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Crews complete work on St. Matthew’s Condominium in East Syracuse
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Matthew’s Condominium, a project that redeveloped the former St. Matthew’s Elementary School in East Syracuse into condominiums and apartments, is now complete. 214 Redev, LLC — a subsidiary of Redev CNY and led by Syracuse-based developer Ryan Benz — on Sunday announced the completion of work on the property at […]

Companies from Rome, Binghamton awarded innovation matching grant funds from ESD’s NYSTAR program
Companies from Rome and Binghamton are among 25 New York–based businesses awarded a total of more than $3 million in grants through the third round

State selects Tompkins County farm for New York AEM-Leopold Conservation Award
NEWFIELD, N.Y. — The state has selected Oechsner Farms of Newfield in Tompkins County for the 2025 New York Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM)-Leopold Conservation Award. The award recognizes a farm and its nominating soil and water conservation district (SWCD) who have “gone above and beyond” in the management of soil health, water quality, and wildlife

City of Binghamton proposes sale of First Ward lots to CAPC, new home construction planned
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham plans to sell four vacant city-owned lots in the First Ward to Community Asset Preservation Corporation (CAPC) for

Land dedicated for future mixed-use project on Syracuse’s south side
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Those involved in the effort to create a 75-unit, mixed-use project called the Southside Renaissance Project gathered Friday, Sept. 12 for a

20 finalists named for $3 million Grow-NY competition
ITHACA, N.Y. — The companies Seen Nutrition of Ithaca and Renewal Mill of Canandaigua are among the 20 finalists in the 7th round of the Grow-NY food and agriculture business competition that annually awards $3 million in prize money. The finalists also include four companies from New York City and international businesses that include two

City of Syracuse to host hiring event for commercial drivers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse will host an in–person, commercial driver’s license (CDL) hiring event on Sept. 25 from 1-4 p.m. at CNY

State says DRI, New York Forward programs have $200 million available for grants
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s signature downtown-revitalization and economic-development programs has $200 million available for the next round of funding. The state has $100 million

New York soybean production projected to fall nearly 17 percent in 2025
Farms in New York state are projected to produce 15.5 million bushels of soybeans this year, down 16.7 percent from more than 18.6 million bushels of soybeans in 2024. That’s according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) crop-production forecast based on Aug. 1 field conditions. If realized, the decline in production would be

Johnson City YMCA to use $1.2 million state grant to renovate swimming pool
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — The West Family Branch YMCA will use $1.2 million in state funding to renovate the branch’s pool to improve activities that
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