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US Capital Partners provides $1.5 million term loan for World of Beer franchise
US Capital Partners, LLC has provided a $1.5 million term loan for multiple franchise locations of World of Beer, a chain of craft-beer bars with
New York’s jobless claims fall 7 percent, second-largest drop among all states
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state fell by 1,348, or more than 7 percent, to 16,876 in the

Allegiant to begin Syracuse to Myrtle Beach flights on Thursday
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority today announced Allegiant Air will make its inaugural flight from Syracuse Hancock International Airport to Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Tara Lynn named executive director of Skaneateles Chamber
SKANEATELES — Tara Lynn, director of alumni affairs at Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, has been named executive director of the Skaneateles Area Chamber

CPC closes $12M Freddie Mac mortgage on Merchants Commons building in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — The Community Preservation Corp., Inc. (CPC) today announced the closing of a more than $12 million Freddie Mac mortgage to support the Merchants
Binghamton announces green-infrastructure grant program
BINGHAMTON — The city of Binghamton today announced a grant program targeting residents and businesses interested in green-infrastructure projects. Binghamton will use the $48,500 Green
USDOT awards Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport $360K in funding for improvements
ITHACA — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced $360,000 for improvements at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. The airport will use the funding for

USDA: New York tops all states in yogurt production in 2013
New York state was the nation’s top yogurt producer for the second straight year in 2013, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Department of
Lourdes North Tioga Center to hold open house on June 3
RICHFORD — The Lourdes North Tioga Center for Family Health in Richford in northern Tioga County will hold a 20th anniversary celebration and community open
Community Foundation invests in Mohawk Valley projects in May
UTICA — The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, Inc. invested more than half a million dollars in area projects in May, the organization
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