Jefferson Clinton Suites in Armory Square now operates under Best Western brand

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Jefferson Clinton Suites at 416 S. Clinton St. in Syracuse’s Armory Square area is now operating as the Best Western Syracuse

FuzeHub awards manufacturing grants to projects in Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton

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ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub has awarded manufacturing grants to projects at Cornell University along with those involving clients of the CNY Biotech Accelerator and Koffman

Marion S. Whelan School of Practical Nursing graduates 87th class

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GENEVA, N.Y. — The Marion S. Whelan School of Practical Nursing (MSWSPN) celebrated its 87th graduating class on June 23 in the auditorium at Geneva High School. The ceremony was also lived streamed on fingerlakes1.com so that family members, friends, and others could share the day with the graduates. The class of nine students is

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Riger’s Roper joins Catholic Charities of Broome County board of directors

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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Catholic Charities of Broome County recently appointed Mary Roper, media buyer for Riger Marketing Communications, to its volunteer board of directors. Roper brings decades of experience in regional media planning and buying, as well as a background in local broadcasting, to her new role on the board. Catholic Charities provides services to

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Leslie’s Pool Supplies leases new space in Camillus

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CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Leslie’s Pool Supplies recently leased a 5,393-square-foot retail building at 5374 West Genesee St. in the town of Camillus. Glenn Weisiger, of CBRE Syracuse, represented the tenant, Leslie’s Pool Supplies, in this transaction, according to a news release from the real-estate firm. Leslie’s Pool Supplies says it is the largest swimming-pool supplies

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Boviteq USA leases almost 4,700 square feet at office park in DeWitt

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DeWITT, N.Y. — Boviteq USA recently leased 4,663 square feet of office/flex space at 15 Technology Place in DeWitt. Christopher Savage, William Evertz, and James Laurenzo of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company helped arrange the transaction, according to a release from the real-estate firm. Savage and Evertz represented the landlord. The property owner is listed

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Three organizations honored at Downtown Committee meeting

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Committee of Syracuse Inc. recognized the Hanover Square Association, the Corbett Corner project, and the downtown lunch restaurant Darwin during its June 23 annual meeting held at the Oncenter. The event, which attracted a crowd of 400, also included the annual State of Downtown report. Merike Treier, executive director of

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The event, which attracted a crowd of 400, also included the annual State of Downtown report. Merike Treier, executive director of the Downtown Committee, “highlighted the incredible growth” that the downtown area has had in the past year and provided a preview of projects that are currently in progress, the organization said.

Downtown Awards of Excellence

The Downtown Awards of Excellence honored three organizations for their “commitment to growth” throughout downtown Syracuse.

The Downtown Committee recognized the Icon Companies’ Corbett Corner project at 444 E. Genesee St. in Syracuse with the Urban Innovation Award. The award recognizes a “trailblazing activity that’s brought new attention — and energy — to a previously underdeveloped facet” of downtown Syracuse. The project at the corner of East Genesee and South Townsend streets includes 24 new studio and one-bedroom units, “resulting in a dramatic change to Downtown’s eastern gateway,” the Downtown Committee said.

In addition, the organization honored Darwin, a lunch restaurant at 110 W. Fayette St., with the Heart of Downtown Award. The award spotlights “efforts that positively impact the way people feel about downtown Syracuse.” The owners of Darwin, which has operated downtown for 12 years, chose to open in downtown Syracuse because “they wanted to be part of its resurgence,” the Downtown Committee said.

The committee also chose the Hanover Square Association for the Perfect Partner Award, which it gives to individuals, businesses, organizations, and initiatives “whose advocacy and commitment positively benefits downtown Syracuse and our community as a whole.” The Hanover Square Association was especially active throughout the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The group includes residents and business owners who “advocate for the neighborhood by organizing community events, beautification programs and ways that the district can connect,” the Downtown Committee said.

Amazon’s robotic-fulfillment center in Clay formally opens

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CLAY, N.Y. — Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) new robotic-fulfillment center at 7211 Morgan Road in Clay is the company’s largest facility in New York. That’s according to Jennifer Cruickshank, Amazon head of New York public policy and community engagement for the Seattle, Washington–based ecommerce giant. She made the comment to open the June 23 formal-opening ceremony.

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CLAY, N.Y. — Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) new robotic-fulfillment center at 7211 Morgan Road in Clay is the company’s largest facility in New York.

That’s according to Jennifer Cruickshank, Amazon head of New York public policy and community engagement for the Seattle, Washington–based ecommerce giant. She made the comment to open the June 23 formal-opening ceremony.

