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Seneca Foods’ net sales slip 7 percent in latest quarter
FAIRPORT — Seneca Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) recently reported that its net sales for the quarter ending March 31 declined 7 percent to $308 million from $331.1 million in the same quarter a year prior. The company — a Finger Lakes–based provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities across the U.S., including Geneva […]

Warren Real Estate expands to the Albany market
ITHACA — Ithaca–based Warren Real Estate is venturing east with a newly opened office in the Capital region town of Guilderland. The new office continues the firm’s expansion, which until now has headed west and south of Warren’s Ithaca base. As with its other expansions, the idea originally came from one of Warren’s agents, who

Ashley McGraw expands into Boston area with acquisition
SYRACUSE — Syracuse–based Ashley McGraw Architects, D.P.C. has expanded its footprint into the New England region, acquiring studioMLA Architects of Brookline, Massachusetts, near Boston. Founded in 2006, studioMLA Architects — a 15-person architecture and landscape design firm — focuses on the design of early-education facilities along with nature-inspired playscapes for young children. The acquisition closed

Labrador Lumber upgrades infrastructure with NYSEG grant
BERKSHIRE — Labrador Lumber Company, Inc. — based in the town of Berkshire in Tioga County — has received a $57,667 Agriculture Capital Investment Incentive Program Grant from New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) to help upgrade its electrical infrastructure and add new jobs, NYSEG announced. The upgrades will support economic growth in Tioga

Storm damage in Canastota consistent with a tornado, National Weather Service confirms
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The National Weather Service in Binghamton confirmed Thursday that the damage in Canastota from Tuesday’s big storm is consistent with a tornado

Severe storm spreads damage across Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The city of Rome continues to clean up from a devastating, confirmed tornado that struck on Tuesday afternoon, July 16. The storm

SUNY launches venture-capital fund for startups on a SUNY campus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY officials on Monday announced the launch of Upstate Biotech Ventures, a “first-of-its-kind” venture-capital fund for startups and small businesses on a SUNY campus. Dr. Mantosh Dewan, president of Upstate Medical University, announced the fund during an afternoon ceremony at Upstate Medical’s CNY Biotech Accelerator at 841 E. Fayette St. in Syracuse.

Tioga State Bank to open Johnson City branch
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Tioga State Bank (TSB) will open a new branch in Johnson City later this summer. It will be the bank’s fifth location in the greater Binghamton area, where it already has two branches in Binghamton, one in Vestal, and one in Endwell. “We are thrilled to open this office in the

Oneida County Childcare Taskforce outlines recommendations to improve childcare
UTICA, N.Y. — A report by the Oneida County Childcare Taskforce made a number of recommendations to improve childcare in the county including initiatives to

New York SBDC to honor regional small businesses in client roadshow presentations
ALBANY — The New York Small Business Development Center (NY SBDC) has scheduled award presentations at businesses in Lowville, Utica, Oneonta, and Hogansburg in Franklin County. They’re among 10 award recipients that NY SBDC will honor as part of its upcoming client awards roadshow beginning July 29, per its July 8 announcement. The NY SBDC’s
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