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CenterState CEO plans to move to Pike Block by late summer
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO, the area’s major business and economic-development group, says it will relocate to the Pike Block project in downtown Syracuse by late summer. The group, which has more than 2,000 members, is currently housed at the former Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce building at 572 S. Salina St. The chamber and the […]
Cleanup at Massena GM site moves ahead with redevelopment efforts
MASSENA — Environmental cleanup at a former General Motors (GM) site in Massena should wrap up sometime in the next few years Work at the carmaker’s shuttered powertrain operation near the banks of the St. Lawrence River should finish by late 2015 or early 2016, says Brendan Mullen, New York cleanup manager for the RACER
Electronics recycler plans Earth Day event to kick off 2nd year in business
DeWITT — Not quite one year after forming their electronics recycling company, Patrick Duffy and Scott Seymour are enjoying their 2012 successes, carving out their 2013 goals, and looking forward to Earth Day as they work to continue to spread the word about electronics recycling. Their business, Coast 2 Coast Electronic Recyclers, Inc., will celebrate
Onondaga Lake cleanup progresses
SYRACUSE — Envision hiking and biking trails, a boat rental company, and even a beach and some swimming. All could one day be an option in and around Onondaga Lake as a $1 billion cleanup project continues. For more than 125 years, industrial and chemical operations disposed myriad pollutants into the 4.6-square-mile lake, including mercury
Long-time Novelis employee to take helm at Oswego plant
OSWEGO — The Novelis plant in Oswego has a new manager. Chris Smith, a 28-year veteran of Novelis, was most recently global director for automotive
Clarkson gets $150K gift from Turner Construction
POTSDAM — Turner Construction Co. of New York City is donating $150,000 to Clarkson University to support the school’s construction engineering management program. Turner employs
BLDC gets $250K state grant for downtown Binghamton improvements
BINGHAMTON — The Binghamton Local Development Corporation (BLDC) announced today that it received $250,000 in funding through the 2012 NYS Main Street Grant Program for
EFC awards $3M no-interest loan for expansion of Sauquoit Creek Pump Station
SAUQUOIT — The New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC) board has approved a $3 million short-term, interest-free loan for complete engineering services in the
VIP closing in on Tim Hortons for Pike Block
SYRACUSE — The Pike Block development in downtown Syracuse is finalizing a lease with Tim Hortons Cafe & Bake Shop. VIP Development Associates, the development
Johnstone Supply prepares for move to larger space
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Johnstone Supply location plans to relocate in the next few weeks to a larger space that will give it more room
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