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Construction on State Fair expo center gets underway
GEDDES, N.Y. — The state last week announced that HBP Joint Venture has started construction on the 136,000-square-foot Expo Center at the State Fairgrounds in

Syracuse football receives $1 million donation from former player for new turf practice field
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University football letterwinner John Lally and his wife, Laura, are donating $1 million to the school’s football program. Syracuse will use

Fit Body Boot Camp to open in Clay in January
CLAY, N.Y. — Fit Body Boot Camp, a personal training franchise operated by Jen and Mike Sherbourne, recently leased 2,500 square feet of retail space

Broome County restaurant owner arrested for failing to report and pay sales tax
A Kirkwood man is facing six felony charges, accused of failing to report and pay sales tax. Robert Niederriter, 52, didn’t pay $59,000 in sales

State awards $300 million to CNY, Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier, and North Country for REDC projects
New York State awarded Central New York, Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier, and the North Country a total of more than $304 million in the seventh
State awards Downtown Committee $500K grant for development projects
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The state has awarded the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. a $500,000 grant through the New York Main Street program, its sixth
People news: PAR Technology appoints Rauch, Stoffel to board
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) recently announced it has appointed Douglas G. Rauch and Dr. James C. Stoffel to its board
Madison County Tourism launches food and beverage trail
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County Tourism has announced the creation of the Central New York food and beverage trail. It connects 24 of Madison County’s

Siena survey: 61 percent of New Yorkers plan to spend the same on holiday gifts this season
“With a majority of New Yorkers saying that their finances are about the same as a year ago, it’s not surprising that most hope to
Empire State Development calls for project proposals for the Greater Binghamton Fund
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Empire State Development (ESD) on Wednesday issued a call for proposals to implement projects related to the $20 million Greater Binghamton Fund.
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