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Spencer cable company formally rebrands as Haefele Connect
SPENCER — Haefele Connect, a cable company based in Tioga County, recently rebranded from its former name of Haefele TV Inc. Haefele Connect celebrated with a ribbon-cutting event with the Tioga Chamber of Commerce and the Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce. The cable company hired Blink Digital to help with the redesign of the […]

Owego’s Tom Ash Agency adds second location in Endwell
ENDWELL — The Tom Ash Agency, based in Owego in Tioga County, has expanded into Broome County with a new office in the hamlet of Endwell. The independent insurance agency plans to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 11:00 a.m. to formally open the new

USI Insurance leases Salina Meadows Parkway office space
SALINA — USI Insurance Services recently leased 3,547 square feet of professional office space at 220 Salina Meadows Parkway in the Salina Meadows corporate office park. Brian Balash and Samuel Vulcano of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company brokered this lease transaction, the real-estate firm said in a news release. Financial terms were not provided. USI

Syracuse business owner Shapiro to handle retail expansion at Turning Stone Resort Casino
VERONA, N.Y. — Turning Stone Resort Casino on Thursday announced a retail expansion in partnership with Syracuse fashion retailer Joel Shapiro. Four new independent boutiques
Virtual reality center expands at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The virtual world is getting bigger. Cuse VR is expanding into larger space on the third level of the Canyon area in

Oneida County contractor arrested, charged with failing to complete $70,000 in work
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Oneida County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a contractor from the town of Vienna Wednesday, charging him with grand larceny for failing to complete
SUNY Poly names Lu new dean of College of Business Management
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced it has named Xinjian (Arthur) Lu new dean of the College of Business Management. Lu assumes
Italian restaurant in Binghamton seized for not paying more than $16K in taxes
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Grotta Azzurra Italian Restaurant has been closed by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. The restaurant, located at 52

State awards Auburn $10M in Downtown Revitalization Initiative
AUBURN, N.Y. — The state has awarded the City of Auburn $10 million in funding as the Central New York winner of the third round
New York home sales decline in June, CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 12,200 previously-owned homes in June, a decrease of 10 percent compared to the nearly 13,600 homes
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