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Green Planet Grocery to open Cicero store, plans further expansion
CICERO — Green Planet Grocery, which currently operates stores in Camillus and Oswego, plans to open a third location in Cicero in early October. The Cicero store is part of an expansion plan that could include up to 10 locations in the next three to five years, says Joe Scripa, a minority owner in the […]
NYSERDA starts NY Prize competition for microgrids
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will administer a new competition this fall to support “innovative resiliency” and clean-energy projects across the state. The $40 million NY Prize competition challenges New York businesses, entrepreneurs, and electric utilities to design and implement community-based microgrids, which seek to offer energy independence, along with

SkyWolf Wind Turbine Corp. inks deal to distribute its wind turbines in Colombia and other markets
GENESEO — SkyWolf Wind Turbine Corp. — a Finger Lakes–based company that designs, manufactures, and sells small wind turbines — recently announced that it has signed an agreement with a company to sell its products in overseas markets including Colombia. SkyWolf Wind Turbine inked a 10-year international-representation agreement with SkyWolf Eco-Energies Colombia (SWEEC) SAS, which

DiNapoli: municipal spending on infrastructure declines in NYS, not meeting needs
Local government capital spending on roads, bridges, and water and sewer systems in the Empire State declined about 8 percent between 2010 and 2012. That’s

SALT Makerspace formally opens in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Inventors, tinkers, and creative types in Syracuse now have a place where they can come together to make anything from anything. The

Lily Style Loft women’s boutique to formally open in Owego Sept. 16
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lily Style Loft, a new women’s clothing store located in downtown Owego, will hold a formal grand-opening event on Sept. 16. The

Canadian retailer, Garage to open store at Destiny on Sept. 18
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Garage, a Montreal–based retailer, has pegged Sept. 18 as the date it will open its new store at Destiny USA in Syracuse.
SBA, Women’s Business Center to hold disaster-planning workshop in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Women’s Business Center of New York State have scheduled a disaster-planning workshop for Mohawk
Company report: Atlantic Testing Labs gets WBE certification
DeWITT — Atlantic Testing Laboratories (ATL) announced it has obtained certification as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) from the New York State Department of Economic

Five Star Urgent Care opens Fayetteville office
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. — Five Star Urgent Care, a provider of walk-in, urgent-care services, on Thursday opened its third location in the Syracuse area with a
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