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HISTORY FROM OHA: The story of Lee & Green + Salt City Bottling Company
George Raynard Lee and Arthur Green founded Lee & Green in Sleaford, England, in 1881. The two men bottled aerated water at their Sleaford factory, and soon expanded to other English cities — Spalding in 1886; Bourne in 1891; and Skegness in 1899. Along with bottling aerated water, these factories brewed and bottled ginger beer, […]
Downtown Committee of Syracuse annual meeting includes project report, awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A number of projects totaling $129 million are “in the development pipeline” to meet the changing needs of downtown Syracuse The 13
Chick-fil-A to start operating at NBT Bank Stadium for Syracuse Mets games
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The local Chick-fil-A franchise is set to begin operations at NBT Bank Stadium for Syracuse Mets games beginning Wednesday as the team hosts the Rochester Red Wings. The Mets, in conjunction with its concessions partner, Oak View Group, announced the addition in a Wednesday statement. Chick-fil-A will operate a standalone cart on
ANDRO lands $2 million contract for 5G test environment
ROME, N.Y. — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC has been awarded a $2 million Direct-to-Phase II contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Washington, D.C. The pact will establish a federated fifth generation (5G) testbed ecosystem, called 5GTE, for advanced telecommunications experimentation, the company said. The award is highly competitive and part of
Operation Oswego County annual meeting reviews 2023 projects, honors Onondaga SBDC
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Operation Oswego County (OOC) and the County of Oswego IDA (COIDA) in 2023 assisted on projects that resulted in the creation or retention of 630 jobs with more than $130 million in capital investment. The projects were associated with 33 new, expanded, or retained facilities in the targeted industry clusters of manufacturing,
AFRL Rome lab’s economic impact topped $509 million in 2023
ROME, N.Y. — The economic impact of the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate (AFRL) in Rome has decreased slightly but remained significant at $509 million for fiscal year (FY) 2023, the AFRL announced. The impact is down $1.2 million, or 0.2 percent, from the previous year. Both the Utica–Rome metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and
CCBLaw of Syracuse combines with Lippes Mathias of Buffalo
SYRACUSE — The Buffalo–based law firm of Lippes Mathias LLP has entered the Syracuse market after CCBLaw — a Syracuse law firm known for its work with health care, business, and labor and employment clients — combined with it. Eleven attorneys (including two set to be admitted on June 17), along with eight support staff
Onondaga County launches 10th year of Onondaga Grown campaign
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — The “Buy Local. Buy Onondaga Grown” campaign is now in its 10th year and encourages the public to choose food and products grown in Onondaga County by more than 570 farm families. Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon and the Onondaga County Agriculture Council on Tuesday launched this year’s campaign during a visit
Genius NY program selects semifinalists as 8th round of accelerator continues
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO announces 14 companies have been named semifinalists for the 8th cohort of the Genius NY program at the Syracuse Tech Garden. Genius NY is short for Growing ENtrepreneurs & Innovators in UpState New York. It is described as the world’s largest accelerator focused on uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and advanced
Route 11 bridge project begins in Whitney Point
WHITNEY POINT, N.Y. — A $21.2 million project to replace the U.S. Route 11 bridge over the Tioughnioga River, install one and a half miles of accessible sidewalks along Main Street, and new crosswalks at Whitney Point Middle School and the Broome County Fairgrounds has begun in Whitney Point. As part of the project, the
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