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The $14 million Route 104 improvement project gets started
The $14 million project to improve about four miles of Route 104 in western Oswego County is underway. The work will happen over two construction

Cayuga Community College to offer tourism-management certificate
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Community College is launching a new, one-year, tourism-management certificate program. The community college will offer the certificate program beginning in the

Carrols completes acquisition of four Michigan Burger King restaurants
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) announced it has completed the acquisition of four Burger King restaurants in the Detroit, Michigan area.

New AD Wildhack, a long-time fan, set to lead Syracuse University athletics
SYRACUSE — John Wildhack remembers watching Syracuse University football games at both Archbold Stadium as an student in the late 1970s and in the Carrier Dome when it first opened in September 1980. In the years that followed, Wildhack brought his family to watch football and basketball games in the Carrier Dome as well. He’s
What’s hot in the food industry?
Trends for entrepreneurs to take note of: Changes in consumer eating habits are having a profound influence on the food industry. Throughout the U.S., consumers are increasingly labeling themselves not as calorie counters or being on a diet, but rather, as looking to eat clean, pure, and wholesome foods. Included in these currently popular dietary

Syracuse University formally introduces John Wildhack as new athletics director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University on Tuesday formally introduced its new athletics director (AD), John Wildhack, to the public during an event at the George

Senators: FAA awards Oswego County Airport funding for new lighting, guidance system
VOLNEY, N.Y. — The Oswego County Airport will use a grant of more than $648,000 to replace its runway lighting system and to construct a
Hancock, North Country airports get funding for equipment, upgrades
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport a federal grant of $720,000 to buy snow-removal equipment. North Country airports in Watertown, Potsdam, Malone, and Plattsburgh will also use federal grants for upgrades. Hancock Airport will use its funding to purchase “critical” snow-removal equipment, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand
KORRIE OLSZEWSKI has joined the advance local sales manager team at Syracuse Media Group as an account executive. She has a bachelor’s degree in communications from SUNY Cortland. Prior to her new role, she was a senior brand strategist at Terakeet for more than two years. SONNY GOLDBAUM has also joined the advance local sales

Syracuse acting AD French: It’s “not uncommon” to hire AD who hasn’t served in position
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s “not uncommon these days” to hire an athletic director (AD) who has never had the job before. That was part of
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