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Canadian cannabis firm to renovate building in Kirkwood for industrial hemp park
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — Smith Falls, Ontario–based Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE:CGC) has “secured” a 308,000-square-foot facility on a 48-acre property in Kirkwood, describing it as a
Cortland County Sherriff’s Office arrests three for robberies at two businesses
CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office announced it has arrested 19-year-old Thomas M. Shutts and two juveniles in connection with burglaries committed in

Kinney Drugs Foundation pledges $250K for Crouse Health NICU renovation, expansion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kinney Drugs Foundation has pledged $250,000 to the Crouse Health Foundation’s CrouseCares campaign in support of the renovation and expansion of the

People news: Family nurse practitioner, Bergeron, joins PrimeCare’s Fulton office
FULTON, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced it has added family nurse practitioner Tyanna Bergeron to its PrimeCare Fulton office. Bergeron recently earned her master’s degree

Roswell Park, Oneida Healthcare announce anonymous $1M donation to capital campaign
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo and Oneida Healthcare say an anonymous donor has contributed a $1 million to their joint

Southern Tier clean-energy incubator attracts 19 companies in first year
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on Wednesday announced that 19 firms have joined the Southern Tier clean-energy
ITHACA, N.Y. — The New York State Police in Ithaca on Wednesday arrested a woman and a female teen from Syracuse for fourth-degree grand larceny,

New Syracuse airport leader starts position in mid-May
SYRACUSE — Jason Terreri, the new executive director of Syracuse Hancock International Airport, will begin his new job on May 13. The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on April 19 announced it had selected Terreri as the new director. He replaces Christina Callahan, who left in February to become deputy general manager of LaGuardia Airport
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SYRACUSE — Jason Terreri, the new executive director of Syracuse Hancock International Airport, will begin his new job on May 13.
The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on April 19 announced it had selected Terreri as the new director. He replaces Christina Callahan, who left in February to become deputy general manager of LaGuardia Airport in New York City.
Terreri has a five-year contract with an annual salary of $175,000, an SRAA spokesperson confirmed in an email reply to a CNYBJ inquiry.
Terreri most recently served as the senior operations project director for Airports Worldwide, Inc. in Sanford, Florida.
A search committee selected Terreri as a finalist for the position “from a national field of competitive candidates,’ SRAA said. Albany–based Steven Baldwin Associates, which provides airport-management consulting, conducted the national search to find and select Terreri.
The SRAA board of directors voted “unanimously” to confirm the selection at its April 19 board meeting, per its release.
About Terreri
SRAA describes Terreri as an “industry veteran” who has more than 15 years of senior airport-management experience.
As senior operations project director for Airports Worldwide, Inc., Terreri was responsible for executive-management projects that included airport planning and development activities, strategic deployment of large-scale capital projects, and oversight of air-service development activities for “multiple” airports within the Airports Worldwide portfolio, SRAA said.
He has also previously served as assistant director of airports for Horry County Department of Airports in South Carolina, and as the interim director of new business development for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.
“I’m delighted to be joining the team of Syracuse Airport professionals, as well as my family and I becoming members of the region and the Syracuse community at large,” Terreri said in the release. “This is an exciting time for the airport and I look forward to contributing to the development of an expanded customer base, the development of additional top-notch facilities at the airport, and getting to know the wonderful central New York region which the airport serves.”
Colgate University attains carbon neutrality after 10-year effort
HAMILTON — Colgate University announced on Earth Day (April 22) that it has achieved carbon neutrality after a 10-year initiative in which the private university cut its emissions by 46 percent. Colgate contends it is the first university in New York state to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero, according to a release posted
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HAMILTON — Colgate University announced on Earth Day (April 22) that it has achieved carbon neutrality after a 10-year initiative in which the private university cut its emissions by 46 percent.
Colgate contends it is the first university in New York state to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero, according to a release posted to its website.
The steps Colgate took over the last decade to reach this milestone included building several Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified buildings on campus, installing solar arrays and a geothermal heating and cooling system, establishing a $1.25 million self-sustaining fund for energy and carbon-reduction projects, updating the university’s heating facility biomass boiler, and investing in several carbon offset-projects to mitigate remaining university emissions from employee travel, heating, and cooling.
Colgate is a 200-year-old liberal-arts college located in Hamilton, with about 3,000 undergraduate students.

The Pizza Box draws crowds after opening in Utica
UTICA — The owner of one of Utica’s newest restaurants, The Pizza Box, says business has been brisk since opening. Robert Butler formally opened the new pizzeria at 933 South St. on April 11 with a ribbon-cutting event with the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce. He says business “has been great” since opening The Pizza
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UTICA — The owner of one of Utica’s newest restaurants, The Pizza Box, says business has been brisk since opening.
Robert Butler formally opened the new pizzeria at 933 South St. on April 11 with a ribbon-cutting event with the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce.
He says business “has been great” since opening The Pizza Box to customers a few months earlier. Fridays during Lent were especially busy.
“We sell about 240 fish meals each Friday,” Butler told CNYBJ in an April 18 phone interview.
In in addition to its headlining pizza — the restaurant says it’s “home of the 20-inch large pizza” — and fried fish, The Pizza Box also offers chicken wings, a variety of cold and hot subs, calzones, and entrees, according to its website.
Butler leases the building in which his business is located. Most of his business is take-out, but the eatery can accommodate about 20 people for dining in. Butler says he acquired his booths from Kirby’s, a family restaurant in Utica that closed.
Butler splits his time between The Pizza Box and a Utica car dealership that he owns. He declined to comment further about the auto business.
Butler says he financed The Pizza Box himself. “Having a pizza place was something I always wanted,” says Butler, who worked at a couple of them while growing up in Utica. After that, he got involved with cars. In addition to himself and his daughter, Butler employs five part-time workers.
Regarding the competition and the future, Butler says, “There are other pizza places around; I think there is enough business for all of us. If things continue to go well, I will consider opening another location.”
The Pizza Box’s regular operating hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays. It’s closed on Mondays.
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