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North Country CBIT conference offers small-biz connections
SARANAC LAKE — At press time, the North Country Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT) partnership was getting ready to welcome aspiring business owners to its second Small Communities. Big Opportunities: Own a North Country Business Conference. The three-day educational and networking conference runs from Feb. 12-14 in Saranac Lake, the Adirondack North Country Association […]

First Southern Tier cannabis dispensary set to open Friday in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The state’s first cannabis dispensary outside of New York City opens this Friday in Binghamton after the city’s planning board gave its

Visit Binghamton, Visit Syracuse marketing Southern Tier, CNY for film production
Visit Binghamton and Visit Syracuse announced they are working together to market the Southern Tier and Central New York as an “ideal location” where production

Taitem Engineering names new leadership team
Brosnick, who previously served as VP, joined Taitem in 2006 and became a partner in 2013. He is the principal in charge of Taitem’s design

Genius NY accepting applications for seventh round of business competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY is now accepting applications for the 7th round of the business competition. Genius NY is described as the “world’s largest

The Marrone Law Firm acquires the McMahon Law Firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Marrone Law Firm, P.C. of Syracuse announced it has acquired the McMahon Law Firm of Camillus. Long-time attorney Steve McMahon has

Endicott Police arrest two men for armed robbery of store
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — The Endicott Police Department announced Thursday afternoon that it has arrested two men for a recent armed robbery at an Endicott convenience

People news: Appel Osborne hires new project designer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Emma Frazier has joined Appel Osborne Landscape Architecture as a project designer, the Syracuse–based firm announced. Frazier is a 2022 graduate of
New York milk producer prices dip nearly 3 percent from prior month
Milk prices at the producer level in New York state remained elevated in the latest month but prices moderated from previous months. New York dairy farms were paid an average of $26 per hundredweight of milk in November, down 2.6 percent from $26.70 in October, but were still 22 percent higher than the $21.30 average
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels had another solid month of business in December to close out a strong year. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 2.4 percent to 51.0 percent compared to the year-prior month. That completes a year of no declines in this key
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