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Six properties in Liverpool to get upgrades with state help
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — Funding from a state program will help pay for an improvement project involving six properties along 1st Street in the village of

New Constantia fudge store keeps Mountain Man’s legacy alive
CONSTANTIA — Derinda Dempster and her husband, Kevin Boyden, opened Mountain Man’s Famous Fudge shop on State Route 49 in Constantia in December. Dempster says the recipe for the fudge came from her father, Duane “Duke” Dempster, but it wasn’t written down anywhere. Duke was a man born in 1937 who suffered from severe dyslexia

SBA seeks applicants for this year’s class in the Emerging Leaders program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Monday launched its recruitment for the next class in its

North Country roofing contractor arrested on grand-larceny charges
ALEXANDRIA BAY N.Y. — New York State Police in Alexandria Bay arrested Luke J. Kampnich, 44, for two counts of 4th degree grand larceny, a

Catalfamo named Oneida County’s director of economic development
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. announced he has named David M. Catalfamo as the county’s director of economic development. He
Downtown Dining Weeks promotion starts with 47 restaurants participating
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A “record” 47 downtown Syracuse restaurants are participating in the 15th annual Downtown Dining Weeks promotion, which started Monday. The deals available

Mohawk Valley SBDC moves to MVCC’s thINCubator in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has moved its operations to the thINCubator at 326 Broad St. in Utica. The
Hummel’s Office Plus acquires Amsterdam firm
MOHAWK, N.Y. — Hummel’s Office Plus has announced its acquisition of Seely Conover Co. in Amsterdam, located northwest of Albany in Montgomery County. The acquisition

N.K. Bhandari looks to sustain growth momemtum
SYRACUSE — N.K. Bhandari, Architecture & Engineering, P.C. (NKB) — a 39-year-old firm servicing federal, state, K-12 school, and corporate clients — has revved up its growth over the last several years and is looking to keep it going. NKB has grown from nine employees in 2014 to 25 employees today, says Christopher Resig, company

With Love restaurant reopens with Vietnamese cuisine
SYRACUSE — Onondaga Community College’s “With Love” restaurant is now serving Vietnamese cuisine. The teaching restaurant, which is located at 435 North Salina St., changes its cuisine every six months along with its entrepreneur-in-residence, OCC said in a news release. For the first six months of 2019, “With Love, Vietnam” is featuring the recipes of
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