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Former owner charged with burglarizing business after it was seized by state for taxes
LENOX, N.Y. — Madison County Sheriff’s deputies arrested David T. Van Marter, the former owner of a chimney cleaning company, charging he burglarized the business
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
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,
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
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
NexGen Power Systems receives $3 million in tax incentives from OCIDA
SYRACUSE — The $90 million building New York State built for California light-bulb maker Soraa, only to have the company pull out, moved a step
Area colleges host game makers for global event
SYRACUSE — Jan. 26-27 wasn’t a typical weekend for thousands of college students, including more than two dozen in Central New York, as they gathered
Utica College’s new accelerated program seeks to stem looming teacher shortage
UTICA — In five years, a third of the state’s 270,000 teachers will be eligible to retire, according to the New York State Teachers Retirement
Utica College to add on-campus housing for 144 students
UTICA — With undergraduate enrollment up more than 20 percent, Utica College is planning to build new housing on campus for 144 students. More than
Elmira Corning Regional Airport’s $58 million renovation project proceeds on schedule
BIG FLATS, N.Y. — A $58 million terminal revitalization project at the Elmira Corning Regional Airport is about one-third of the way finished, officials say.