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Upstate Shredding bids to acquire Illinois company
OWEGO, N.Y. — Upstate Shredding, LLC and sister company Weitsman Recycling have submitted a non-binding offer to acquire all the outstanding shares of common stock
Oneida’s All-Seasonings Ingredients awarded $162,000 grant for expansion
ONEIDA, N.Y. — All-Seasonings Ingredients expects to add 11 employees in the next two years, thanks in part to a state grant. All-Seasonings — which

Syracuse University names Hradsky dean of students
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced it has appointed Robert D. Hradsky as the new senior associate VP of the student experience and dean of
United Radio to drop unprofitable work, 30 employees may be affected
DeWITT, N.Y. — United Radio has notified 30 workers their positions are being eliminated in seven weeks as the company moves away from unprofitable lines,

Syracuse airport closes center terminal for terminal-improvement project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport on Sunday closed its center terminal as part of the ongoing $48.8 million terminal-improvement project. The center of

Chick-fil-A to open Cicero restaurant on Feb. 22
CICERO, N.Y. — The first Chick-fil-A restaurant in upstate New York will open Feb. 22 on Brewerton Road in Cicero. The 5,000-square-foot eatery will include
SUNY grant helps extend Binghamton program for non-traditional students
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Binghamton University will use a $215,000 grant from SUNY to extend a program that helps non-traditional students pursue college degrees. The grant
New York Assembly minority leader Kolb pulls out of governor’s race
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — New York State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb (R–Canandaigua) today announced he is withdrawing from the race for New York governor, less
Sitel Group to lay off 71 in Painted Post
PAINTED POST, N.Y. — Sitel Group is laying off 71 employees in Painted Post. The business-processing outsourcing company filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
What channel is the Syracuse basketball game on? (vs. Wake Forest)
Syracuse men’s basketball (16-8 overall, 5-6 ACC) shoots for a second straight win on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 11, when it hosts the Wake Forest Demon
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