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Oneida’s All-Seasonings Ingredients awarded $162,000 grant for expansion
ONEIDA, N.Y. — All-Seasonings Ingredients expects to add 11 employees in the next two years, thanks in part to a state grant. All-Seasonings — which

Chick-fil-A to open Cicero restaurant on Feb. 22
CICERO, N.Y. — The first Chick-fil-A restaurant in upstate New York will open Feb. 22 on Brewerton Road in Cicero. The 5,000-square-foot eatery will include

Steuben County restaurant owner admits to failing to pay more than $175K in sales taxes
A Steuben County restaurant owner has pleaded guilty for failing to pay more than $175,000 in sales taxes at two Sonora’s Mexican Restaurant locations in

People news: Drive Research hires Coville as project manager
BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — Drive Research announced that Chris Coville has joined the Baldwinsville–based market-research firm as a project manager. Coville will play an “integral” role

Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks to include lunch option, benefit Food Bank
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 14th annual Downtown Syracuse Dining Weeks, which begin Feb. 15 and continue through Feb. 28, will include a lunch option at

Syracuse contractor ordered to pay restitution for violating court order
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse contractor doing business as Under Construction has been fined $2,000 and ordered to pay more than $40,000 in restitution for
Sales-tax receipts rise in Central New York, most of state
ALBANY, N.Y. — Local sales-tax revenues rose across much of New York in 2017, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reported Tuesday. Rising consumer confidence and wages,

SALINA, N.Y. — Ending months of speculation State Senator John DeFrancisco, (R-Syracuse), announced late Tuesday afternoon that he is running to become the next governor

Branding, graphic-design studio formally opens in Koffman Incubator
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Rtistry By Design last Friday held the formal opening for its new office at the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator. A full-service branding

Allyns donate $2.2 million to help fund innovation center at Syracuse University
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University life trustee William (Bill) Allyn and his wife, Janet (Penny) Jones Allyn are donating $2.28 million to its College of
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