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Crockett selected for CNYSME Crystal Ball Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Stephanie Crockett, president and COO of Mower, will be the 46th recipient of the Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME) annual Crystal Ball Award. Mower is an advertising, marketing, and public-relations agency headquartered inside the Jefferson Clinton Commons at 211 W. Jefferson St. in Syracuse. The agency has offices across […]

Seneca Foods’ net sales rise more than 18% in latest quarter
FAIRPORT, N.Y. — Seneca Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) recently reported that net sales for the three-month period ending Oct. 1 increased 18.1 percent to nearly $440 million from more than $372 million in the year-prior quarter. The company — a Finger Lakes–based provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities across the U.S., including

Australian company, four Upstate firms win Grow-NY funding
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An Australian firm and four Upstate startups were among the businesses winning funding in this year’s Grow-NY business competition. Judges awarded the $1 million grand prize to ProAgni of Lavington, Australia during the two-day summit held Nov. 15-16 at the Oncenter Nicholas J. Pirro Convention Center in downtown Syracuse. Grow-NY is a

Binghamton Placemaking Office plans holiday festivities for Small Business Saturday
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce Placemaking Office is hosting its first pop-up event in downtown Binghamton Saturday, Nov. 26 from 4-8

Dreamy’s Candy shop opens in Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. — Dreamy’s Candy shop in the village of Clinton on Tuesday formally opened with a ribbon-cutting event. Amity Messett and her family, who

sfcu selects Cicero site for branch to serve Syracuse–area market
CICERO, N.Y. — Sidney Federal Credit Union (sfcu) announced it has chosen 8062 Brewerton Road in Cicero as the location of its planned flagship Syracuse–area

HobbyTown store opens in Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hobby, toy, and game fans have a new option in Clinton with Friday’s formal opening of a HobbyTown franchise. Located at 34

Syracuse Jazz Fest sets fundraising goal of $650K for 2023 event
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The executive producer of Syracuse Jazz Fest says the organization is currently pursuing private and public-sector funding totaling $650,000 for the 2023

Rome small businesses celebrate grand openings in arts district
The Balanced Chef, which first opened its restaurant to customers on March 3, 2021, at 242 W. Dominick St., recently received a transformation as part

Town of Union announces $1.5M in grant programs for businesses and commercial-property owners
UNION, N.Y. — A new slate of federally funded grant programs will award $1.5 million in the town of Union to help businesses and commercial-property owners improve and grow. “We’re excited to offer $1.5 million in grant funding to town of Union businesses,” Joseph Moody, Town of Union economic development director, said in a news
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