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Cornell’s Arnot Teaching Forest gets $500K from state for improvements
VAN ETTEN — Cornell University will use state funding of $500,000 for work at the Arnot Teaching and Research Forest in Van Etten in Chemung County to improve and expand maple processing and increase efficiency in operations. It’s one of two projects for which New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball on Jan. 31 announced […]
Deer Creek Flea Market & Campground: A story of perseverance
PULASKI — Sir Richard Branson, British business magnate, author, investor, philanthropist, and billionaire owner of the Virgin Group of businesses once said, “Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.” As concise a statement as that is by such a prominent businessperson, that statement is precisely what transpired with Dan and Debra Sidon
North Country CBIT lays out 2020 plans for helping transitioning businesses
SARANAC LAKE — The North Country Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT), now in its second year, says it will again offer programs and resources to transitioning businesses in 2020. The CBIT is a collaboration of regional organizations and leaders whose goal is to support existing business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in developing successful business-transition
Planet Fitness franchisee formally opens new $1.9M gym in Cortland
CORTLAND — ECP-PF Holdings Group, a Planet Fitness franchisee, has recently formally opened its new, 16,102-square-foot Planet Fitness gym at 156-160 Clinton Ave. in the Riverside Plaza shopping center in Cortland. Planet Fitness and ECP-PF Holdings celebrated the grand opening of the new fitness center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony late in the afternoon on Wednesday,
Auburn Doubledays selects TicketReturn as ticketing vendor
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Auburn Doubledays baseball club announced it will use Charlotte, North Carolina–based TicketReturn — a provider of box office, online, and mobile
NYBDC, affiliates rebrand as Pursuit
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Business Development Corporation (NYBDC), along with affiliates Excelsior Growth Fund and the 504 Company, say they’ve rebranded as Pursuit. As
Griffiss Institute announces eight startups for next AFRL Commercialization Academy
ROME, N.Y. — Griffiss Institute has announced the eight startup teams in the next group involved in the AFRL Commercialization Academy. AFRL is short for
Westelcom banks on expanded data center for Syracuse growth
SYRACUSE — After expanding its Syracuse data center nearly two years ago, Watertown–based Westelcom Networks is ready to continue that expansion with new clients in the Syracuse market. Westelcom has operated a data center in the State Tower Building on 109 S. Warren St. since about 1998, says Paul Barton, company president. In March 2018,
Downtown Dining Week gets underway in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Committee of Syracuse Inc. says Downtown Dining Weeks begins Monday and continues for the next two weeks through March 1.
FuzeHub to hold Wednesday Ithaca forum on helping manufacturers grow their business
ITHACA, N.Y. — Area startups and manufacturing companies can learn how to accelerate the growth of their business at a FuzeHub solutions forum set for
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