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New businesses in Utica, Rome can pursue funding in Downtown Startup Challenge
UTICA, N.Y. — Entrepreneurs can submit ideas for a new retail business in “select” districts for downtown Utica or Rome as part of the Downtown
Emerson Foundation names new directors
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Fred L. Emerson Foundation announced it has elected seven new members to the family foundation’s board of directors. The new directors
Carrols completes acquisition of 17 Burger King restaurants in Maryland
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) has completed its acquisition of Rockville, Maryland–based Republic Foods Inc., which operates 17 Burger King restaurants
Aflac survey: small-business employees are happier
Small businesses make up more than 90 percent of businesses today, and now they can also claim to be some of the happiest places to
Applications for second round of Genius NY competition due Oct. 1
Applications for the second round of the Genius NY business-accelerator program are due at the Syracuse Technology Garden by Oct. 1. The Tech Garden is
UTICA — At a special meeting of Commercial Travelers Insurance Company (CT) held on April 25 in Utica, company policyholders approved the demutualization of Commercial

Boathouse to become new environmental-education center at Green Lakes State Park
MANLIUS — New York State is looking ahead to the fall when it plans to convert a deteriorated 1940’s boathouse into a new environmental-education center

SUNY Oswego prepares for Wilber Hall renovations, other projects
OSWEGO — The renovation project at SUNY Oswego’s Wilber Hall represents the final phase of the improvements at the university’s School of Education. The $10
Advancing the Region’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
The Tech Garden is gearing up for a busy summer. As part of CenterState CEO’s efforts to offer highly targeted quality programing and resources to
St. Joseph’s Health is raising money to add new cardiovascular-care center
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Health will create a new, $31 million center for cardiovascular care. To help pay for the project, the health-care organization
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