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Big events, recreation, culture: CNY has it all and more
Whether it’s to attend a college basketball game before a record crowd, organize a major business conference or convention, enjoy the area’s world-class gaming options, or take in its vast recreational opportunities, visitors to the Central New York region come for many different reasons. The area includes Greater Syracuse and the Finger Lakes, the Mohawk […]
Wilmorite changes casino name and design, boosts investment
TYRE — Rochester–based Wilmorite, Inc. has changed the name and design of its proposed casino in Seneca County, and has chosen a development partner and
Ancora! restaurant formally opens in Utica
UTICA — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce was set to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony this afternoon to open the restaurant Ancora! officially. The event

DeWitt Town Center adds tenants, wraps up renovations
DeWITT — Eight months of renovation work have finished at the DeWitt Town Center as the 184,000-square-foot shopping center at 3179 Erie Blvd. East has

Upcoming Hancock Airport project will affect rental-car returns
— Crews early next week will begin “necessary” maintenance repairs on the parking garage at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. That’s according to the Syracuse Regional
St. Joseph’s raises more than $350K at annual gala dinner dance
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Foundation’s annual gala dinner dance raised more than $350,000, exceeding its goal for 2014. St. Joseph’s announced the fund-raising total

Geneva Experiment Station receives $3.4 million in state funding for expansion
GENEVA, N.Y. — New York State Senator Mike Nozzolio today announced that he has helped secure $3.4 million in state funding to begin a major

Canadian teen retailer Garage set to open store in Destiny this fall
SYRACUSE — Garage, a Montreal–based retailer of clothing geared primarily toward teenage girls, plans to open a new store at Destiny USA this fall. The

Attorney brothers open frozen-yogurt business with nurse sister
FAYETTEVILLE — Add together two lawyers and a nurse and what you get might surprise you. Rather than the punch line of a bad joke, the result is Yogurt Gone Wild, Inc., a self-serve frozen-yogurt shop owned by brothers and attorneys Derek and Michael Underwood, along with their nurse sister Nicole Taylor Underwood. Yogurt Gone

Johnny Rockets reopens at Destiny USA following renovation project
SYRACUSE — Johnny Rockets, the 1940s-themed restaurant at Destiny USA, has reopened following a nearly weeklong renovation project. The eatery temporarily closed during construction on June 8 and reopened June 14, Destiny USA said in a news release. The restaurant is located on the second level near Williams-Sonoma. Some of the new features include new
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