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National Endowment for the Arts awards CNY Arts a $40K contract
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded CNY Arts, Inc. a $40,000 contract through its Art Works grant program. CNY Arts

Fleet Feet Syracuse announces new training-program platform
DeWITT — The local franchise of Fleet Feet Sports recently announced a new training-program platform that offers fitness classes and workouts for anyone at any time. The new platform will provide “more options, more flexibility, more classes and more convenience,” the company says. It’s a program Fleet Feet Syracuse is calling Running Plus, says Edward
Schumer, Gillibrand: $72M in federal funding for bridge repairs
Bridges in Oneida, Herkimer, and Tioga counties are among those that will benefit from more than $72 million in federal funding to update and replace
Chez Bella Salon in Rome to formally open Thursday
ROME, N.Y. — Chez Bella Salon, located at 105 Lyndale Drive in Rome, will hold a formal grand opening on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Deborah

SU: Billy Joel to hold 7th Carrier Dome concert in March
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Legendary pop singer Billy Joel will perform his 7th concert in the Carrier Dome on March 20, 2015. Syracuse University (SU) and

Oneida County prepares for the new economy
ROME — Long before Oneida County was a political entity, the area served first as a military outpost for the Continental Army, then as a transportation hub on the Erie Canal, and next as a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution. During World War II, the region became home to a major Air Force base

Clifford Fuel buys Nice N Easy store in Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. — Clifford Fuel Company, Inc. announced it has acquired the Nice N Easy Grocery Shoppes location in Clinton from the family of the
Siena: New Yorkers not planning to boost their holiday spending
Nearly six in 10 New York state consumers (59 percent) plan to spend about the same this year compared to 2013 on holiday gifts, 32 percent expect to reduce their spending, and only 7 percent intend to spend more. That’s according to results of the annual statewide poll of holiday-spending plans that the Siena (College)
Popeyes franchise restaurant planned for Salina site
SALINA — A franchise location of the Popeyes restaurant chain, which specializes in Southern-style fried chicken and biscuits, is planned for Route 11 in Salina. The franchisee, Erie Chicken, LLC, has signed a long-term lease for the 2,565-square-foot-building at 3609 Brewerton Road (corner of Elbow Road and Route 11), according to a news release from

Small Biz Interview: The co-founders of Geeksmith
CAMILLUS — As high-school students in Camillus, Philip Impaglia, 23, and Michael Serrata, 25, played a lot of video games. Now, they still play video games, but as the co-founders and co-owners of Geeksmith Productions, they have transformed their hobby into a fledgling business. Starting as a “nerd culture” podcast in the fall of 2012
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