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Empire Crane Co. offers a look at latest equipment at open house
CICERO — Empire Crane Company, a dealer of cranes and heavy equipment, hosted a two-day open house event, called Empire Crane Days, on July 17

Syracuse municipal, community greenhouse-gas emissions decline since 2010, Walsh says
SYRACUSE — Municipal operations for the City of Syracuse reduced their greenhouse-gas emissions by 67 percent, while the overall Syracuse community posted an emissions reduction

First class graduates from Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship
BRIGHTON — The inaugural class of the Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship has completed its work and graduated following an Aug. 15 ceremony. The

Clarkson researchers develop tool to prevent computer chip overheating
POTSDAM — A research team at Clarkson University is developing a new tool to combat the “intense heat” that semiconductor chips generate while operating smartphones,

Syracuse University switches to Coca-Cola from Pepsi
SYRACUSE — The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is now the official non-alcoholic beverage partner of Syracuse University (SU), including at its athletic venues, following an

Finalists in 9th round of Genius NY have more time to prep for pitch night
SYRACUSE — The five finalists in this year’s 9th round of the Genius NY business accelerator will have more time to do their work before

East Oneida Lake wastewater- treatment plant project to continue into fall of 2026
SYLVAN BEACH — The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC) expects “substantial” completion of the $51 million construction project to modernize the East Oneida

N.Y.’s local sales-tax collections rise nearly 4% in 1st half of 2025
ALBANY — Local government sales-tax collections totaled $11.9 billion in the first six months of 2025, up 3.7 percent (or $423 million) compared to the

New York home sales slip in July, inventory levels rise
ALBANY — Realtors in New York state sold 10,046 previously owned homes this July, down 2.3 percent from the 10,286 homes they sold in July
Business Energy Advisors program in Tompkins County expands to help nonprofits
ITHACA — Tompkins County’s Business Energy Advisors (BEA) program is expanding to provide specialized energy-consulting services for nonprofit organizations. The new initiative adds to the