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National Grid three-year plan would raise rates for residential electricity and gas service
National Grid (NYSE: NGG) on Friday announced a three-year electricity and natural-gas delivery-rate plan for the company’s upstate New York customers. The energy company filed

Mohawk Global expands international network with launch of MGL Asia Vietnam
SALINA, N.Y. — Mohawk Global, a supply-chain services company, says it has expanded its international network with the formation of MGL Asia, beginning with the formal launch of MGL Asia Vietnam. With its operations underway, MGL Asia Vietnam will rapidly scale services and capacity throughout 2025, Mohawk Global said in its announcement. The company views

CenterState CEO announces Business of the Year Award winners at annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO used its annual meeting on Wednesday to announce its Business of the Year Award winners in front of an audience

Chobani chooses Rome for second New York plant
ROME, N.Y. — Chobani’s announcement that it will build a $1.2 billion manufacturing plant in Rome was a full-circle moment for the Greek yogurt maker, which got its start 20 years ago in an old Kraft manufacturing plant in South Edmeston (town of Edmeston). During an April 22 groundbreaking event, Chobani Founder and CEO Hamdi

Pulaski, other villages to start DRI, NY Forward project plans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Village of Pulaski, along with the Villages of Chittenango and Marathon, are working to figure out how to spend state funding to improve their communities. New York State has awarded the Village of Pulaski $10 million as the Central New York winner of the eighth round of the state’s Downtown Revitalization

N.K. Bhandari plans for leadership change
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — N.K. Bhandari, Architects & Engineering, P.C. (NKB) is shaking things up a little bit in its 45th year but isn’t straying from the mission that has kept the business going strong for more than four decades. Christopher Resig, who has served as NKB owner and president since 2015, announced he will be

Centro expands its bus service to Cortland County
CORTLAND, N.Y. — When Centro started offering bus service in Cortland County on March 31, it represented the first time that it had expanded its bus-service network in 20 years. Cortland County planners met with Centro about a year ago to discuss ways that Centro could connect its services between Onondaga and Cortland counties, Steve

Crews to remodel Regal movie theaters at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Destiny USA says its Regal movie theaters will undergo an “extensive” remodel beginning this spring. Throughout the renovation process, Regal will remain open, ensuring that moviegoers can continue to enjoy their favorite films, Destiny USA said in its March 25 announcement. Regal is a motion-picture exhibitor operating one of the largest theatre

N.Y. manufacturers expect conditions to worsen in the months ahead
Manufacturers in New York state expect conditions in the sector to worsen in the months ahead. It’s a level of pessimism that has “only occurred a handful of times in the history of the survey,” the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in its April 15 report on the monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey.

Work begins on Oneonta intersection improvements
ONEONTA. N.Y. — Construction work has started on a $4 million project to enhance safety and improve traffic flow at the intersection of James F. Lettis Highway (State Route 23) and Main Street (State Route 7) in Oneonta, Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced. Work will include constructing a modern roundabout to reduce vehicle congestion and
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