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Commerce Chenango to honor BuildBlockCNY, others during annual luncheon in September
NORWICH, N.Y. — BuildBlockCNY LLC of Sherburne will be receiving the “Excellence in Small Business” award from Commerce Chenango. BuildBlockCNY is a national distributor for BuildBlockBuilding Systems and related modern green-building products in New York state and Northern Pennsylvania. The company says it specializes in insulated concrete forms. BuildBlockCNY is among the companies that Commerce […]

Director of Ithaca airport will retire Sept. 30
LANSING, N.Y. — The current director of the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport will be on the job for another month before retiring Sept. 30 after seven years in the position. Mike Hall will continue working with the airport in a consulting role on strategic initiatives over the next year. That work will include maintaining and

Peter Coleman, Jr., long time owner of Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub, dies at 84
For his efforts in marketing the pub and caring for the Tipperary Hill neighborhood, the Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives honored Coleman with

People news: Renowned animal care expert joins Utica Zoo
UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Zoo announced it has appointed Jay Pratte as the organization’s new director of animal care, conservation, and education. Pratte is

CNY regions see falling jobless rates, rising job growth in July
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions fell significantly in July compared to a year ago when the pandemic

U.S. Customs agents seize $2.8 million in counterfeit watches at Rochester airport
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Rochester Airport Port of Entry recently seized designer watches worth nearly $3 million

Ithaca airport director to retire at end of September
LANSING, N.Y. — Mike Hall, director of Ithaca Tompkins International Airport, has announced his plan to retire on Sept. 30 after seven years in the

Baseball Hall of Fame awarded nearly $5M in federal funds
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Live venues and cultural institutions were among the hardest-hit industries during the pandemic, including the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. To help recover, the Baseball Hall of Fame will use nearly $5 million in federal funding that’s meant to help it move beyond the pandemic, the office of

BV Nails to open new Fairmount location, its third in CNY
CAMILLUS — Crews are at work readying the new Fairmount location of BV Nails & Lounge. BV Nails & Lounge will be going into a corner space at the Fairmount Fair shopping center in the town of Camillus, near the town line with Geddes. The nail salon will be next to the Michaels store and

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