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Village of Owego seeks projects for Downtown Revitalization Initiative $10M award
OWEGO, N.Y. — Following the community’s win in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) contest, the Village of Owego now wants suggestions as to how

BUFFALO, N.Y. — SparkCharge, a Syracuse University startup company, on Wednesday night won the $1 million grand prize in the fifth annual 43North competition in
People news: Tioga State Bank names Walsh to board
SPENCER, N.Y. — Tioga State Bank announced that Wendy Walsh, district manager of the Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District, has joined the bank’s
Partnership gets $1.75 million state grant for lithium-ion battery-recycling facility in Endicott
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — SungEel MCC Americas (SMCC) — a partnership between a South Korean company and New York state firm — will use $1.75 million
Barton & Loguidice acquires Rochester planning firm
SALINA, N.Y. — Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) announced it has acquired Steinmetz Planning Group, a Rochester–based planning, zoning, and civic-engagement firm with an office

Rochester firm wins $1M top prize in 76West clean-energy competition in the Southern Tier
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A Rochester–based firm on Tuesday captured the $1 million grand prize in the 76West clean-energy competition during a ceremony held in Binghamton.

VESTAL, N.Y. — NextFlex has designated Binghamton University to be the New York “node” for its flexible hybrid electronics (FHE) initiative. A “node” is a

ENV Insurance Agency is doubling its space in Clay
CLAY — ENV Insurance Agency is adding a 5,000-square-foot space to its existing 5,000-square-foot building at 7789 Oswego Road (Route 57) in the town of Clay to accommodate its business growth. ENV is a provider of employee-benefit programs, property and casualty insurance, home and auto insurance, and other financial services. “We’re growing,” says Ed Vaughn,
USDA awards Village of Mexico funding to study water-infrastructure upgrades
MEXICO, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded the Village of Mexico in Oswego County a $19,000 grant to study methods of improving

AAA predicts lower national gas prices this fall
AAA forecasts that the national gas-price average will drop to $2.70 this fall “and has the potential to drop even more.” That is 14-cents less
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