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City of Syracuse releases restaurant outdoor-dining guide for winter season
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Monday announced the release of an updated winter-dining guide designed for restaurants and bars in the city

Work wraps up on Clayton downtown project in Jefferson County
CLAYTON, N.Y. — Crews have finished work on a $9.3 million project that reconstructed and modernized State Route 970L, the main travel route through the

Schumer says infrastructure bill includes local-workforce provision for I-81 viaduct project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The newly passed federal infrastructure bill includes a provision that would facilitate a local workforce on the upcoming Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement

Binghamton, Cazenovia, Hamilton, and Potsdam companies secure funding in FuzeHub contest
VERONA, N.Y. — Companies from Binghamton, Cazenovia, Hamilton, and Potsdam are among seven capturing a total of $350,000 in funding at the FuzeHub commercialization competition.

Rotary Club of Ithaca announces grant-award recipients
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Rotary Club of Ithaca has awarded nearly $16,000 in community grants to 17 local nonprofits, the “largest amount of funding” it

Green Hills Farms, other small businesses receive county grants
ONONDAGA — Onondaga County recently awarded Green Hills Farms grant funding of nearly $500,000 to help pay for improvements to the grocery store in the Valley section of the town of Onondaga. The $485,000 award will help pay for a façade, improvements to its entrance, signage, and lighting, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said in

Whitesboro School District participates in Connected Community Schools program
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — The Whitesboro Central School District, which serves a population of about 40,000 people, has joined the Connected Community Schools program this 2021-22 academic school year. The partnership will serve the district’s four elementary schools — Deerfield, Hart’s Hill, Marcy, and Westmoreland Road. Connected Community Schools (CCS) is a Rome–based initiative that combines

D’Aniellos donate $30 million for Syracuse University’s IVMF
SYRACUSE — Their names are on the building that houses Syracuse University’s (SU) National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC), which includes the Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF). Daniel D’Aniello, an SU graduate and life trustee, and wife, Gayle, have donated $30 million to the IVMF. The donation is meant to “secure the future and

Syracuse, Ithaca firms are among Launch NY’s Q3 investments
“While we’re always excited about funding new companies for the first time, the theme of Q3 investments was definitely the strong performance that netted our follow-on funding into a half dozen of our portfolio companies.” Marnie LaVigne, president and CEO of Launch NY, said in a release. “On top of that we closed on seven

SBA head discusses community- navigator program in Syracuse visit
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The top official of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says many of its advisors have become like social workers for small businesses, making sure that they can connect businesses to all the resources that are available. SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman spoke at the dedication ceremony for Syracuse University’s National Veterans
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