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Avalon Document Services enters the Ohio market
SYRACUSE — Avalon Document Services has expanded into Ohio with the acquisition of two offices of Cleveland, Ohio–based ProFile Discovery. The deal adds Cleveland and Akron, Ohio to Avalon’s list of office locations. In the transaction, which closed Feb. 18, Avalon acquired ProFile’s employees, equipment, service lines, and customer list, JP Midgley, CEO and co-owner […]

Slack Chemical expands with new facility in Saratoga Springs
CARTHAGE — Expansion seems to be the name of the game for Slack Chemical Co., Inc., of Carthage, which recently opened a new 26,000-square-foot, $2.4 million plant in Saratoga Springs. The new facility will help the company better serve the East Coast region as well as provide necessary space for Slack to break into some
Gillibrand urges USDA not to close 250 offices, including some in New York
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) today urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) not to close 250 offices nationwide, including up to 10 offices in
Frozen yogurt retailer Red Mango to open store at Destiny
SYRACUSE — Red Mango, a growing international chain of frozen yogurt and smoothie stores, plans to open a location at Destiny USA. Red Mango, which
Feature film to shoot in Upstate, post-production work to be done at The Film House in DeWitt
DeWITT — Producers of the upcoming feature film, “The Opium War,” will shoot it in upstate New York, with post-production work scheduled at The Film
Hanna introduces bill to finance local infrastructure projects
UTICA — U.S. Representative Richard Hanna (R–Barneveld) today announced a bill that would re-establish state infrastructure banks to help fund local transportation initiatives. He made
Cuomo, Oneida Nation begin payments to counties following 2013 casino settlement
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Oneida Indian Nation today initiated the first of “substantial dedicated payments” to Madison and Oneida counties, marking the
Fingerlakes Mall signs lease with Track Cinema
AURELIUS — The Fingerlakes Mall in Aurelius today announced it signed a 10-year lease with Track Cinema. The Fingerlakes Mall describes Track Cinema as a
ITT Goulds Pumps expands manufacturing facility
SENECA FALLS — ITT Goulds Pumps, Inc., a unit of ITT Corp. (NYSE: ITT), is in the midst of an expansion project that will add 75,000 square feet of manufacturing space and at least 50 jobs to its plant in Seneca Falls. The business manufactures pumps for the oil and gas, mining, chemical, energy, pulp
Ashley McGraw Architects, P.C. MacArthur Elementary School – Project Location: Binghamton – Approximate Square Footage: 130,000 – Start Date: Oct. 15, 2013 – Building Owner: Binghamton City School District – Construction Manager: Hulbert Engineering – Architect: Ashley McGraw Architects – Engineer: Buro Happold – Landscape Architect: Appel Osborne Landscape Architecture BARTON & LOGUIDICE, D.P.C.
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