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Breeze Airways begins nonstop service from Syracuse to Tampa
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Breeze Airways has started its year-round, nonstop service from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) to Tampa, Florida (TPA). The inaugural flight departed

Dreamy’s Candy shop opens in Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. — Dreamy’s Candy shop in the village of Clinton on Tuesday formally opened with a ribbon-cutting event. Amity Messett and her family, who

Spectrum awards $20K digital-education grant to Westcott Community Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Spectrum has awarded the Westcott Community Center in Syracuse a $20,000 Spectrum Digital Education grant for its broadband computer learning lab and

Gillibrand recommends OCC graduate to serve on DOT advisory committee on transportation equity
A 2003 graduate of Onondaga Community College (OCC) is under consideration to join the advisory committee on transportation equity within the U.S. Department of Transportation

HobbyTown store opens in Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hobby, toy, and game fans have a new option in Clinton with Friday’s formal opening of a HobbyTown franchise. Located at 34

Syracuse Jazz Fest sets fundraising goal of $650K for 2023 event
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The executive producer of Syracuse Jazz Fest says the organization is currently pursuing private and public-sector funding totaling $650,000 for the 2023

Rome small businesses celebrate grand openings in arts district
The Balanced Chef, which first opened its restaurant to customers on March 3, 2021, at 242 W. Dominick St., recently received a transformation as part

Town of Union announces $1.5M in grant programs for businesses and commercial-property owners
UNION, N.Y. — A new slate of federally funded grant programs will award $1.5 million in the town of Union to help businesses and commercial-property owners improve and grow. “We’re excited to offer $1.5 million in grant funding to town of Union businesses,” Joseph Moody, Town of Union economic development director, said in a news
SBA approved more than $200M in traditional loans for upstate small businesses in FY22
The upstate New York district of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Nov. 2 announced it approved more than $200 million in 524 traditional loans for small businesses in 34 counties across upstate New York during federal fiscal year 2022 (FY22). The figures represent a year-over-year increase of 52 traditional loans from FY2021. The

AAA expects uptick in U.S. Thanksgiving travel this year
More than 54 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday period, up 1.5 percent from 2021 travel levels. The figure also represents 98 percent of pre-pandemic volumes. That’s according to the AAA’s Thanksgiving travel forecast, which also notes that this year is projected to be the
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