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Scrap Paper Social: Best friends & social-media slayers
Anyone in the business world will say that partnerships are the toughest form of business organization, but not for Aurora Roe and Caity Pfohl. These two childhood friends turned their dream of working with one another into a reality by forming Scrap Paper Social, a small business based in Hamilton, in Madison County. Although they […]
Stone’s Steakhouse builds on farm-to-table success
DeWITT — Some restaurants boast a farm-to-table concept, but not too many restaurant owners can say they also own the farm. That’s what helps set Stone’s Steakhouse apart from the competition, says April Stone. In addition to owning the restaurant at 3220 Erie Blvd. E. in DeWitt, she also co-owns Green Acres Black Angus Beef
Hope Café and Tea House to open second café in downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Hope Café and Tea House in Liverpool, which opened in August 2017, is planning to open a second location in downtown Syracuse this fall at 357 South Warren St. at the intersection of South Warren and East Jefferson Streets. The existing café operates inside the Village Mall at 350 Vine St. in Liverpool.
Oswego County: Fishing & much more
Jimmy Zaccagnino, left, and Jeff Browne, right, both of Williamsville in Erie County, show off their catch after a beautiful day on Lake Ontario aboard Capt. Troy Creasy’s High Adventure sportfishing charter out of Oswego last summer. Fishing is one of the major tourism attractions in Oswego County, but the region also offers historic sites,
Marriott Syracuse Downtown GM discusses active year at hotel
SYRACUSE — The general manager of Marriott Syracuse Downtown, the former Hotel Syracuse, called 2019, so far, “definitely an active year” for the hotel. “Anybody who’s grown up in Syracuse has been to this hotel for an event at some point in their life, whether it be a social event, a wedding, a graduation,” says
Leisure and hospitality job growth in CNY outpaces state as a whole
The number of leisure and hospitality jobs in six Central New York metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) grew by 3,200 or 4.7 percent, in June 2019 compared to the year-ago period, according to statistics released by the New York State Department of Labor in July. The figures showed that jobs in the leisure and hospitality sector
Owego downtown-improvement ideas include tourism-focused projects
OWEGO, N.Y. — The village of Owego in Tioga County will use a portion of its state grant in the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) on projects focused on boosting tourism in the Southern Tier community. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Aug. 8 announced a total of 17 projects for Owego as part of the $10 million
ESD: Enchanted Forest Water Safari to add three water slides
OLD FORGE — Water Safari Resort, Inc. plans to expand its Enchanted Forest Water Safari water theme park located in Old Forge in Herkimer County. The park will add three new water slides and replace two older slides, Killermanjaro and Serengeti Surf Hill, Empire State Development said in an Aug. 9 news release. Empire State
McGrogan Design brings fresh style to graphic design
WHITESBORO — The premature birth of his son helped Ryan McGrogan realize that time is precious and that there was no time like the present to pursue his dream of being in business for himself. While he has been providing freelance graphic-design services under the McGrogan Design name for more than a decade, in June
HEALTH-CARE CAREER NEWS – August 2019
DELTA MEDICALELIZABETH (LIZ) SCIALDONE has joined the staff of Delta Medical. She has eight years of experience as a family nurse practitioner in primary care. Scialdone
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