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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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College’s (OCC) teaching restaurant, With Love, is partnering with the Syracuse Urban Partnership and its Salt City Market to provide

ANCA awards $104,000 in local farm grants to 8 North Country farms
SARANAC LAKE — Eight North Country farms are set to receive grant funding to help support the viability and growth of their businesses. The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) recently announced the recipients of its Local Farm Grant program, which was launched in October 2019 to support farmers and food producers who are “strengthening the

Collins named commissioner of Syracuse Dept. of Neighborhood & Business Development
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh recently announced the appointment of Michael Collins as commissioner of the Department of Neighborhood and Business Development (NBD). Collins, currently executive director of the Syracuse Northeast Community Center, takes on the new City of Syracuse role after a two-decade career in education, small business, human services, and community development.
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