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Small area airports to use state funding for construction projects
The state has awarded funding for infrastructure improvements and some construction projects at some smaller airports in Central New York, North Country, and the Southern Tier. New York State has allocated a total of nearly $21 million for improvements at 24 public-use airports. The funding amounts include $2.4 million at facilities in Central New York, $5.2 […]

Three CNY construction-related companies certified as SDVOBs
New York Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner JoAnn Destito recently announced that three construction-related Central New York businesses were certified as service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOBs). The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Crossett Construction and Property Management LLC, a Syracuse-based full-service property management firm; Equip-Co Unlimited of New

Onondaga County providing stimulus matching grants for Green Hills Farms, nearby businesses
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Green Hills Farms will use grant funding of $485,000 to help pay for improvements to the grocery store in the Valley section

CenterState CEO accepting applications for Southeast Gateway Initiative mini-grant program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO’s Southeast Gateway Initiative is accepting applications for its mini-grant program. The organization will invest $15,000 in small business real-estate development

North Dakota firm wins grand prize in this year’s Genius NY competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Airtonomy, of Grand Forks, North Dakota, is the $1 million grand-prize winner of round five of the Genius NY accelerator competition. Besides

Business Machines & Equipment moving HQ from New Hartford to Mohawk
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Business Machines & Equipment (BME) plans to soon move its headquarters from New Hartford to Mohawk. BME’s corporate office is currently

Oswego County Opportunities receives $200,000 in HHS funding, Katko announces
FULTON — Oswego County Opportunities — a Fulton–based community-action agency that administers health and social services in Oswego County — will be receiving $200,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). U.S. Rep. John Katko (R–Camillus) announced the funding on Oct. 15. The money is available through HHS’s Basic Centers

Former Wheeler’s Farm & Home Store building sold in Jordan
JORDAN — The former Wheeler’s Farm & Home Store in Jordan was recently sold. The commercial building — which includes about 8,000 square feet, on three floors, as well as a 40-foot-by-100-foot steel building at the rear — was sold for $90,000, according to John Bouck, owner of Bouck Real Estate in Auburn, who arranged

New York farms generate 7 percent increase in soybean production this year
New York soybean production is forecast to have risen 7 percent to 17 million bushels in 2021, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York Field Office recently reported. Based on field conditions as of Oct. 1, the total yield is forecast to average a record-high 53 bushels per acre this year, up two

Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop formally opens in Rome Arts District
ROME, N.Y. — Keaton & Lloyd Bookshop, LLC recently formally opened in the Rome Arts District. The new bookstore at 236 W. Dominick St. held a grand-opening event on Thursday, Oct. 21 with the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce. Jason Tockey, executive director of the Rome Art & Community Center, presented a “First Dollar of
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