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Riger acquires Vestal firm focused on nonprofit-fundraising clients
BINGHAMTON — Riger Marketing Communications — a downtown Binghamton–based advertising, marketing, and PR firm — recently acquired the assets, including several clients, of Vestal–based Cull Martin & Associates. Riger’s ownership partners Steve Johnson and Jamie Jacobs executed an asset purchase agreement with Jeffrey Cull, CEO and owner of Cull Martin & Associates (CMA) in early […]

Destiny USA to adjust operating hours early in the new year
Effective this Saturday, Destiny USA will operate 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday and on Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The

Greater Utica Chamber honors five with Business of the Year awards
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2020 Business of the Year Awards during a televised special on

Slate Milk wins grand prize in inaugural MilkLaunch business competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — A Massachusetts firm has captured the $150,000 grand prize in the state’s inaugural MilkLaunch competition. MilkLaunch is a new startup contest focused

Alivana Aesthetics formally opens New Hartford location
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Alivana Aesthetics formally opened an office at 4626 Commercial Drive in New Hartford on Dec. 10. The New Hartford Chamber of Commerce welcomed the small business to its membership and to the town of New Hartford with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that day. Alivana Aesthetics says it offers a full range of

New tenant begins operations in Earlville Opera House storefront
EARLVILLE , N.Y.— After some renovation work, the Earlville Opera House (EOH) has a new tenant that will generate rental income for the organization. The new shop called The 3 Olde Hags had its grand opening Dec. 5, per an EOH news release. It’s an arts and crafts variety store that has “everything you thought

Downtown Ithaca gets pop-up stores through new program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Some Ithaca eateries and specialty shops are operating in temporary spaces in the downtown area under a program that the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) has created. The businesses are part of DIA’s new pop-up program, which is designed to provide short-term leases to help support local entrepreneurs seeking temporary spaces for their

New program brings pop-up stores to downtown Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) has created a new program allowing some new eateries and specialty shops to set up temporary space

The Mission Restaurant in Syracuse to close permanently
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Mission Restaurant in downtown Syracuse will be closing its doors for good after it serves customers one last time this Saturday,

Mets announce Syracuse and Binghamton as affiliates under new MLB player-development structure
The Syracuse Mets and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies are among the Minor League baseball teams that will be affiliates of the New York Mets under
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