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Advance tickets for 2020 Winter Fair go on sale Thursday
GEDDES, N.Y. — Advance tickets for the upcoming Winter Fair at the New York State Fairgrounds will go on sale Thursday at the Winter Fair’s

Planet Fitness DeWitt formally opens after $1.4M in renovations
DeWITT — Planet Fitness on Oct. 9 announced the opening of its DeWitt fitness center at 5859 Bridge St. following a $1.4 million renovation. The 26,000-square-foot DeWitt fitness center offers cardio machines and strength equipment, fully equipped locker rooms with day lockers and showers, numerous flat screen televisions, massage chairs, and tanning beds. The facility

SBA Syracuse holds graduation ceremony for 2019 Emerging Leaders class
Participants in photo SBA officials and Emerging Leaders participants gathered for a photo at the graduation ceremony. In the front row (from left to

CenterState CEO honors local companies as “Economic Champions” during luncheon
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO recognized a “record” 326 companies as 2019 “Economic Champions” during a Tuesday luncheon event. Nearly 1,000 businesses, community leaders and

Canal Side Café & Bistro is a story of perseverance & more
BALDWINSVILLE — Everyone has a past — some are good, and some are not as good. But whatever you’ve gone through, translating your background and experience to shape and position your business can be transformative. Eric Maliszewski was able to translate his skills and experience into ownership of the Canal Side Café & Bistro, located

Binghamton Chamber taps Duncan as new leader in alliance with the Agency
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The woman who leads The Agency, Broome County’s lead economic-development organization, will soon have some additional responsibilities. The Greater Binghamton Chamber of

Potsdam named North Country winner in fourth round of Downtown Revitalization Initiative
POTSDAM, N.Y. — The state is awarding the Village of Potsdam $10 million in funding as the North Country winner of the fourth round of

Crunch unveil Slapshot Tailgate Zone at War Memorial
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Crunch, Onondaga County, and ASM Global on Friday unveiled the Slapshot Tailgate Zone in the basement level of the Onondaga

Finger Lakes food business incubation program to expand in 2020
ITHACA, N.Y. — The food business incubation program (FoodBIP), a technical-support program for the Finger Lakes food and beverage manufacturing sector, will expand its coverage

Ithaca, Hamilton firms among finalists in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Two companies from Ithaca and one from Hamilton are among the 19 finalists in FuzeHub’s 2019 Commercialization Competition. The finalists includes Halomine,
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