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B&L makes two senior-level promotions in Watertown office
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. (B&L) — a regional engineering, planning, environmental, and landscape architecture firm — announced that two employees in its Watertown office have received a senior-level promotion in 2022. Dustin J. Clark, an engineer, has been promoted to associate. He is a member of B&L’s water resources practice area from […]

Rice appointed as Adirondack Park Agency executive director
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that the board of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) appointed Barbara Rice, the governor’s recommendation, to serve as executive director. Rice replaces Terry Martino, who retired from the agency after more than 12 years of service. Rice starts her new position on March 8. Martino retired Feb. 23. “Barbara Rice has

Lewis County farm adds energy-efficient barn with help from National Grid grant
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — A family farm in Lowville building a new, energy-efficient pole barn to house dairy cattle was one of the economic-development projects National Grid helped fund in calendar-year 2021 in central and northern New York. The 3,600-square-foot building features energy efficient LED lighting and variable-speed fans. The project received $3,000 from the Agribusiness

Morrisville professor is finalist for Ag Educator of the Year
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — SUNY Morrisville professor Charles (Chip) Ax III has been recognized with a Nationwide Golden Owl Award, naming him a finalist as the 2021-22 Ag Educator of the Year. Ax, associate professor of diesel technology and agricultural engineering, is one of 11 finalists across the state for Ag Educator of the Year, SUNY

Sperling Building in downtown Watertown sold for $615,000
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — The 11,200-square-foot retail building on 0.8 acres at 312 Arsenal St. in Watertown was recently sold for $615,000. Christopher Clark, a commercial real-estate agent at Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company, helped arrange the transaction, representing both the buyer and the seller, according to a news release from the real-estate firm. It didn’t

Woodland Farm Brewery plans Boonville location
BOONVILLE, N.Y. — Woodland Farm Brewery plans to expand this summer with a second taproom in the former Hulbert House on Main Street in Boonville. Woodland owner Keith Redhead says the idea first surfaced in the summer of 2020 when the “What’s Happening in Boonville, New York” Facebook page organizer reached out to him and

Visions adds Planning with Purpose as investment partner
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Visions Investment Services, the wealth-management division of Visions Federal Credit Union, has added the firm Planning with Purpose to its slate

People news: Riger Marketing Communications adds Burke-Zindle to staff
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Riger Marketing Communications has hired Kathleen Burke-Zindle as account/media manager. Prior to joining Riger, Burke-Zindle was the communications director for Longview, a

Le Moyne President LeMura replaces Stanley as co-chair of CNYREDC
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Le Moyne College President Linda LeMura has been appointed as co-chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council (CNYREDC). LeMura

Chemung County restaurant week set for mid-March
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Chemung County Chamber of Commerce and Elmira Downtown development Inc. have joined forces for Restaurant Week Chemung, a 10-day event dedicated
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