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Le Moyne College opens Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College has formally opened the Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Creativity, which is part of the Madden School of

White House Infrastructure Coordinator Landrieu hears details about I-81 project in Syracuse visit
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Area officials with a stake in the upcoming Interstate 81 viaduct-replacement project shared details with Mitch Landrieu, infrastructure coordinator at the White

Three Syracuse startups and one from Binghamton are among the 12 finalists in FuzeHub’s upcoming commercialization competition, set for the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center on

Ithaca Rotary club donates to nonprofits
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Rotary Club of Ithaca has awarded nearly $15,000 in grants to 15 community nonprofits. The funding comes from $10,000 members donated

Bouck Real Estate is now part of The Real Estate Agency
AUBURN, N.Y. — Following its acquisition, Bouck Real Estate of Auburn will continue to operate under the same name as a commercial branch of another Auburn firm, The Real Estate Agency. Matthew Chalanick, owner of The Real Estate Agency, didn’t disclose the sale price but confirmed he has purchased the firm, including its assets and
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels generated another increase in guests in August, but it was smaller then any other month so far this year. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 6.4 percent to 74.9 percent this August from the year-prior month, according to STR, a
VIEWPOINT: NYS Announces Minimum-Wage Rise for Upstate Employers
Effective Dec. 31, 2022, the minimum wage in upstate New York (i.e., every part of the state except New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties) will increase from $13.20 to $14.20 per hour. The New York State Department of Labor recently announced this one-dollar rise — a more than 7.5 percent increase. The minimum wage

Dannible & McKee set to hold tax and financial planning conference in November
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Dannible & McKee, LLP will hold its annual tax and financial-planning conference in early November. The event — which will return to an in-person format this year — is set for Nov. 10 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Syracuse Destiny USA at 311 Hiawatha Blvd W. in Syracuse. The complimentary

People news: Kelly promoted to director of agency operations at ABC Creative
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ABC Creative says it has promoted Rachel Kelly to director of agency operations. In this role, she works closely with ABC’s creative

LISC invests $1 million in Salina 1st project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The ongoing Salina 1st project at 1081 S. Salina St., just south of downtown Syracuse, will use a $1 million investment from
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