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Destiny USA outlines plans for $75 million hotel project
SYRACUSE — Destiny USA is “prepared to take the next steps” to develop an on-site, all-suites hotel to accommodate “the influx of leisure travelers to
Rochester Sonic Drive-In franchisee to expand with six locations between Syracuse and Watertown
Sonic Corp. (NASDAQ: SONC) today announced a franchise-development agreement for six new drive-in eateries in the Syracuse and Watertown areas in the next four years.
USDA awards Volney $1.7 million loan and grant for drinking-water system
VOLNEY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding the town of Volney a loan and grant totaling $1.7 million to help bring clean drinking water to more local residents. U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) today announced the funding from the USDA’s Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant program.
The Beeches: Adapting in the second hundred years
Necessity is the handmaiden of invention. — author unknown ROME — On Dec. 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi received the first radio signal transmitted across the Atlantic Ocean. At the same time, Frank Destito was on board a ship bound from Italy to New York City — final destination: Rome, N.Y. Destito, who was newly married,
Solvay Bank plans new branch, technology for 2014
SOLVAY — Solvay Bank has big plans for 2014 that include a new “smart branch” in DeWitt and several new technology components that will improve the customer experience, bank officials say. The bank will soon decide on a construction firm for its DeWitt branch project and expects to break ground within the next month, says
Cuomo details proposed $100 million Onondaga Lake Revitalization program
GEDDES — Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced details of a proposed $100 million project intended to improve areas surrounding Onondaga Lake, including a concert pavilion, water
Air Force transfers Griffiss building to Oneida County IDA
ROME — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) on Tuesday transferred Building 101 at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome to the Oneida County Industrial Development Agency (IDA). Building 101 is a hangar and apron area used for aircraft repair and maintenance, the AFCEC said in a news release. The parcel represented
Upstate Shredding acquires southwestern Pa. yard
OWEGO — Upstate Shredding, LLC and its sister business Ben Weitsman & Son, Inc. have announced the asset acquisition of Jack’s Recycling in Mt. Morris, Pa. Mt. Morris, Pa. is about 65 miles south of Pittsburgh near the West Virginia border. Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman, which says it’s the largest, privately owned scrap dealer on the
Hiscock & Barclay adds Elmira office with Davidson & O’Mara deal
SYRACUSE — Hiscock & Barclay, LLP has added an Elmira office after combining with an area law firm. The move positions Hiscock close to the natural-gas drilling boom in Pennsylvania and continues its growth strategy of adding experienced attorneys from other firms. Effective Jan. 1, Syracuse–based Hiscock & Barclay combined with Davidson & O’Mara, P.C.,
Sweet Spot Development signs agreements, offers incentive for Camillus Mills project
CAMILLUS — Sweet Spot Development, a Skaneateles–based development firm, on Monday announced that it has signed agreements with two Syracuse–based medical practices to become ground-floor
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