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Big Greek opens at Waterloo Premium Outlets
JUNIUS, N.Y. — Big Greek, a Mediterranean-style restaurant, has opened at the Waterloo Premium Outlets shopping center. Big Greek offers dishes such as souvlaki, falafal,

Economist: CNY economy improved in 2015 but has room to grow
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The CenterState New York regional economy “continued to evolve and slowly expand” in 2015, but activity “remained behind the U.S. norm.” That’s
CNY arts organizations to receive National Endowment for the Arts funding
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has awarded funding to arts organizations in Onondaga, Oneida, and St. Lawrence counties. The NEA awarded a total

People news: Syracuse University hires Mulbah as recruiting director for football team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New Syracuse Orange head football coach Dino Babers on Monday afternoon named Asil Mulbah to his support staff as director of recruiting
Metro Fitness Health Club opens 2nd club in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. — Metro Fitness Health Club has added a second location at 6800 East Genesee St. in the village of Fayetteville. Metro Fitness is

Dino Babers appoints four to Syracuse football support staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New Syracuse Orange head football coach Dino Babers on Tuesday afternoon announced the hiring of four support staff members. Each of the
Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen opens in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON — Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen opened a new location at 164 Main St. in Binghamton on Dec. 22. The project developers were the AR Restaurant Group and local partner Kradjian Properties. The franchise owners are Ali Butt & Sam Durrani. The Binghamton Popeye’s will employ about 15 full-time and 45 part-time employees
Contractor on Cowboys Saloon at Destiny USA discusses project
SYRACUSE — Cowboys Saloon American Bar & Grill, which will open in Destiny USA in 2016, has chosen Sunrise, Florida–based Eclipse Building Corporation to oversee the renovation project in its operating space It will take over a 14,000-square-foot portion of the space that Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill abruptly vacated in
Cuomo says Taste NY tripled sales in 2015 to $4.5 million
ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday announced that Taste NY has achieved his goal of tripling gross sales of participating vendors in
Binghamton Mets introduce John Hughes as new owner
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Mets minor-league baseball club on Monday afternoon introduced John Hughes as its new owner. The Double-A affiliate of the New
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