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B&L’s Brusa is elected to board of state solid waste management association
SYRACUSE — John Brusa, Jr., of Solvay, has been elected to serve on the board of directors for the New York State Association for Solid
COR begins demolition and site-clearing work at site of Inner Harbor hotel
SYRACUSE — COR Development Company, LLC announced that crews are starting work on demolition of the canal-maintenance building at Syracuse’s Inner Harbor. COR plans to
State approves Binghamton University involvement in START-UP NY
BINGHAMTON — Empire State Development (ESD), New York’s economic-development agency, has approved Binghamton University’s application to participate in START-UP NY, the school announced today. START-UP

Gift shop at Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts to formally reopen Saturday
LITTLE FALLS — The Selective Eye, a gift shop in the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts (MVCA), will celebrate its grand reopening on Saturday,
Kendal at Ithaca plans to expand, create 20 new jobs
CAYUGA HEIGHTS — Kendal at Ithaca, a nonprofit continuing-care retirement community in the village of Cayuga Heights, this week announced plans for a $39 million
Paradigm Consulting to formally open new office on April 4
UTICA — Paradigm Consulting, Inc., a local, independent advisory firm, will formally mark the opening of its new office in the Utica Business Park with
New York’s initial jobless claims fall by 11 percent in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending March 15 declined by 2,155, or nearly 11

Cuomo pushes property-tax plan in DeWitt
DeWITT — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today outlined his proposal to cut property taxes during a visit to the DeWitt Community Room. Cuomo also

Schumer urges Air Force to ‘prioritize’ budget funding for demolition of BAE site
UNION — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Monday urged the U.S. Air Force to “prioritize” funding in its operations and maintenance budget for the demolition
NYSAR blames weather for February decline in New York home sales
A trade organization is blaming the winter weather for a nearly 6 percent decrease in sales of previously owned New York homes in February compared
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