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Owners of Mohawk Valley donut shop and son convicted of tax evasion
UTICA, N.Y. — A federal jury in Utica on Wednesday convicted the owners of Dippin Donuts and their son for conspiring to defraud the U.S.

Tompkins County to use $300K grant to launch microenterprise-assistance program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County will use a $300,000 grant to support microenterprise development in the area. The New York State Office of Community Renewal’s

Tops Markets completes merger with Price Chopper / Market 32
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Tops Markets has completed its merger with Price Chopper / Market 32 in a deal that brings together two upstate New York–based

Southern Tier 8 Regional Board pursues federal funding to connect homes to the internet
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Southern Tier 8 Regional Board is pursuing a $22 million federal grant to connect nearly 900 homes to high-speed fiberoptic broadband

CCNY Tech leases more than 16,000 square feet of space in New Hartford
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — CCNY Tech recently leased 16,099 square feet of space for its headquarters at 145 New Hartford St. in New Hartford. Mike Conley, Jeff D’Amore & James Furney from Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company helped negotiate the lease and arrange the transaction. Conley represented the landlord, while D’Amore and James Furney represented

Golden Artist Colors becomes 100-percent employee-owned
COLUMBUS, N.Y. — Golden Artist Colors, Inc., a global manufacturer of professional artist paints, recently announced that it has become a 100-percent employee-owned company. This transaction, which went into effect on Oct. 1, concludes a plan put in place in 2002, when the company implemented an employee stock-ownership plan (ESOP) for staff. By May 2010,

Syracuse University alum and wife donate $30 million for school’s IVMF
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Daniel D’Aniello, a Syracuse University (SU) graduate and life trustee, and wife, Gayle, have donated $30 million to SU’s Institute for Veterans

Airtonomy looks ahead after winning Genius NY’s top prize
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A business from Grand Forks, North Dakota recently captured the $1 million grand prize in round five of the Genius NY accelerator competition. Genius NY stands for Growing ENtrepreneurs & Innovators in UpState New York. The firm called Airtonomy, which was started in 2018 and has 25 employees, enables anyone to collect

Rampage Strength & Conditioning finds permanent home
EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Less than a day after seeing the potential permanent home for Rampage Strength and Conditioning for the first time, Ben Rayland, business owner and personal trainer, put in an offer. Rayland signed a seven-year lease on the 6,000-square-foot facility at 6519 Basile Row in East Syracuse in June and has been

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: A Restaurant and an Instrument for Hope
SALINA — When Matthew Cullipher opened the Hope Café and Tea House in 2017, he had two missions that he was trying to accomplish. The first mission was to provide a variety of delicious food and beverages that replicated the taste and feel of countries such as Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, and Italy. That mission has
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