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Green Planet Grocery to close Cicero store
CICERO, N.Y. — Green Planet Grocery announced it is closing its Cicero store after three years in business. “It’s an unfortunate decision and it wasn’t

Schneiderman sues Syracuse real-estate firm for alleged “deed theft and mortgage-rescue scam”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse real-estate firm is facing a lawsuit for an alleged “deceptive scheme to trick New Yorkers into turning over ownership of

20th Anniversary 40 under Forty awards event draws crowd of 470
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — More than 470 people attended the 20th edition of the popular 40 under Forty awards event Thursday evening at the SRC Arena
Report: Most CNY regions added jobs in the past 12 months
The Syracuse, Ithaca, Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and Watertown–Fort Drum regions all posted job gains in the last year, while the Elmira area bucked the trend with
CenterState CEO announces 16 semifinalists in Genius NY second round
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Syracuse Technology Garden, on Thursday announced 16 semifinalists in the competition’s second round. Genius
People news: Riger Marketing promotes Stoltzfus to digital strategist
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Mckensie Stoltzfus has been promoted to digital strategist/media buyer at Riger Marketing Communications in Binghamton. She is responsible for connecting digital and
Digital Hyve to move to larger downtown Syracuse office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Digital Hyve, a Syracuse–based digital marketing agency, is planning to move to a larger office in the 100 Clinton Square building at

Danny Liedka named next leader of Visit Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Visit Syracuse, Onondaga County’s tourism-promotion agency, announced that current Onondaga County Legislator Danny Liedka has accepted its offer to serve as the
People news: NYBDC hires Alexander for Syracuse office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York Business Development Corporation (NYBDC), a provider of alternative small-business capital, announced it has hired Benjamin Alexander for its Syracuse
Citizens Bank rolls out new digital lending service
Citizens Bank, a top 10 bank in the Utica–Rome and Syracuse markets, has launched a new digital lending capability that it says will make it
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