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Partners launch Syracuse Surge job-training programs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The partners involved on Thursday announced the launch of a series of training programs as part of a technology-workforce strategy to help

Walsh announces $1 million in lending programs for Syracuse small businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) on Friday started accepting applications for a minimum of $1 million as part of the first

2021 CNY Business Journal Family Business Awards honor seven businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nearly 100 people gathered for the 2021 CNY Business Journal Family Business Awards on Thursday at the Embassy Suites Destiny in Syracuse.

Hochul signs bills focused on state-agency support of small businesses
New state laws creating a small-business liaison at certain state departments and one requiring New York’s secretary of state to confirm receipt after receiving a

East Syracuse Chevrolet sold to Buffalo-area auto group
DeWITT, N.Y. — A prominent automotive group in the Buffalo area is entering the Syracuse market for the first time with its purchase of East
CNY regions post lower jobless rates, add jobs in October
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions fell in October compared to a year ago as the regions continued to recover from the impact of layoffs in the COVID-19 pandemic. The figures are part of the latest New York State Department of Labor data released Nov. 23. In addition, the Syracuse,

Tompkins Chamber, CVB plan to move to new space next spring
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce and Ithaca/Tompkins Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) have chosen their next space for operations and it’s located on Ithaca’s west side. The chamber’s board of directors and executive leadership say the organization will be moving its offices to 124 Brindley St., within the Aeroplane Factory campus,

Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce announces OsweGo campaign for small businesses
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce (GOFCC) on Monday announced its OsweGo campaign which seeks to promote small and local businesses throughout

New York farms forecast to have produced nearly 17 million bushels of soybeans this year
New York soybean production is projected to have increased 6.6 percent to 16.96 million bushels in 2021 from 15.91 million bushels last year, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York Field Office recently reported. Based on conditions as of Nov. 1, the total yield is forecast to average a record-high 53 bushels per acre this
Onondaga County hotel occupancy leaps almost 40 percent in October
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels generated a big increase in guests in October compared to the same month in 2020 as the lodging industry continued to bounce back from the pandemic, per a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county jumped 39.5 percent to 58.6
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