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New restaurant set to open in Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. — The Lucky Dog Bistro, at 4 College St. in Clinton, will formally mark its grand opening on Friday, Dec. 27 at 3 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting event including the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. “Our team is excited to bring this new venture to the community, and we can’t wait to share our […]

Owego has a new family-owned, wood-fired pizza place
OWEGO, N.Y. — Brickhouse Pizza Company will formally celebrate its grand opening in Owego in mid-January. Owned by the Tricolla family, Brickhouse Pizza offers authentic wood-fired, brick-oven pizzas along with calzones, oversized sandwiches, meatballs, and more. The family brings 40 years of pizza-making experience to the business. Based in Berkshire, the family also owns the

Schweinfurth Art Center construction project will continue through the winter months
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn says the ongoing construction project is making progress, but due to weather and procurement issues, the

C & D Advertising achieves MWBE certification
ROME — C & D Advertising recently announced it has received its certification from New York State as a minority or woman-owned business (MWBE). Located at 103 West Court St. in Rome, the 26-year-old business began the certification process in January 2021 when President Jennifer Brillante became the majority owner after buying C & D

Lewis County firms win $104K for improvement, visibility projects
LOWVILLE — Eight Lewis County businesses will use grant awards totaling nearly $104,000 for various projects. Naturally Lewis, Inc. says the money comes from two different funds. The organization in late November announced the recipients of grants from the Building Business Fund and the Small Things, Big Impacts Fund. Building Business Fund is designed to

SBA says 14 upstate small-biz owners complete THRIVE
SYRACUSE — Their businesses operate in communities that include Boonville, Oneonta, Syracuse, and Auburn. A group of 14 small-business owners from across upstate New York on Dec. 6 completed the SBA’s THRIVE program. THRIVE is a redesigned version of the SBA’s annual Emerging Leaders program, an entrepreneurship-development program that helps small businesses grow and expand,

Finger Lakes Distilling opens second location
NEWFIELD, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Distilling has opened a second location at 1143 Elmira Road in Newfield, in Tompkins County. While initially intended to support storage needs for barrels and finished goods, the facility will also serve as bottling location in the future. No distilling takes place on site, but the location does offer an

Madison County Small Business Summit set for mid-January
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County Rural Equity will present the 2025 Small Business Summit on January 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Charlton

Ithaca–area fitness-equipment firm to be acquired
ITHACA, N.Y. — Advantage Sport & Fitness Inc. (ASF) — an Ithaca–area provider of fitness equipment and gym facility design, installation, and maintenance services —

CNYSME to honor area entrepreneur with 2025 Crystal Ball Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME) announced it has selected Jeff Knauss as the 48th recipient of its annual Crystal Ball Award. Knauss, 38, a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who lives in Skaneateles, is the youngest Crystal Ball Award recipient since its inception in 1977. CNYSME will present
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