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St. Joseph’s raises more than $350K at annual gala dinner dance
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s annual gala dinner dance raised more than $350,000, exceeding its goal for 2014. St. Joseph’s announced the fund-raising total

Geneva Experiment Station receives $3.4 million in state funding for expansion
GENEVA, N.Y. — New York State Senator Mike Nozzolio today announced that he has helped secure $3.4 million in state funding to begin a major

SUNY Oswego, SUNY Canton get $3 million for building upgrades
OSWEGO — State Senator Patty Ritchie announced she has helped secure $3 million in special funding to be divided between SUNY Canton and SUNY Oswego

New York state home sales slip in May; CNY numbers mixed
New York state realtors completed the sale of 7,848 previously owned homes in May, down more than 14 percent from 9,170 homes sold in the

Canadian teen retailer Garage set to open store in Destiny this fall
SYRACUSE — Garage, a Montreal–based retailer of clothing geared primarily toward teenage girls, plans to open a new store at Destiny USA this fall. The

Bankers Healthcare Group continues explosive growth
Plans to build out additional space in an adjacent building on Solar Street SYRACUSE — In the 1980s, David Birch spoke to a Syracuse audience about gazelles, mice, and elephants. Birch, the president of a research company called Cognetics, coined the terms to distinguish those firms that grew quickly and created most of the jobs
Bowers & Company plans new structure to house its Watertown operations
WATERTOWN — Bowers & Company CPAs PLLC, a Syracuse–based accounting firm, is finalizing plans for construction of a new 7,800-square-foot office to house its two Watertown locations. The firm will own the building at the 1 acre construction site located on Commerce Park Drive East in Watertown, which doesn’t yet have an assigned address. “Construction

Time Warner Cable’s new Clay training center to offer hands-on guidance
CLAY — Time Warner Cable on June 13 formally opened its first training facility in the Northeast, located at 7890 Davis Road in the town of Clay and adjacent to Interstate 481. The facility, which includes a two-story building resembling a small house, will serve as a training center for more than 500 technicians in

Johnny Rockets reopens at Destiny USA following renovation project
SYRACUSE — Johnny Rockets, the 1940s-themed restaurant at Destiny USA, has reopened following a nearly weeklong renovation project. The eatery temporarily closed during construction on June 8 and reopened June 14, Destiny USA said in a news release. The restaurant is located on the second level near Williams-Sonoma. Some of the new features include new

Lorenzo Mansion state historic site to reopen for tours on July 18
CAZENOVIA — Guided tours of the Lorenzo Mansion in Cazenovia are scheduled to resume on July 18, following the installation of a new heating, ventilation,
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