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Sciencenter announces new executive director
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Sciencenter — a nonprofit hands-on science museum in Ithaca — announced it has selected Dean Briere as its new executive director. Briere

Del Lago Resort & Casino sets Feb. 1 opening date
TYRE, N.Y. — Del Lago Resort & Casino plans to open its doors to the public on Feb. 1, 2017 in Tyre in Seneca County.

Syracuse drops in latest college basketball polls
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team has dropped several spots in the latest college basketball polls following its first loss of the

SBA administrator pushes shopping, dining on Small Business Saturday this weekend
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is encouraging all Americans to “shop small” at local businesses and “dine small” at local restaurants and bars as part

New state law to aid expansion of homebrewing
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently signed into law legislation to aid in the expansion of “homebrew” beer, wine, and cider-making in New York.

Shineman Foundation announces grants, including for business plan contest
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Fourteen not-for-profit organizations received grant awards totaling $313,500 from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation in the last of three 2016 grant rounds

Syracuse University, Time Warner Cable reach TV deal for three upcoming men’s basketball games
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Time Warner Cable Sports Channel will broadcast Friday night’s matchup between the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team and the Monmouth Hawks at
Microdrones speeds up investment in Rome site
ROME — Drones are creating a revolution. I’m not talking about male honey bees whose role is to mate with the Queen bee, nor am I referring to the musical harmonic or one of my former professors at college who doubled as a soporific. The drones in question are unmanned aircraft which, in just a

New York to spend $30M on drone-testing corridor in Central New York
SYRACUSE — New York State believes in the “potential” of the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) industry. “We think this is going to be a $1 trillion industry,” said Gov. Andrew Cuomo. New York State plans to spend $30 million to develop a 50-mile, flight-traffic management system between Syracuse and Griffiss International Airport in Rome to

Cathy’s Cookie Kitchen to open Armory Square store
SYRACUSE — Cathy’s Cookie Kitchen — a three-year-old, local, homemade baked-cookie business — will soon open its first-ever store in Syracuse’s Armory Square. Cathy Pemberton, founder and sole owner of Cathy’s Cookie Kitchen, tells CNYBJ she has leased an 826-square-foot space at 266 W. Jefferson St. — in the former location of the Blown Away
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