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Pyramid, Racer Trust seek buyer, tenants for former GM property
SALINA — The Detroit, Mich.–based organization that owns the Salina Industrial Powerpark is working with a local real-estate firm to pursue additional tenants for the facility and eventually sell the property. The Salina Industrial Powerpark at 1 General Motors Drive in Salina is a former General Motors (GM) auto-parts plant that GM shuttered in 1993. […]
Delta Engineers acquires Maryland architectural firm
ENDWELL — Delta Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, P.C. announced on Nov. 3 it has acquired OKKS Studios, Inc., based in Chevy Chase, Md. The deal was a stock swap based on independent valuations of the two firms. The principals of the combined firm operate now as OKKS Studios, a subsidiary of Delta Engineers, Architects
Bell Tenant Champions rebrands with new compensation model
SYRACUSE — Bell Tenant Champions, a Syracuse–based firm that represents tenants and buyers in real-estate negotiations, has rebranded and changed the way it earns client compensation based on the amount it helps a client save in lease or purchase negotiations. Bell Tenant Champions was formerly known as The Bell Group. It operates on the fourth
Tri-County Mall demolition begins to make way for luxury apartments
BALDWINSVILLE — The site of the former Tri-County Mall property on Downer Street is being demolished in preparation for a 442-unit luxury apartment complex. The redevelopment comes after years of stalled plans for the site, which has sat vacant since a 2008 demolition plan fell through. Demolition began Sept. 15. Morgan Management of Rochester plans
Former Unshackle director takes over ABC’s Empire State chapter
The former director of an upstate New York business-advocacy group is settling into his new role as president of the Empire State Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC). Brian Sampson left his role with Rochester–based Unshackle Upstate in October and started his new duties with the state’s ABC chapter on Oct. 13.
New York’s new title-agent licensing law goes into effect
SYRACUSE — A new state title-agent licensing law that went into effect Sept. 29 means the clock is ticking for title agents across the state, who have until Jan. 1, 2015, to submit their license application. The New York State Land Title Association, Inc. (NYSLTA) supported the new law, which will bring a new level
Avalon Document Services expands in Utica with acquisition
UTICA — Avalon Document Services has worked with Graphics of Utica, a locally owned graphic design and printing business, for about a decade. On Nov. 3, Syracuse–based Avalon announced it had acquired the Utica company. The acquisition closed that same day. Avalon didn’t disclose any financial terms of the deal. Both firms focus on printing
Syracuse, Ithaca startups recognized in Cleantech Open Northeast competition
SYRACUSE — Full Circle Feed, a Syracuse–based startup company, captured a prize of $30,000 in cash and in-kind services in the Cleantech Open Northeast competition in Boston. The same organization also recognized PureQuantum, an Ithaca–based startup, with its $1,000 “Rising Star” award for “best early stage technology with impressive future potential,” Cleantech said. PureQuantum “can
Syracuse Manufacturers Mobilize for Victory in World War II: the Story of Brown-Lipe-Chapin
Before the outbreak of World War II, factories located in Syracuse and Onondaga County made shoes, typewriters, air conditioners, washing machines, and many other civilian products. Military preparedness was low on the nation’s list. However, shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941, and the U.S. declared war on Japan and
Celebrating CNY’s Economic Champions
It takes a vision to see a challenge and create new opportunities. Recently, I was again reminded of the impact we can all have when
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