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Blues, Brews & BBQ returns to Clinton Square in May
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Galaxy Media and Classic Rock TK99 say their well-known blues festival is returning to downtown Syracuse late next spring. TK99’s Blues,

Ithaca firm wins funding, Illinois firm wins grand prize in latest Grow-NY agribusiness competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An Ithaca firm is among the companies that captured prize money in this year’s Grow-NY food innovation and agriculture technology business competition.

VIEWPOINT: Small Business Saturday supports Main Streets hit by COVID-19 pandemic
While upstate New York has felt the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public-health crisis confirmed the critical role that small businesses play in our

Binghamton Rumble Ponies have a new owner, new lease agreement at Mirabito Stadium
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the AA affiliate of the New York Mets, on Monday announced new ownership and a new lease agreement

Tompkins Chamber, Convention & Visitors Bureau to relocate to Ithaca’s west side
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce and Ithaca/Tompkins Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) are moving to Ithaca’s west side. The chamber’s board

CNYSME selects Ed Riley to receive 2022 Crystal Ball Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME) has selected Ed Riley as the 45th recipient of its annual Crystal Ball

PAR unit wins largest contract in company history
ROME, N.Y. — PAR Government Systems Corp. will use a nearly $500 million U.S. Air Force contract for counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) software, hardware, and technical documentation. It represents the largest single contract award in PAR’s history, the firm said. PAR Government Systems is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Hartford–based PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE:

Area businesses win funding in FuzeHub competition
VERONA — They pitched their products to judges and walked away with funding to help commercialize those products. Companies from Binghamton, Cazenovia, Hamilton, and Potsdam are among seven capturing a total of $350,000 in funding at the FuzeHub commercialization competition. The event was part of the New York State Innovation Summit held Nov. 8-9 at

The newly opened Coffee Tree is a family affair
SHERRILL, N.Y. — The Coffee Tree — a new café owned by the mother-daughter duo of Kathleen Roberts and Kaylee Sierson — opened in Sherrill in mid-October to “astronomically” good business. Sierson tells CNYBJ that “support from the community has been three times what we had projected” since the small business’s formal opening. The Coffee

Winter Fair set for return to Fairgrounds in February
GEDDES, N.Y. — Organizers have started promoting the third Winter Fair and hope the message reaches all corners of the Empire State. The third Winter Fair is set for Feb. 4-6, 2022 at the Expo Center at the New York State Fairgrounds in Geddes. “We try to reach out not only to Central New York
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