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Pawsitivitea CNY opens at CNY Regional Market in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Central New Yorkers have a new spot to grab a coffee, a snack, and relax with a few furry, feline friends. Pawsitivitea CNY has opened in a 1,200-square-foot space at the CNY Regional Market at 2100 Park St., according to JF Real Estate, which helped arrange the transaction. Matt Funiciello and Alec Sessa […]

Nixon Gear’s 100th anniversary sheds light on our amazing gear manufacturing history
In its manufacturing heyday in the early 20th century, Syracuse certainly deserved the moniker, Gear City. At that time, Syracuse ompanies such as New Process Gear, Brown-Lipe Gear, Brown-Lipe-Chapin, Durston Gear, Diefendorf Gear, and Nixon Gear, fabricated 25 million gears annually, made $50 million, and employed thousands of local citizens. The breadth of finished products that

Onondaga County warns of potential COVID-19 exposures at five Syracuse–area businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Health Department announced potential COVID-19 exposures at four Syracuse–area restaurants and bars and one jewelry store. Employees at Strada

Madison County warns of potential COVID-19 exposures at Oneida businesses
ONEIDA, N.Y. — The Madison County Health Department announced it has confirmed that patrons at three businesses in Oneida have tested positive for COVID-19. The

Leadership Alliance to host COVID-19 economic recovery town hall on Wednesday
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The Leadership Alliance says it will host a COVID-19 economic recovery town hall on Wednesday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. The program

Customers may have been exposed to virus at Prime Steak House as employee tests positive
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Health Department announced Saturday night that that an employee at Prime Steak House at 101 East Water St. in

SBA simplifies PPP loan-forgiveness application for borrowers of $50K or less
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, recently rolled out a simpler loan-forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans of $50,000 or less. The application, called SBA Form 3508S, requires fewer calculations and less documentation for eligible borrowers. Perhaps most importantly, borrowers that use SBA Form 3508S are exempt from

Utica renames business park after former mayor, Utica College treasurer
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri on Thursday announced the Utica Business Park will be renamed the “LaPolla & Ford Business Park” in honor

Onondaga County warns of potential COVID-19 exposures at three area bars
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Health Department announced potential COVID-19 exposures at three Syracuse–area bars, as employees at each facility tested positive for the

Possible virus exposure reported at Plant Fitness gym, five stores in New Hartford
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Oneida County officials reported Friday that the public may have been recently exposed to COVID-19 at the Planet Fitness gym and
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