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Arctic Bear Heating, Plumbing, Air & Water Treatment moves to Vestal
VESTAL, N.Y. — Arctic Bear Heating, Plumbing, Air & Water Treatment recently moved its headquarters to Vestal after outgrowing its previous space in the town of Union. Arctic Bear is now located in a 6,500-square-foot space at 612 Vestal Pkwy W., which was previously used for a marble distribution facility and then stood vacant for […]

Samadhi Yoga Syracuse sees growth since March opening
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — When Samadhi Yoga Syracuse opened at 101 1st St. in the village of Liverpool in March 2021, owner Bridgette Maney had just two people come to the studio’s first class. On a recent Sunday she looked out her office window and saw 15. “I just can’t say enough about the area and

Syracuse small businesses can apply for pandemic-relief loans
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Interested Syracuse small businesses have until Dec. 31 at 12 p.m. to apply for loans as part of the first round of new small-business lending programs funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The Syracuse Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) on Dec. 3 started accepting applications for the $1 million that’s available

Syracuse, Oneida, Endicott, Norwich awarded DRI funding
The cities of Syracuse, Oneida, Norwich, and the village of Endicott will each use $10 million in state awards as part of the fifth round of New York’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). In DRI round five, New York is awarding each of the state’s 10 regional economic-development regions $20 million for a total state commitment of $200

Fulton Savings Bank names new CEO
FULTON, N.Y. — Fulton Savings Bank (FSB) announced it has named Pamela D. Caraccioli as its new president and CEO. She succeeds Michael J. Pollock,

Greater Utica Chamber honors 2021 Business of the Year Award winners
UTICA, N.Y. — Greenscapes Garden Center, Casa Imports, and the Utica Zoo were among the organizations recently recognized with Business of the Year Awards from

Binghamton University New Energy NY project wins $500K federal grant
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use a $500,000 federal grant for its New Energy NY project to develop its proposal to turn the Southern

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO will use a $500,000 federal grant to develop its proposal to expand the region’s semiconductor industry and the existing unmanned-aircraft

Onondaga County reports first COVID-19 omicron case, talks with restaurants about mask mandate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County has confirmed its first case of the COVID-19 omicron variant after Upstate Medical University identified the strain through sequencing from

Endicott, Norwich each awarded $10M in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
New York State has awarded the Village of Endicott in Broome County and the City of Norwich in Chenango County $10 million grants as part
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