The five-story, more than 3-million-square-foot center has been in operation since early May, Irfaan Hafeez, Amazon site leader for the Clay center, tells CNYBJ.

The center currently employs 1,500 people with plans to hire more, according to Cruickshank.

“We’ve got so many opportunities here … so many different types of jobs for the people of this community,” she adds.

The Amazon employees are working with the latest robotic technology, Hafeez said to open his remarks during the opening ceremony.

The event attracted company officials and local dignitaries who gathered for the opening event outside the entrance to the Amazon location, which the company refers to as SYR1.

“An aging golf course has brought new vitality into the Syracuse [area],” Damian Ulatowski, Town of Clay supervisor, said to open his remarks.

He was referring to the Liverpool Public Golf and Country Club, which previously operated on the property where the fulfillment center now operates.

He went on to explain that the project started as an idea to help stimulate the economy in this part of the state and bringing “an efficient way” to deliver consumer goods to residents in the Northeast.

Ulatowski also believes employers from various industries will want to position themselves “close to this new frontrunner.”

“And it is already happening as we’ve seen interest in vacant warehouse space becoming occupied again on neighboring streets and Steelway Boulevard,” Ulatowski said, referring to a nearby street that has both a North and a South location that are home to several companies.

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon publicly announced Amazon was coming to Clay in May 2020. It followed what he called a “highly competitive process for this project.”

“What we’re talking about has been over $400 million invested in our community by arguably the greatest logistics company in the world and one of the best technology companies in the world,” McMahon said at the June 23 event.

He also noted that Amazon invested more than $1.75 million for robotics and computer-science technology improvements at the upcoming STEAM school in downtown Syracuse

STEAM is short for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. The STEAM school will be housed at the downtown building that was previously home to Central High School. Known as the Greystone building, it was last used as a school in 1976.

Amazon also provided funding for Syracuse Jazz Fest, McMahon added. The event was held the final weekend in June in downtown venues and in Clinton Square.

Former employee to lead new Ashley McGraw D.C. office

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Ashley McGraw Architects has employees in the Washington, D.C. region and believed it was time to open an office in that area, which it is calling its Mid-Atlantic office. The firm also announced the hiring of Nicholas Williams, who will direct the new Mid-Atlantic office. Williams previously worked at Ashley McGraw

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The firm also announced the hiring of Nicholas Williams, who will direct the new Mid-Atlantic office. Williams previously worked at Ashley McGraw from 2009 to 2015 with a focus on the K-12 and higher-education markets.

“We have learned that expansion often takes a combination of solid strategic planning with a strong dose of opportunism,” Matthew Broderick, president and CEO of Ashley McGraw Architects, said in a release. “With two other Ashley McGraw employees already based in Washington, D.C., and the strategic hiring of Nick Williams, it became clear it was the ideal time to start-up and establish an Ashley McGraw office in Washington, D.C., with the goal of building a portfolio of work in the mid-Atlantic region.”

During his earlier time with Ashley McGraw, Williams worked on projects that included the LEED Platinum-certified, new MacArthur Elementary School in Binghamton; LEED Gold-certified Le Moyne College Coyne Science building; and a project at Syracuse University’s Sadler dining hall, per the firm’s announcement. LEED is short for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

Upon relocating to Washington, D.C. in 2015, Williams worked at Perkins Eastman DC, PLLC for more than four years. He focused on K-12 projects in the Washington, D.C. area, both in the public and charter-school sectors.

In 2019, Williams joined the facility planning and design team for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), where he eventually assumed the role of director of facility planning and design for DCPS in June 2020. In that role, he oversaw the design and construction of the district’s major school renovation and new construction initiatives. They included net-zero energy schools along with the annual development of DCPS’ six-year capital-improvement plan.

“As a school designer, the opportunity I had at DCPS to truly learn the challenges that school districts face on a daily basis, by living the experience, was invaluable,” Williams said. “I very much look forward to bringing that perspective to our work at Ashley McGraw and to build on our existing portfolio of highly sustainable and pedagogically progressive K-12 work.”

Williams is a 2009 graduate of Syracuse University, having earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture. He is a registered architect in the District of Columbia and member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Ashley McGraw said.

Ashley McGraw Architects is headquartered inside Onondaga Tower at 125 E. Jefferson St. in downtown Syracuse.

Lockheed Martin’s Syracuse plant wins $11 million Navy contract modification

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SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) facility in suburban Syracuse was recently awarded an $11.04 million contract adjustment from the U.S. Navy related to submarine-based weapons systems. The cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to a previously awarded delivery order is for design, prototyping, and qualification testing of submarine electronic-warfare equipment, according to a June 29 contract

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