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Syracuse University switches to Coca-Cola from Pepsi
SYRACUSE — The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is now the official non-alcoholic beverage partner of Syracuse University (SU), including at its athletic venues, following an agreement that SU announced on Aug. 11. The pact will span 10 years, running through June 2035. The deal means several Coca-Cola beverages will be available on campus. They include […]

Finalists in 9th round of Genius NY have more time to prep for pitch night
SYRACUSE — The five finalists in this year’s 9th round of the Genius NY business accelerator will have more time to do their work before making a final pitch for funding. Companies from Utica, Syracuse, Ohio, New Jersey, and Sweden will also be the first Genius NY finalists to work on their products and projects

East Oneida Lake wastewater- treatment plant project to continue into fall of 2026
SYLVAN BEACH — The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) expects “substantial” completion of the $51 million construction project to modernize the East Oneida Lake wastewater-treatment plant in the fall of 2026. EFC officials toured the project on June 17, noting at the time that the Village of Sylvan Beach had indicated crews were

New York home sales slip in July, inventory levels rise
ALBANY — Realtors in New York state sold 10,046 previously owned homes this July, down 2.3 percent from the 10,286 homes they sold in July 2024. At the same time, pending sales dipped slightly in July, foreshadowing a possible decline in closed home sales in the next couple of months. That’s according to the New
Business Energy Advisors program in Tompkins County expands to help nonprofits
ITHACA — Tompkins County’s Business Energy Advisors (BEA) program is expanding to provide specialized energy-consulting services for nonprofit organizations. The new initiative adds to the BEA program’s existing services, offering additional support to help nonprofits in existing buildings plan cost-effective energy upgrades, reduce operating costs, and access financial incentives, per the Tompkins County announcement. Tompkins

Thruway service area employee charged with identity theft, grand larceny
The New York State Police recently arrested a woman employee of a New York State Thruway service area for allegedly running up a tab of more than $1,600 on a credit card left behind by a customer. On the evening of Aug. 11, State Police responded to the Sloatsburg service area in the village of
Bousquet Holstein names two to board of managers
SYRACUSE — Bousquet Holstein PLLC announced on July 1 that attorneys Natalie P. Hempson-Elliott and Julia J. Martin have been elected by its members to serve on the firm’s board of managers. Hempson-Elliott and Martin will replace Philip Bousquet and Joshua Werbeck, who have transitioned off the board, effective July 1. They join the firm’s
Oneida County hotels post strong month of business in July
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County hotels registered a rise in overnight guests in July, as two other key indicators of business performance also improved. The

DEC now controls Onondaga Lake Visitors Center
Honeywell transferred it to the agency GEDDES — The Onondaga Lake Visitors Center on the lake’s southern shore is now under

New workforce-development specialists join MACNY
Will support expansion of apprenticeship and youth career exploration opportunities DeWITT — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, recently hired a pair of workforce-development specialists to further advance its mission to expand early career exploration and strengthen workforce pipelines across the state through the development of apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programming. Mohamed Thiam has joined Partners for Education
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