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TSA installs new acrylic shields at airports in Watertown, Ogdensburg
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced it has installed new acrylic shields at the security checkpoints at Watertown International Airport in Jefferson County and at

New York state bars, restaurants can stay open until 11 p.m., starting Sunday
ALBANY, N.Y. — Closing times for restaurants and bars will be extended from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. statewide, beginning this Sunday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Syracuse restaurants serving up deals in winter-season promotion
SYRACUSE — More than 40 downtown Syracuse restaurants are participating in the first “Delicious Downtown Deals” promotion. The restaurants include five new eateries that just opened at the Salt City Market. The meals are available for dine in, curbside, and to go. The promotion started Feb. 1 and continues all month long through Feb. 28,

Hauch starts as new Carrols Restaurant Group COO
SYRACUSE — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) recently appointed Carl Hauch as the company’s chief operating officer (COO), effective Feb. 15. Syracuse–based Carrols is the largest Burger King franchisee in the U.S. Hauch, age 54, comes to Carrols from NPC International, where he was president of the company’s Wendy’s division, from January 2019 to

Salt City Market opens with neighborhood-entrepreneur vendors
SYRACUSE — The newly opened Salt City Market boasts it offers “regional and international cuisine from entrepreneurs in your neighborhood” and is the “food hall for all.” Salt City Market, located at 484 S. Salina St. in Syracuse, formally opened Jan. 29. The two anchor tenants in the 78,000-square-foot, four-story building are the Syracuse Cooperative

Syracuse-area businesses deploy HealthWay-donated air purifiers
SYRACUSE — HealthWay of Pulaski on Feb. 3 announced it donated Intellipure air-purification systems to 18 Syracuse businesses or organizations, including several restaurants. The air purifiers will help to improve air quality in these indoor spaces and “promote cleaner air,” CenterState CEO said in a news release. The donation “represents an effort to connect local

Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce selects new executive director
UTICA, N.Y. —The board of directors of the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce has appointed Kari Puleo as its new executive director. She will be

Businesses start the Be a Neighbor Fund to help Utica small businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — Four Utica–area businesses have launched the Be A Neighbor Fund, which seeks to raise money to help small, local companies in Utica

Baldwinsville-area brewery to benefit from Anheuser-Busch’s planned $1 billion in plant investments
LYSANDER, N.Y. — Its plant on Route 31 in the town of Lysander will benefit as Anheuser-Busch, the largest brewer in the U.S., plans to

Carrols Restaurant Group names new COO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Tuesday announced that it has appointed Carl Hauch as the company’s chief operating officer (COO),
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