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Syracuse football team to play two Friday night games in upcoming season
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Orange announced it will play two Friday night games in the upcoming 2014 football regular season. The Orange will host Villanova

Symphoria hires music director to begin 2015-16 season
SYRACUSE — Symphoria, Central New York’s symphony orchestra, today announced the hiring of Lawrence Loh as full-time music director beginning at the start of the
SCVB hosting travel planners from the U.K.
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau (SCVB) today is hosting a group of travel planners/wholesalers from the United Kingdom. Brand USA is coordinating
Auburn Doubledays add four to front-office staff
AUBURN — The Auburn Doubledays, single-A, short-season affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals, today announced the hiring of four summer employees in the team’s

The Kitchen Store to formally open in Owego next Tuesday
OWEGO — The Kitchen Store, Inc. has relocated to Owego from Apalachin and is ready to formally mark the occasion. The Tioga County Chamber of
Schumer wants Obama administration to push Japan to eliminate tariff on grape juice
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on May 13 called on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman to urge Japan to eliminate its tariff on U.S. grape juice. The U.S. is involved in ongoing trade negotiations with Japan, Schumer’s office said in a news release. Japan currently levies a 19.1

WISE Symposium: The place to be for business engagement
On April 8, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the 2014 WISE (Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship) Symposium at the Oncenter in Syracuse. The initial presenter was Melinda Emerson, CEO of Quintessence Multimedia, who is dubbed the “SmallBizLady.” Emerson was pumped and energetic as she got the crowd on its feet,

Cuomo unveils ad campaign, announces funding during second Tourism Summit
Celebrities like Billy Joel, Meryl Streep, and Syracuse University alumna Vanessa Williams are participating in a new advertising campaign promoting tourism in New York state.
Auburn Doubledays to hold job fair on May 24
AUBURN — The Auburn Doubledays, the single-A short-season affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals, are working to fill out their employment roster for the

AmeriCU announces details of Salute to the Troops concert at Fort Drum
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — AmeriCU Credit Union today announced details about the upcoming Salute to the Troops tribute concert on June 25 at Fort Drum.
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