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Athletic Apex health club is coming to Destiny USA later this year
SYRACUSE — Athletic Apex, which operates health clubs in Florida and Texas, plans to open a 42,000-square-foot club at Destiny USA later this year, the mall announced. More than 75 jobs are expected to be created and filled once the gym opens. Athletic Apex will be located on the first and second level of Destiny […]
Carrols posts profit decline in 2nd quarter on higher costs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) reported that its net income fell to $6 million, or 13 cents a share, in the
Report: Oneida County visitor spending rose nearly 9 percent to surpass $1.4 billion in 2016
UTICA — Tourism is on the rise in the Mohawk Valley. A recent study released by Empire State Development and the I Love NY, Division of Travel & Tourism reports that visitor spending in Oneida County increased by 8.8 percent to more than $1.4 billion in 2016. Oneida County represents 64 percent of the Central
Onondaga County hotel occupancy rate falls 7.5 percent in May
Hotels in Onondaga County were emptier in June than the year-ago period, according to a recent report. The county’s occupancy rate slipped 7.5 percent to 64 percent in June from 69.1 percent in the year-ago month, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Onondaga County’s occupancy rate has now declined in
Earlville Opera House appoints Connelly as new executive director
EARLVILLE, N.Y. — The Earlville Opera House announced it has named Michelle Connelly of Norwich as it new executive director. Connelly replaces former executive director

Athletic Apex health club to open Destiny USA location, hire 75
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Athletic Apex, which operates health clubs in Florida and Texas, plans to open a 42,000-square-foot club at Destiny USA later this year,

NSF awards Syracuse faculty member grant to study workers in gig economy
Examples of people working in the gig economy are people who drive for ride-hailing companies, such as Uber or Lyft; or those who complete a

Cayuga Community College offers new online-degree program in event & tourism management
With this degree program, Cayuga seeks to “enhance the current portfolio of degree programs that can be completed entirely online,” it said in a news

Watkins Glen wins $10M in state funding in downtown revitalization initiative
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday visited Watkins Glen to announce the award on the opening day of the “I Love NY 355 at the Glen”

People news: Kramer hired as Syracuse University softball assistant coach
Kramer joins the full-time staff after serving as a volunteer assistant for the 2017 softball season, a campaign in which the team posted its sixth
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