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Store manager arrested for grand larceny and falsely reporting robbery
WILLIAMSTOWN, N.Y. — New York State Police in Pulaski announced they have arrested the manager of a Family Dollar store in Williamstown for stealing cash

Third-party food delivery service fees capped at 15 percent in Onondaga County
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Fees for third-party food-delivery services in Onondaga County — including the city of Syracuse — are now capped at 15 percent. Onondaga

Syracuse Tech Garden under new leadership after Clonan departure from CenterState CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Technology Garden is now under new leadership that includes four members of CenterState CEO’s existing staff. That’s according to a

City of Syracuse awards winter COVID-19 grants to 23 small businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has announced that 23 Syracuse small businesses will use grant funding to “adapt to the challenges presented by

Israeli firm wins $1M grand prize in Grow-NY competition
Ithaca company collects $250,000 Soos Technology, an animal-science company from Kidron, Israel, won the $1 million grand prize in this year’s Grow-NY food and agriculture business competition. Halomine of Ithaca

Greater Utica Chamber leader to leave to work for family businesses
UTICA, N.Y — Meghan Fraser McGrogan, executive director of the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce, will be resigning from her position at the end of

Broome County no longer reporting possible virus exposures
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department said it is no longer announcing individual locations, like restaurants and stores, where the public may have

Seneca Savings announces temporary branch closures, changes due to COVID-19
BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — Seneca Savings has temporarily closed its Bridgeport (town of Sullivan) and Liverpool (town of Clay) branches, effective Monday, to help reduce the

Small Business Spotlight: Justin’s Canine Campus to expand in 2021
CLAY — Justin’s Canine Campus opened in 2014 as the self-funded project of owners Justin Bonn and Carrie Lindley. While the pet industry has been experiencing explosive growth, Justin and Carrie are specializing their services to meet all their clients’ needs. Ten businesses in their marketing area may offer similar services, but they are one

OthersideAI, SU Launchpad startup, secures $2.6M in seed funding
SYRACUSE — OthersideAI, a Syracuse University LaunchPad startup, on Nov. 12 announced that it has secured $2.6 million in seed funding. The investors include Seattle, Washington–based Madrona Venture Group, along with San Antonio, Texas–based Active Capital, San Carlos, California–based Hustle Fund, Chapter One, and top angel investors in artificial intelligence (AI) and software as a Service
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