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Carrols Restaurant Group reports net loss in 1st quarter
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST), the nation’s largest Burger King franchisee, reported a net loss of more than $21 million, or

Utica unveils signs for its prosperity initiative projects
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri recently gave an update on the city’s Utica Prosperity Initiative projects. The city developed the initiative after soliciting

Grow-NY business competition seeks applicants for fourth round
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Grow-NY food and agriculture competition is accepting applications for the fourth round of the business contest. The initiative seeks to connect

People news: Lyons National Bank adds commercial-loan officer in Auburn
AUBURN, N.Y. — Lyons National Bank (LNB) recently hired Todd L. Borsa as assistant VP, commercial-loan officer in its Auburn offices. Borsa, an Auburn native,

New York manufacturing index plummets back into negative territory in May
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plunged 36 points to -11.6, pointing to contraction in manufacturing activity. The index — the monthly gauge

Carthage Area Hospital, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg cutting jobs
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Carthage Area Hospital (CAH) and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center (CHMC) in Ogdensburg on Friday announced each hospital is cutting jobs that “could potentially

Community Bank System completes nearly $83M acquisition of Elmira Savings Bank
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU), parent company of Community Bank, N.A., has wrapped up its $82.8 million, all-cash acquisition of Elmira

UMN board elects new president, adds board members
UTICA, N.Y. — The UMN (Utica Monday Nite) For the Arts board of directors has a new president in Angela Johnson DeCarlis. She will serve

Greater Binghamton Chamber honors five for business and community leadership
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce held its 58th annual dinner last Thursday, May 12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Binghamton and

South Korean firm to buy Bristol Myers Squibb manufacturing facility in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE: BMY) and LOTTE Corporation of Seoul, South Korea on Friday announced that LOTTE has agreed to purchase
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