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Small Business Spotlight: Purple Banana owner starts business with intense focus
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — When Luke Nicolette — owner of The Purple Banana, a new business in Syracuse — approached the Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

Syracuse WorkForce Run plans for June 21 event
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After a virtual event in 2020 and a small-scale, in-person event in 2021, the Syracuse WorkForce Run is back on the calendar

CenterState CEO announces Business of the Year finalists in five categories
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday announced finalists for its 2022 Business of the Year awards. CenterState CEO will recognize a single company or

Syracuse University ends COVID vax and testing requirements for entry to Carrier Dome events
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University on Wednesday said that — as of this Saturday — fans will no longer be required to demonstrate proof of

Commerce Chenango Tourism offers tourism-related grant program
NORWICH, N.Y. — Commerce Chenango Tourism says new grant program is available for Chenango County tourism-related businesses, as well as event and festival organizers. The
Broome County hotel occupancy jumps more than 45 percent in January
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw an influx of guests in January compared to a year ago as the lodging industry continues to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 45.5 percent to 44.1 percent

Adding another airline at the Syracuse airport was a ‘Breeze’
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — If you’re looking to travel to Charleston, South Carolina or Las Vegas, Nevada, Syracuse Hancock International Airport says it will have flights to those cities in early June. Breeze Airways — a low-cost air carrier headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah — will begin air service at the Syracuse airport in a
Onondaga County hotels see more than 30 percent gain in occupancy in January
SYRACUSE — Onondaga County hotels welcomed more guests in the first month of 2022 than they did in January 2021 as the travel and leisure business continued to bounce back, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 30.4 percent to 40.5 percent

Arc Herkimer to break ground on event center
LITTLE FALLS, N.Y. — Arc Herkimer will break ground this spring on its Kucerak Event Center at its Mohawk Valley Golf and Event Center at 6069 State Route 5 in Little Falls. The agency planned to open project bids on March 18 and will host a ground-breaking ceremony on April 1 — two years to

Taste of Syracuse returns in early June following two-year absence
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Taste of Syracuse will return to downtown Syracuse in and around Clinton Square in early June following a two-year absence due to
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