquarters in New Hartford. Steve Mitchell, VP of sales and development, says the company has also been

SUNY Oswego receives an additional $18 million for renovation of Tyler Hall
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will use an additional $18 million in state funding to finish the renovation work at Tyler Hall, the school’s fine
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