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HMI Metal Powders scrambles to meet demand
CLAYVILLE — Before the Revolutionary War, the village connecting Fort Schuyler (present-day Utica) and the Cherry Valley was known as Paris Furnace — named after

Christine’s Cookie Shoppe settles into new home, eyes growth
UTICA — Christine Meeker says she’s a dreamer, but even she wasn’t dreaming this big. The sole owner of Christine’s Cookie Shoppe, LLC moved the growing specialty cookie business this spring into a 2,000-square-foot space on the first floor of 171 Genesee St. in downtown Utica. The building is home to @171 Events, which holds
NYSAR: New York home sales dip nearly 3 percent in June, CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold more than 12,600 previously owned homes during June, down 3 percent from the year-ago period when nearly 13,000

Lendlease breaks ground on Candlewood Suites hotel at Fort Drum
FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Lendlease, a global construction and real-estate development firm, has started work on Fort Drum’s future Candlewood Suites hotel after breaking ground

Crouse Health turns focus to the final phase of $38M emergency-department project
SYRACUSE — With the first phase of the emergency-department project complete, Crouse Health now focuses on the second part of the project. The next phase targets the existing emergency department, says Kimberly Boynton, president and CEO of Crouse Health. “It will be renovated into space for our PromptCare patients and will we close the PromptCare
FAA awards Syracuse, Oswego, and Cortland airports federal grants for improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Hancock International Airport will use two federal grants totaling more than $4.6 million for improvements at the facility. In addition, the

Five Star Urgent Care opens clinic in Oneonta
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Five Star Urgent Care is now operating a clinic in Oneonta, representing the company’s 12th location statewide. The opening of the Oneonta

Embassy Suites by Hilton to host Tuesday job fair for Destiny USA hotel
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Embassy Suites by Hilton will host a job fair for its upcoming hotel at Destiny USA. The hotel is under construction in

Crouse Health completes first phase of $38 million emergency department project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Health has completed the first phase of construction on a $38 million project creating its new emergency-services department. Its infrastructure and

Business at Associated Industrial Riggers is booming
DeWITT — “Thank goodness for gravity,” quips Jerry Sanders, chairman and CEO of Associated Industrial Riggers Corp (AIR). AIR is best known for defying gravity by employing an expansive inventory of equipment to transport, rig, and move machinery. One example is the recent installation of a 50,000-pound, stainless-steel atomizer at HMI Metal Powders located in
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