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Construction set to begin on Ithaca Marriott
ITHACA — Nine years after Jeffrey Rimland, a Long Island developer, proposed a hotel in the heart of downtown Ithaca, construction will finally begin in September. The hotel is sited at 120 South Aurora St., along the eastern edge of the Commons. The Ithaca Commons is a two-block pedestrian mall built in 1974 that serves […]

USDA awards grant funding to Empire Brewing Company, three CNY farms
The federal government is providing Empire Brewing Company of Syracuse a financial boost for its Farmstead Brewery project in Cazenovia. At the same time, grant

Action-sports store BC Surf & Sport now open at Destiny
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Central New York snowboarders, skateboarders, and even would-be surfers have a new outlet for their hobby. BC Surf & Sport, an action-sports

USDOT awards Syracuse Airport Authority $1.7M grant for storage improvements
SALINA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the Syracuse Regional Airport Authority a grant of more than $1.7 million for storage

LongHorn Steakhouse to open two Central New York locations in the fall
LongHorn Steakhouse will open restaurants in Clay and in Camillus this fall, including a 6,300-square-foot eatery at 3968 State Route 31 in Clay on Oct.
New York Air Brake, Bendix create laboratory at RIT
New York Air Brake, LLC (NYAB) and Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC have created the Knorr-Bremse North America Mechatronics Laboratory at the Rochester Institute of

ANDRO seeks state funding for expansion in Rome
ROME — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC of Rome is seeking state funding for an expansion project that company officials hope will serve as the “catalyst of technology-sector growth” in the region. ANDRO used the phrase in a recent news release. The firm in July submitted a consolidated-funding application (CFA) to the Mohawk Valley regional economic-development

CNY Philanthropy Center to add a pair of new tenants
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Community Foundation announced it plans to add two new tenants at its Central New York Philanthropy Center facility at 431 E. Fayette St. in Syracuse. The Philanthropy Center will house the Onondaga County Bar Association and the Central New York Land Trust on the building’s third floor beginning
Cornell study finds LEED status boosts hotel revenue
ITHACA — A new study from Cornell University has found that hotels gain a revenue benefit when they are certified under the LEED sustainable-building program.

Wireless Business Group relocates office, plans for expansion
SYRACUSE — Wireless Business Group, LLC, a cellular-consulting firm, has relocated its office to a 2,000-square-foot space at 1620 Burnet Ave. in Syracuse. The Wireless Business Group (WBG) provides wireless-management services for business customers with a minimum of 25 cellular devices, according to its website. It previously operated in a space of about 500 square
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