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Watkins Glen to get IndyCar race again in 2017 and 2018
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Watkins Glen International is hosting an IndyCar race this Labor Day weekend as a fill-in for Boston. But it won’t be

Otsego County Conservation Association names Orzetti executive director
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) announced the hiring of Dr. Leslie Orzetti as its new executive director. Orzetti brings experience in

Avalon Document Services acquires Florida firm
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Avalon Document Services announced it has acquired Southeastern Document Services (SDS), a Tampa, Florida–based litigation support and eDiscovery provider. Syracuse–based Avalon didn’t

Carubba Collision to open new location near Auburn
SENNETT, N.Y. — Carubba Collision plans to open a new service center at 328 Grant Ave. in the town of Sennett, just outside the city

Upstate Medical University relocates first 170 employees to the Galleries in downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University announced it has moved 170 employees to the Galleries of Syracuse at 441 S. Salina St. in Syracuse. It’s

People news: Citizens Bank appoints Young as head of digital
Citizens Bank, which has a significant presence in Central and upstate New York, recently announced the appointment of Lamont Young as head of digital. Young

CNY region unemployment rates decline in July from a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in July, compared to a year prior, according to the latest

KeyCorp expands real-estate unit with more than 50 First Niagara hires
KeyBank Real Estate Capital, the commercial real-estate business unit of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), announced Thursday that it has hired more than 50 new bankers, portfolio

Cuomo: CNY, Southern Tier communities to use state grants for water-improvement project
Syracuse and neighboring communities across Central New York will use more than $14 million in grants for 12 municipal-water infrastructure projects in the five-county area.

New York manufacturing index turns negative in August
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index slipped into negative territory in August, declining 5 points to -4.2. A negative reading indicates a decline
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