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FuzeHub awards grants to CathBuddy, Alfred University professors
ALBANY, N.Y. — CathBuddy, Inc., a client of the CNY Biotech Accelerator, and two instructors at Alfred University will use $50,000 grants for manufacturing projects.

Developers sought for Canastota project in state canal initiative
CANASTOTA, N.Y. — Madison County is seeking developers to partner on a project to turn 160 Center St. in Canastota into a “canalside pocket neighborhood”

SUNY Poly introduces online bachelor’s degree program in business administration
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) has announced a new online bachelor’s degree program in business administration starting this fall. SUNY Poly describes

New York State launches $100 million small-business loan fund
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday announced a new $100 million working-capital loan program for small businesses and nonprofits that did

Denny’s franchisee closes Central New York restaurants
The local franchisee of Denny’s (NASDAQ: DENN), a diner-style restaurant chain, is closing several restaurants in the Syracuse area, Watertown, and the Southern Tier permanently,

L’Arche Syracuse affiliates with AccessCNY
SYRACUSE — L’Arche Syracuse began an affiliation with AccessCNY in an agreement that became effective on May 1. The two nonprofit disability providers have been partnering on services for the last several months, per a news release about the affiliation. Financial support for this partnership was provided by the Central New York Community Foundation’s strategic

Empire Recycling has reopened its metal-recycling facilities
UTICA — Family-owned Empire Recycling Corp. has fully reopened all of its metal-recycling facilities, including its location at 64 North Genesee St. in Utica, and resumed buying metal from the general public. Besides the Utica site, the firm also has metal-recycling operations in Syracuse, Waterloo, and Albany, Beth Park, director of public relations & marketing

Grow-NY competition accepting applications for 2020 contest
SYRACUSE — Those interested in applying for the second year of the Grow-NY competition have until July 15 to do so, and they may have a chance to pitch their idea at the Oncenter in Syracuse in November. Grow-NY, a global food and agriculture business competition, held a May 14 virtual briefing on the competition’s

SBA awards $150K grant to Veteran WISE program at Syracuse’s IVMF
SYRACUSE — The Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) at Syracuse University will use a federal grant of $150,000 for entrepreneurship training for women service members, veterans, and military spouses. V-WISE is operated by Syracuse’s Institute for Veterans & Military Families (IVMF). The $150,000 grant represents half of the $300,000 in grant funding

New leader of Tioga County Chamber begins duties May 29
OWEGO — Andrew Hafer, the next president and CEO of the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce, starts his new post on May 29. Hafer will succeed Gwen Kania, who is retiring May 28. Kania has worked for the Tioga Chamber since 2008 and has been its president and CEO since 2014. New CEO Hafer has
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