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People news: Chianis + Anderson Architects hires director of business development
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Chianis + Anderson Architects, PLLC recently announced that it has hired Roger V. Brown as director of business development. In this position,

Deep Dairy Products to modernize Waterloo production facility
WATERLOO, N.Y. — Deep Dairy Products, L.L.C., which says it makes “authentic” Indian cheese, plans to “modernize” its production facility on Swift Street in the

Gioia Capital acquires Home Power Systems, Commercial Power Systems
FARMINGTON, N.Y. — Buffalo–based Gioia Capital has purchased Home Power Systems and Commercial Power Systems (HPS/CPS), which specializes in the sale, installation and service of

Oneida County, MVCC partnership provides trades experience for students
UTICA, N.Y. — Carpentry and masonry students at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) will help make improvements to Donovan Stadium at Murnane Field in Utica.

Byrne Dairy to sell Syracuse milk-bottling plant, “several” distribution centers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Buffalo–based Upstate Niagara Cooperative, Inc. has signed an agreement to purchase the Byrne Dairy fluid-milk operations, including the fluid-milk plant located in

Oneida Indian Nation to expand Point Place Casino
SULLIVAN, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation says crews have started construction on the first expansion of Point Place Casino, located in the Bridgeport area

Oneida County solar project that will power Upstate Cerebral Palsy is complete
BARNEVELD, N.Y. — The Barneveld location of Upstate Cerebral Palsy is the “sole beneficiary” of a 1.4-megawatt solar project that is now finished and in
Oneida County hotel occupancy rate rises in September
UTICA — Hotels in Oneida County had more guests staying in their rooms in September than in the year-ago month, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 1.9 percent to 67.7 percent in September from 66.5 percent a year prior, according

Brown & Brown boosts dividend by 6 percent
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), the Florida–based parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, on Thursday announced that its board of directors has increased

Binghamton Chamber taps Duncan as new leader in alliance with the Agency
DICKINSON, N.Y. — The woman who leads The Agency, Broome County’s lead economic-development organization, will soon have some additional responsibilities. The Greater Binghamton Chamber of
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