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Barb’s Bistro to open at Le Moyne’s renovated McNeil Firehouse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Salt City Coffee will operate Barb’s Bistro inside Le Moyne College’s McNeil Firehouse at 1150 Salt Spring Road in Syracuse later this summer. Following renovation work, the McNeil Firehouse is expected to open in mid-September, Le Moyne tells CNYBJ. Salt City Coffee is the anchor tenant of the Salt City Market on […]
SUNY Oswego credits campus club as it launches real-estate minor
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego is one of the first SUNY campuses to add a real-estate minor to its academic offerings. “Many students have an interest in real estate from across the campus. After I started the Real Estate Club, interest grew,” Graig Arcuri, a member of the finance program in the SUNY Oswego School
Crews demolish fire-damaged convent at former Maria Regina College in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crews have demolished the fire-ravaged Motherhouse on the campus of the former Maria Regina College on the City’s North side. The City of Syracuse had announced the demolition effort on the former convent building on July 8. The Kimberly on Grant Boulevard — which owns the property at 1024 Court St. in
Work starts on Upstate Pathology Institute, which expects to add jobs
DeWITT, N.Y. — Work is underway on a new, 109,000-square-foot clinical pathology laboratory facility, known as the Upstate Pathology Institute, that will eventually add to Upstate Medical University’s job count. It’s located at 6624 Fly Road in the town of DeWitt, adjacent to Upstate Bone and Joint, home of Upstate Orthopedics. Upstate Medical University held
CNY regions report lower jobless rates in June 2025
The unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions were all lower in June 2025 compared to a year ago. That’s according to the latest New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) data released on July 22. Regional unemployment rates The jobless rate in the Syracuse area fell to 3.2
Utica to host State Summer Games for Special Olympics N.Y. the next three years
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica will host the next three annual editions of the State Summer Games for Special Olympics New York between 2026 and 2028. Utica University will serve as the hub of State Summer Games, with Opening & Closing Ceremonies and most of the sports competitions held on site. The campus will also provide
Startup fund Upstate Biotech Ventures now has $10 million
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Biotech Ventures (UBV), Upstate Medical University’s startup biotech fund, now has significantly more funding than it did when UBV was announced in July 2024. SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. on July 16 announced a $4 million increase in the startup biotech fund for a total $10 million investment. Empire State Development
Students learn about sports-medicine careers at Guthrie event
DICKINSON, N.Y. — Nearly 40 students from area high schools learned about professions in sports medicine and received hands-on experience during a July 18 event hosted by Guthrie Sports Medicine. The inaugural “Game Plan: Careers in Sports Medicine” provided instruction for 39 students in an interactive career day at SUNY Broome Community College, near Binghamton
SRC wins patent for adaptive digital filter for radar systems
CICERO, N.Y. — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has recently issued SRC, Inc. a patent for “Discrete Time Adaptive Notch Filter,” a process that allows for the selective filtering of complex signal components in radar systems. The patent develops an adaptive digital filter designed to efficiently remove specific types of unwanted interference, while minimizing
KeyCorp to pay 3rd quarter 2025 dividend in mid-September
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) — parent company of KeyBank, the No. 2 bank ranked by deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York region — has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20.5 cents per share of its common stock for the third quarter of this year. The dividend is payable on Sept. 15, to
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