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Syracuse University to use $7 million Miron donation to connect Dome with Barnes Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University will use a $7 million donation for a project to connect the Carrier Dome and the Barnes Center at the

M&T Bank nearing selection of site for its new Syracuse office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — M&T Bank is getting close to selecting the new site of its Central New York regional headquarters office and main local branch

Syracuse University Provost Wheatly to step down in January
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Vice Chancellor and Provost Michele Wheatly has announced that she will step down from her role and become a special

Mohawk Valley EDGE selects Canastota firm for site-grading work at site of future Cree facility
JBS Dirt Inc. will handle the work before crews build the approximately $1 billion wafer fabrication facility, Mohawk Valley EDGE said in an email news

Bergmann, architecture and engineering firm, adds Binghamton office
It is Bergmann’s 15th office nationwide, the firm said in a news release. The Binghamton office joins five other Bergmann locations in New York, including

Berkshire Hills Bancorp elects Dunlaevy as board chairman
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB) — the Boston–based parent of Berkshire Bank, which has a major presence in the Mohawk Valley — announced that its board of directors has unanimously elected J. Williar (Bill) Dunlaevy as its chairman, effective Dec. 1. A former bank CEO, Dunlaevy has served as a Berkshire director since 2011

Byrne Dairy sale of Syracuse milk-bottling plant should close by early December
SYRACUSE — The Western New York company that has agreed to acquire Byrne Dairy’s fluid-milk plant in Syracuse expects the deal to be finalized by early December. Buffalo–based Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase the Byrne Dairy fluid-milk operations, including the fluid-milk plant located in Syracuse, and “several” distribution centers throughout

New York home sales rise nearly 2 percent in September
ALBANY — New York realtors sold 11,467 previously owned homes in September, up 1.6 percent from the 11,289 homes sold in September 2018. That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR)’s September housing-market report issued on Oct. 22. “Buoyed by a strong economy and continued low mortgage rates, the New York State

Most Central New York jobless rates rose in September
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, and Ithaca regions all rose in September compared to a year ago. At the same time, the jobless rate in the Elmira area remained unchanged in the last 12 months. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released Oct.

Landmark Theatre to replace the marquee, auditorium seats in 2020 project
SYRACUSE — Syracuse’s Landmark Theatre is set for interior and exterior improvement projects beginning in June 2020. The facility will use a $2 million state grant to replace the Salina Street marquee and all the seats in the venue’s auditorium. The theatre will close in the second week of June and stay closed until just
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