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Carrols Restaurant Group names new CFO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Monday announced that it has appointed Anthony (Tony) E. Hull as the firm’s VP, CFO,

Ithaca’s Sciencenter names new executive director
ITHACA, N.Y. — The board of trustees of Ithaca’s Sciencenter has selected Michelle Kortenaar as the nonprofit’s new executive director. She’s replacing Dean Briere, who

Ithaca firm wins funding in FuzeHub commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — An Ithaca startup won $50,000 in prize money in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition held Nov. 18-19 in Albany. FuzeHub is an Albany–based nonprofit

Strategic Financial Services names new CEO; founder transitions to chairman
UTICA, N.Y. — Strategic Financial Services, Inc., a Utica–based wealth-management firm, has named Alan Leist, III as its new CEO. Leist, III previously held the

Syracuse’s Whitman School appoints new director of WISE Women’s Business Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University announced it has appointed Meghan Florkowski as director of the WISE Women’s

Syracuse airport expects 17 percent increase in Thanksgiving travelers compared to 2018
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on Friday said preparations are underway for an anticipated 17.3 percent increase in Thanksgiving week travelers

What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on vs. Bucknell?
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball (3-1) seeks a fourth straight win when the Orange host the Bucknell Bison (2-3) on Saturday afternoon, as both teams

Cayuga Restaurant Group formally re-opens Auburn McDonald’s following renovation project
AUBURN — The McDonald’s restaurant on Genesee Street in Auburn on Nov. 15 hosted a formal re-opening ceremony after a renovation project that represented a “complete rebuild.” The ceremony included a ribbon-cutting event led by local McDonald’s franchise owner Courtney Feehan, per a company news release. The McDonald’s location re-opened to customers on Oct. 11,

Division of ITW leases converted former NAPA store in Seneca Falls
SENECA FALLS — Hobart Service, a division of ITW, has leased a former NAPA Auto Parts store in Seneca Falls. The 5,000-square-foot former retail and warehouse space, located at 2163 Route 5 & 20, was converted into office/warehouse space for Hobart Service. Gary Cottet of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company represented the tenant in this

Geneva firm wins grand prize in Grow-NY contest
GENEVA — RealEats America of Geneva won the $1 million grand prize in the inaugural Grow-NY agribusiness competition. Dropcopter, a tenant of Syracuse’s Tech Garden, captured one of two $500,000 prizes at the pitch event held Nov. 13 in Rochester, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. Three companies from Ithaca — Capro-X, Combplex, and
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