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Syracuse University selects Linda Hartsock to lead Blackstone LaunchPad project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The woman who served as director of Syracuse University’s Connective Corridor project is now leading a new effort aimed at spurring entrepreneurship
Cortland County real-estate firms to merge this month
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Cortland–based Yaman Real Estate will merge with Cinquanti Real Estate of Homer in a deal that takes effect March 20. The new
CNY unemployment rates decline in January compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in January, compared to a year ago, according to the latest

The Owego Kitchen to formally open on March 22
OWEGO, N.Y. — The Owego Kitchen, a new rustic coffee shop and café, announced it will formally open Tuesday, March 22 at its location at

Stewart’s Shops plans to open Baldwinsville store this summer
BALDWINSVILLE — Stewart’s Shops Corp. — a privately-owned, convenience-store chain headquartered near Saratoga Springs — plans to open a new Baldwinsville store this summer, its second location in Onondaga County. Stewart’s Shops has been successful with its first Onondaga County location on Morgan Road in Clay, which opened in October 2014. And the company wants

Utica’s Mothership lands in Bagg’s Square
UTICA — Someone says “mothership,” and you instinctively think of the Alliance Fleet, cuddly robots, Death Stars, and galaxies far distant from the earth. What if I told you that the mothership has landed in Utica’s Bagg’s Square, only this time Luke Skywalker has been replaced by Tim Hardiman and Chris Talgo who are acting

SBA seeks applicants for next class in its Emerging Leaders initiative
SYRACUSE — More than 75 Central New York entrepreneurs have participated in and completed the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Emerging Leaders initiative. And the SBA is now looking for new participants. The agency’s Syracuse district office is recruiting for this year’s training program under its Emerging Leaders initiative for Syracuse–area small businesses. The business-training
The Agency announces four new board members
BINGHAMTON — The board of directors of The Agency, which governs the Broome County Industrial Development Agency and Broome County Local Development Corp., has announced the following four new members for 2016. Richard A. Bucci was appointed to a one-year term on the board that will expire at the end of this year, according to

Potsdam’s CITEC Business Solutions appoints Carter as new executive director
POTSDAM, N.Y. — The board of directors at CITEC Business Solutions has appointed Reg Carter as the nonprofit’s new executive director. Carter, who has worked

Syracuse startup develops fashionable technology that may save pedestrians’ live
SYRACUSE — Exercising outside in the dark can be a safety hazard for pedestrians because drivers can’t see them, especially if they’re wearing dark clothing. A fledgling local business called EB Active may have a solution. EB Active, an activewear company based in Syracuse, recently sent its first product prototype — a jacket with LED
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