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Downtown Committee’s fall Progress Breakfast highlights local projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The speakers involved discussed the renovation projects at City Center and the former Post-Standard building, along with the upcoming Micron Technology campus

Dannible & McKee completes acquisition of Auburn CPA firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dannible & McKee, LLP, a Syracuse–based accounting firm, on Monday said it has completed its acquisition of a firm in Cayuga County.

Syracuse awards $2M in ARPA funds to businesses, nonprofits
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Selected Syracuse businesses and nonprofit organizations will use 43 grants funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Commercial Corridor Improvement Fund. The Syracuse Common Council authorized the $2 million program earlier this year. It represents a “key part of Mayor Walsh’s ARPA investment strategy,” the office of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh

Demolition of old IBM Country Club starts in town of Union
UNION, N.Y. — Demolition of the former IBM Country Club at 4301 Watson Blvd. in the town of Union began Oct. 20 to make way

New York manufacturing index falls further in October to -9.1
A leveling off of shipments and future pessimism are among the factors contributing to an 8-point drop in the general business-conditions index of the October Empire State Manufacturing Survey. This came after the index had climbed 30 points to -1.5 in September. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector. The

City of Syracuse awards $2 million in ARPA fund grants to city businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has announced 43 grants for city businesses and organizations funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Commercial

Le Moyne College opens Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College has formally opened the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity, which is part of the Madden School of

Three Syracuse startups and one from Binghamton are among the 12 finalists in FuzeHub’s upcoming commercialization competition, set for the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on
NY egg production rises nearly 2 percent
New York farms produced 150.9 million eggs in August, up 1.6 percent from 148.5 million eggs in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged nearly 5.77 million in August, up 1.4 percent from almost 5.69 million in the same month in

Bouck Real Estate is now part of The Real Estate Agency
AUBURN, N.Y. — Following its acquisition, Bouck Real Estate of Auburn will continue to operate under the same name as a commercial branch of another Auburn firm, The Real Estate Agency. Matthew Chalanick, owner of The Real Estate Agency, didn’t disclose the sale price but confirmed he has purchased the firm, including its assets and
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