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JAY-K Independent Lumber finds the right niche
Niche: The situation in which a business’s products or services can succeed by being sold to a particular kind or group of people — Merriam–Webster. NEW HARTFORD — JAY-K Independent Lumber, Inc. has found its niche. Headquartered on Seneca Turnpike in New Hartford, JAY-K is a full-service, independent, retail lumber, and building-materials business with a […]
FAA awards grant funding to five upstate regional airports
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Aviation Administration recently awarded five regional airports grant funding for upgrades at each facility. The USDOT on July 31 awarded the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority a grant of $315,000. The Airport Authority will use the funding to acquire land-easement access to properties in close proximity to the airport

Lerner Center adds “Monday Mile” walking loop around St. Joseph’s Hospital
SYRACUSE — A group of employees at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center on Aug. 4 participated in a noon-hour walk in a designated area around the hospital’s campus and its surrounding neighborhood. The “Monday Mile” loop around St. Joseph’s joins 14 similar pathways near Syracuse City Hall, the Near West Side, and on the Syracuse
Dollar General to formally open new Geddes store Saturday
GEDDES, N.Y. — Dollar General will celebrate the formal opening of its new 9,000-square-foot store at 922 State Fair Blvd. in Geddes on Saturday at
State approves SUNY Oswego campus plan for START-UP NY
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Empire State Development has approved the plan by the State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego) for the START-UP NY
FAA awards nearly $3M for Ithaca, Elmira airports
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced nearly $3 million for airports serving the Ithaca and Elmira–Corning areas. U.S. Senators Charles Schumer

Tompkins Chamber: Bailey Place Insurance to open office in Lansing
LANSING, N.Y. — The Cortland–based Bailey Place Insurance agency has plans to open an office in Lansing, which would represent its second location in Tompkins
Five businesses to expand or locate in Binghamton under START-UP NY program
BINGHAMTON — Five businesses will expand or locate in Binghamton through the START-UP NY program, the initiative that creates tax-free areas associated with colleges and universities statewide. The state projects the five businesses will invest $2.3 million and create more than 80 new jobs in tax-free areas that Binghamton University sponsors, according to a July
Corning to expand operations, add jobs at Canton facility
CANTON — Corning, Inc. (NYSE: GLW) has plans for a more than $21 million capital-expansion project that’ll create 40 jobs at its facility in Canton in St. Lawrence County. The firm will add more than 30,000 square feet to accommodate additional storage and an increase in production of high-fused silica glass for use in the
Ryan-Biggs announces certification and awards
SKANEATELES FALLS —Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C., announced it was recently granted certification as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) by the New York State Department of Economic Development, Division of Minority & Women’s Business Development. Earlier in 2014, Ryan-Biggs merged with Clark Engineering & Surveying to create what it says is one of the largest women-owned engineering
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