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Weekends on Walton outdoor dining resumes for a second summer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A portion of Walton Street in Syracuse’s Armory Square will be dedicated to people eating outside for part of the weekend the next few months. Outdoor dining in Armory Square known as “Weekends on Walton” resumed on Fridays and Saturdays during the first weekend in June. The City of Syracuse launched the […]
CEO FOCUS: Help is Here for Firms Seeking State Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grants
We have heard directly from so many businesses, about the multitude of challenges they face, having been hit hard by the pandemic, including gaps in critical grant funding. [On June 3], along with New York State Assemblyman Al Stirpe, and the South Side Innovation Center, we announced opportunities are available for assisting companies in accessing the state’s
Small firms in Oswego awarded $225K in COVID-19 grants
OSWEGO, N.Y. — More than 30 small businesses in the city of Oswego will use funding from the city’s COVID-19 REVIVAL grant program. Oswego Mayor Billy Barlow on May 25 announced the recipients of the grant program, which is funded through the federal government’s American Rescue Plan, per a news release on the City of
Syracuse’s American Rescue Plan funding to target infrastructure, jobs, city government operations
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Friday outlined plans for the city’s $123 million in federal aid through the American Rescue Plan Act
Le Moyne’s Dolphin Tank competition awards thousands in development funds to student entrepreneurs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College’s fifth annual Dolphin Tank competition has provided funding for 10 student-founders who have launched “successful, growing” businesses, the college
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The state plans to lift most of the remaining COVID-19 restrictions once 70 percent of New Yorkers aged 18 or older
Downtown Farmers Market opens for the summer season on Tuesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Farmers Market will open for its 48th season on Tuesday in Clinton Square, the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. said.
Downtown Ithaca Alliance launches living and staying virtual tour
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) is providing some virtual help to anyone who is curious about what it’s like to live or stay in downtown Ithaca. The organization on May 17 launched the virtual Downtown Living and Staying Tour on the website downtownithaca.com, allowing users to see available apartments and lodging on
Construction projects among those targeted in Potsdam’s $10M state downtown-funding grant
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Construction and renovation work will be among the eight projects that will benefit from the state’s $10 million award in the Downtown Revitalization Initiative for the village of Potsdam in St. Lawrence County. The office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo on May 19 announced Potsdam’s list of projects. The eight projects will help
CenterState CEO, others to help small businesses apply for state pandemic-recovery grant program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Local leaders on Thursday joined CenterState CEO to highlight the impact the state’s COVID-19 Pandemic Small Businesses Recovery Grant program will have
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