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SU, MLBPA team up to offer academic programs to current, former baseball players
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University (SU) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) say they’re working together to offer academic programs to both current

Qdoba Mexican Eats formally opens at Syracuse airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new location of Qdoba Mexican Eats formally opened at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) on Friday. The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority

Architect and engineering firm C2AE to formally open new North Country office
CANTON, N.Y. — Architect and engineering firm C2AE will celebrate the formal grand opening of its new office in Canton at 10 a.m. on Thursday,

Upstate University Hospital opens new Throughput Operations Center in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital has opened a new Throughput Operations Center (TOC) designed to “optimize patient flow” across its Downtown and Community hospital

SUNY Poly gears up for annual business plan competition
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute will host the Mohawk Valley regional contest for the 2025 New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) on April 4,

State Fair says corporate-outings program is available for this summer’s event
GEDDES, N.Y. — This summer’s New York State Fair is still several months away, but officials say interested companies can take advantage of its corporate-outings

McFarland Johnson looks ahead to growth
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. recently announced some leadership changes, but those are not the only exciting initiatives at the growing employee-owned company. “We have grown by double digits every year for the last five years,” President Chad Nixon says of the engineering firm. With that growth comes change, especially with the retirement of

Local sales-tax collection growth in N.Y. slowed in 2024
ALBANY, N.Y. — Local government sales-tax collections across New York state increased in 2024 but the rise was the lowest in four years. The collections totaled $23.4 billion in calendar-year 2024, up by 1.6 percent, or $376 million, from 2023 levels, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a report issued on Feb. 7.

Coughlin & Gerhart expands Pennsylvania presence
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Southern Tier law firm Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP has expanded its presence into the Keystone State with a new office in Honesdale, located in Pennsylvania’s Wayne County. Zachary Morahan, partner, and Jeremy Yzeik, associate — both natives of Wayne County — work from the new office. Morahan is the location’s lead attorney.

BAE Systems set for $65 million expansion of Endicott operations, creating up to 134 new jobs
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems is investing $65 million to expand operations in the village of Endicott in Broome County. The company will add a
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