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NBT Bank hires Brockway as commercial team leader
UTICA, N.Y. — NBT Bank announced it has hired Alicia Brockway as a VP and commercial team leader in its Mohawk Valley region. Brockway has

People news: Adirondack North Country Association adds Smoke as board member
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced the recent addition of Edward Smoke of Akwesasne to its board of directors.

State awards Owego $10 million in Downtown Revitalization Initiative
OWEGO, N.Y. — The state has awarded the Village of Owego in Tioga County $10 million in funding as the Southern Tier winner in the
New York home sales decline in July, CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 12,400 previously owned homes in July, down about 1 percent from over 12,500 homes sold in

People news: Pirro joins Cushman Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cushman Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company announced that Elaina Pirro has joined its Syracuse office as a commercial real-estate salesperson. She has extensive experience
Genius NY program announces new prize-money structure for third round
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, has a new prize-money structure for round three of the Genius NY

People news: CenterState CEO hires Scuderi as Tech Garden senior program manager
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO announced it has hired Royale Scuderi as its senior program manager for the Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse. Scuderi most

Solvents & Petroleum Service buys Clay building
CLAY — Solvents & Petroleum Service, Inc. recently purchased the industrial building located at 4724 Burr Drive in the town of Clay. Strathmore Property Holdings LLC sold the 21,150-square-foot building, located on 0.72 acres, for $355,000. Gary Cottet and Patrick Hillery of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company exclusively marketed the property and brokered the sale
Rome Twigs Gift Shop moves to new location at Rome Memorial Hospital
ROME — The Rome Twigs Gift Shop at Rome Memorial Hospital has relocated to the hospital’s main lobby area, the hospital announced. Operated by the hospital’s Twigs volunteer organization, the gift shop will offer coffee, tea, soft drinks, and snacks, as well as a variety of gift items, many of which are made in New

Relo Solutions Group plans to double revenue, workforce by end of 2019
MANLIUS — A Manlius business that provides an online portal to track relocation and crating services is planning to double its revenue and number of employees by the end of next year. Relo Solutions Group, a third-party technology platform that can track crating and relocation service providers, will release a new software system in September,
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