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Commonspace: Building a neighborhood within a building
SYRACUSE — Adam and Eve ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil and were expelled from the Garden of Eden. Troy Evans has created a knowledge source that he calls the “tree of connections.” “The people I’ve met have been invaluable in guiding me on my path,” says Evans, co-owner of Commonspace, […]

OCC’s new restaurant is a learning lab for students
SYRACUSE — Onondaga Community College (OCC) students are learning about cooking cuisines and operating various restaurant formats in the eatery called “With Love.” OCC on Dec. 2 formally opened the teaching restaurant for students enrolled in the school’s food-service management and line-cook programs. With Love is located where La Cuisine, a Mediterranean restaurant, once operated.

Number of New York farm distilleries nearly doubles in two years, Cuomo says
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Craft New York Act, that the number of farm distilleries has nearly doubled since

Euphony wins CenterState CEO’s Germinator business competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday awarded $100,000 to Euphony during the final phase of the Germinator program. Euphony is a company that is

Launch NY, Syracuse Tech Garden team up to win federal grant for seed funding
Launch New York Inc. (Launch NY) and Syracuse Technology Garden have teamed up to win a federal grant award of more than $245,000 for a

Urban lifestyle retailer EbLens opens at Destiny USA
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — EbLens, a retailer selling urban lifestyle fashion wear, has opened a store at Destiny USA. The new store is located on the

South Side Innovation Center hosting holiday market on Saturday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Clients and tenants of the South Side Innovation Center (SSIC) will offer their food and retail products during the incubator’s annual holiday

The Digital Hyve opens Rochester office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Digital Hyve, a Syracuse–based digital-marketing agency, has opened an office in Rochester. The location at 17 Prince St. in Rochester opened

OCC formally opens training restaurant on North Salina Street
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) on Friday formally opened With Love, a teaching restaurant located at 435 North Salina St. where La Cuisine,

People news: Daughter for Hire promotes Webb to director of companion care
CLINTON, N.Y. — Daughter for Hire LLC announced it has promoted Allison Webb to director of companion care. Webb began her role with the Mohawk
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