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Hayner Hoyt begins redevelopment of the former Sibley’s department store in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Hayner Hoyt Corporation of Syracuse plans to redevelop the former Sibley’s department store building at 400 S. Salina St. in Syracuse,

Oneida County launches two new COVID test sites
UTICA, N.Y. — The Oneida County government is providing weekly drive-thru COVID-19 testing through Precision Clinical Laboratories at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona and

SUNY Oswego extends appointment of chief enrollment officer
OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego announced it has extended the appointment of Joel Wincowski as interim executive director of enrollment management through June 2023. The

Clarkson awarded state funding for Shipley Center, campus project
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University in Potsdam has been awarded a total of $1.4 million from the 11th round of the state’s Regional Economic Development

Syracuse airport to host Wednesday open house to discuss update to facility master plan
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) will hold a public open house on Wednesday between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., to discuss

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s son to speak at Syracuse MLK virtual event on Jan. 30
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Martin Luther King III — a civil-rights activist, global humanitarian, political leader, and eldest son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Carrols sales dipped in Q4, rose for full year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Jan. 10 reported that its restaurants’ sales declined slightly in the fourth quarter of 2021 but rose during the full calendar year. Syracuse–based Carrols is the nation’s largest Burger King franchisee. The company’s restaurants generated sales of $416.1 million during the fourth quarter of 2021,
ARISE awarded $99,000 grant from New York State Council on the Arts
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — ARISE, a nonprofit independent-living center run by and for people with disabilities, recently announced it has received a $99,000 grant from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. This two-year grant is essential to ARISE’s UNIQUE Art & Literacy

Smoking at next State Fair to be limited to designated areas
GEDDES, N.Y. — Smokers who plan to attend this summer’s New York State Fair will only be allowed to light up in certain areas of the Fairgrounds. The New York State Fair plans to ban smoking on nearly the entire Fairgrounds for the 2022 Fair, creating small, designated outdoor smoking areas. The policy seeks to

HISTORY FROM OHA: Syracuse’s First Penthouse
Syracuse has a history of creative advertising quirks: the Heaphy Tin Man stood in front of the Heaphy furnace and roofing shop at 133 North Geddes St. for more than 70 years, the 11-foot tall Gambrinus statue towered above North McBride and Butternut Streets from the Haberle Brewery for nearly 80 years, and M. Lemp Jewelers
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