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Empire State Manufacturing Survey index is back in positive territory
Firms responding to October’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey exhibited optimism that points to expansion in the state’s manufacturing industry. The survey’s general-business conditions index climbed more than 19 points to 10.7 in October, representing its third positive reading in the past four months. The index had dropped 21 points to -8.7 in September, its first […]

State breaks ground on Principle Hotel in downtown Norwich, as part of DRI projects
NORWICH, N.Y. — Officials in Norwich held a Thursday, Oct. 23 groundbreaking for the upcoming Principle Hotel, an $8.3 million boutique hotel as part of

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Three speakers discussed history and storytelling during the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc.’s fall progress breakfast held Thursday morning, Oct. 23, at

Syracuse University’s Whitman School to offer new master’s degree in real estate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University (SU) is now offering a master’s degree in real estate, with the

Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship to open location in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship is expanding its footprint in Western New York and opening a location in Buffalo. The new campus center will be located in the former office building of The Buffalo News on Washington Street and is expected to welcome its first students in the fall of

Wedding venue MKJ Farm has a new owner, rebrands as Marshall Mountain Resort
DEANSBORO, N.Y. — MKJ Farm, an event venue in Oneida County that’s been hosting weddings, is under new ownership and is getting a new name. MKJ Farm, which at one time operated as a dairy farm, is located at 6844 W. Hughes Road in Deansboro, which is southwest of Clinton. The owners are rebranding the

Jennerations Bakery formally opens in Phoenix area
PHOENIX — Jennerations Bakery officially celebrated its opening with an Oct. 10 grand-opening event at its location in the Three Rivers Plaza, on Route 57, just outside the village of Phoenix in the town of Schroeppel. Jennerations Bakery owner Jennifer Morey cut the ribbon in a traditional ribbon-cutting ceremony held that morning with the Greater

Crews complete $4 million in renovation work at Upstate Medical University Arena
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The $4 million renovation project at the Upstate Medical University Arena at the Oncenter War Memorial has wrapped up ahead of the

Ogdensburg company selected as St. Lawrence County Chamber Business of the Year
CANTON, N.Y. — The St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce says Pepsi-Cola Ogdensburg Bottlers is its 2025 Business of the Year. In addition, the chamber will recognize Jernabi Coffee House of Potsdam for its Customer Service Excellence, Canton Apples & Cider as the Local Producer of the Year, and the Massena Public Library as the

Watertown man arrested for grand larceny, scheme to defraud Hannaford Supermarkets
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The New York State Police on Tuesday, Oct. 14 arrested Khalid M. Baylor, age 25, of Watertown, in connection with a fraudulent online ordering scheme targeting Hannaford Supermarkets. Baylor was charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree and a scheme to defraud in the first degree, both felonies, the State Police
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