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Collections firm is building a new headquarters in Clay, rebranding
CLAY — Work is under way on a new 5,000-square-foot building for Simon’s Agency, Inc. at 4938 W. Taft Road in Clay, across from a Wegmans store. Simon’s Agency is a collections business currently headquartered in a 2,500-square-foot space at 3713 Brewerton Road in Clay. The firm broke ground Aug. 27 on the new building […]

Runnings, set for spring opening in Clay, offers outdoor sporting goods
CLAY — Runnings — a Minnesota–based, family-owned retailer that is expanding into Central New York — markets itself as “Your Home, Farm, and Outdoor Store.” It includes outdoor sporting goods among its product offerings. “That is … about hunting, fishing, shooting sports, archery, camping … very much the outdoor lifestyle,” says Dennis Jensen, the company’s
Syracuse’s Inner Harbor will be home to a SUNY Water Research and Education Center
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) recently completed what its top official referred to as a “24-hour bio blitz.” The school’s faculty and students documented more than 450 different kinds of plants and animals “thriving” in and around the shores of Onondaga Lake, Quentin Wheeler, president
Lockheed Martin’s Syracuse–area plant wins $147 million Navy contract
SYRACUSE, N.Y — The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $147 million, follow-up contract to upgrade the Navy fleet’s electronic-warfare defenses against
Inficon formally launches $20 million expansion project
DeWITT, N.Y. — Inficon, Inc. on Tuesday formally started its $20 million, 64,000-square-foot building expansion with a ceremony outside its facility in DeWitt. The expansion

NASA astronaut to speak at Binghamton University Sept. 29
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will host an event billed as “An Evening with NASA Astronaut Dr. Jeanette Epps” next Monday, Sept. 29. Epps worked

Schumer supports SUNY pursuit of funding for mechatronics training
DeWITT, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) today announced his push to secure federal funding that would help establish a program at Onondaga Community

FAA authorizes Virginia firm to conduct drone testing at Griffiss
ROME, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has authorized a Virginia company to conduct testing of its drone, or unmanned-aircraft system (UAS), at the
Oneida Nation opens SavOn store in Chittenango
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation has opened a SavOn Convenience Store in Chittenango, its first new SavOn since June 2003. The Chittenango store,
Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber to relocate office
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The Greater Watertown-North Country (GWNC) Chamber of Commerce on Thursday announced plans to move its office, effective Nov. 1. The chamber’s new
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