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New York manufacturing index surges back into positive territory in April
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index soared in April, rising 36 points to 24.6, indicating a return to expansionary business conditions in the

Entrepreneurship celebration returns to Cornell University in late April
ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University will honor Tiffany Norwood, a 1989 graduate who has launched seven startups, as Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 during

Former Syracuse school, convent converted to housing development in $20 million state project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Construction crews have completed work on a $20 million project to convert the St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School and Convent into

Racker recognized as a certified living-wage employer in Tompkins County
ITHACA, N.Y. — Racker was recently certified as a “living wage employer” by the Tompkins County Workers’ Center. The living wage in Tompkins County is

People news: SRC promotes two in business development department
Lawrence has been named assistant VP, Navy/Marines systems and services. In this role, she will remain focused on developing and maintaining strong relationships with the

With final environmental-impact statement coming Friday, I-81 project on track for fall start
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The final environmental-impact statement (FEIS) on the $2.25 billion Interstate 81 (I-81) viaduct-replacement project will be published and available for public viewing

Upstate Medical University to acquire Crouse Health in combination of two big Syracuse hospitals
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University on Thursday announced plans to acquire the operations of Crouse Health, which would become part of the Upstate Medical

Office building on Kirkville Road in DeWitt sells for $4.4 million
DeWITT, N.Y. — The 44,500-square-foot office building at 6601 Kirkville Road in DeWitt was recently sold. DeStefano Development, LLC purchased the property — which includes the two-story office building located on nearly four acres — from Galson Realty, LLC for $4.4 million, according to a CBRE/Syracuse news release. Ed Kiesa, of CBRE/Syracuse, represented Galson Realty
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DeWITT, N.Y. — The 44,500-square-foot office building at 6601 Kirkville Road in DeWitt was recently sold.
DeStefano Development, LLC purchased the property — which includes the two-story office building located on nearly four acres — from Galson Realty, LLC for $4.4 million, according to a CBRE/Syracuse news release.
Ed Kiesa, of CBRE/Syracuse, represented Galson Realty in this transaction. The sale closed on Jan. 25, according to Onondaga County’s Office of Real Property Services’ online records. The new owner is listed as Technology Enterprises LLC, of 411 Cambridge Road in Salina.

DeWitt property that was former home of auto-repair business was sold for $540,000
DeWITT, N.Y. — The 4.68-acre property, with four buildings on it, at 6485 Collamer Road in DeWitt was recently sold for $540,000. Tartan Mechanical, an auto-repair business used to occupy the space, but relocated to 7973 Brownell Road in the town of Sullivan in Madison County, according to a release from CBRE/Syracuse. Ed Kiesa, of
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DeWITT, N.Y. — The 4.68-acre property, with four buildings on it, at 6485 Collamer Road in DeWitt was recently sold for $540,000.
Tartan Mechanical, an auto-repair business used to occupy the space, but relocated to 7973 Brownell Road in the town of Sullivan in Madison County, according to a release from CBRE/Syracuse.
Ed Kiesa, of CBRE/Syracuse, and David Drucker, of D.N. Drucker Ltd., helped arrange the transaction. The release did not
New York milk producer prices jump in latest monthly report from USDA
Milk prices at the producer level rose sharply in New York state in the latest month for which data is available. New York dairy farms in January were paid an average of $24.70 per hundredweight of milk, up $2.70, or more than 12 percent, from $22 in December. Milk prices received were up $7.60, or
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Milk prices at the producer level rose sharply in New York state in the latest month for which data is available.
New York dairy farms in January were paid an average of $24.70 per hundredweight of milk, up $2.70, or more than 12 percent, from $22 in December. Milk prices received were up $7.60, or more than 44 percent, from the $17.10 average in January 2021.
The data comes from the monthly milk-production report that the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) issued on March 21.
New York dairy farms produced 1.184 billion pounds of milk in February, down 0.8 percent from 1.193 billion pounds in the year-prior month. Milk production per cow in the state averaged 1,910 pounds in February, up slightly from 1,905 pounds a year ago. The number of milk cows on farms in New York state totaled 620,000 head in February, off nearly 1 percent from 626,000 head in February 2021, NASS reported.
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