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Smokers Choice tobacco retailer buys former Sleep City building for $350,000
DeWITT — Smokers Choice Cigarette & Tobacco Outlets, a tobacco and accessory retailer, recently purchased the 3,848-square-foot former Sleep City building located at 3188 Erie Blvd. East in the town of DeWitt. Robert Falcone sold the property for $350,000. Tom Lischak, and Alex Lischak of Pyramid Brokerage Company, in association with Keller Williams Realty, brokered […]
New owners revamp ‘run down’ Days Inn near Oneida Lake
CICERO — SUN Development and Hospitality Management (SUNdhm) knew it had a major project on its hands when it purchased the Days Inn Brewerton/Syracuse/Airport hotel late last year. “It was run down pretty badly,” says Kayur Patel, vice president, COO, and co-owner of Cicero–based SUNdhm. “We couldn’t just throw wallpaper up and walk away.” The
Tompkins Financial completes Pennsylvania acquisition
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) closed its acquisition of VIST Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: VIST) of Wyomissing, Pa. on Aug. 1 and Tompkins’ leader says the banking company’s top priority moving ahead is clear. “Our job one is to get this right,” Tompkins Financial President and CEO Stephen Romaine says. “We need to
Acquiring HSBC branches helps Community Bank build “density”
DeWITT — The addition of 16 HSBC branches across Western, Central, and Northern New York will help Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) grow in markets where it already has a strong foothold, the company’s CFO says. DeWitt–based Community Bank completed its acquisition of the locations in July. All the branches are in markets where
KeyBank plans to shutter up to 5 percent of its branches
SYRACUSE — KeyBank’s plan to close as much as 5 percent of its nationwide branch network over the next 18 months isn’t likely to hit Central New York too hard, the bank’s local leader says. The branch closings will probably have an “incremental” impact locally, says Stephen Fournier, president of KeyBank’s Central New York district.
Federal grants to fund Syracuse, Ithaca airport improvements
The U.S. Department of Transportation is making grants to Syracuse Hancock International Airport and Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to combat winter weather. The Syracuse airport
New charter jet service coming to Rome in September
ROME — A Miami–based company plans to launch a new executive charter jet service flying from Rome’s Griffiss International Airport in September. Catalina Aerospace Corp.
Architecture & Engineering Directory
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Former banker paints new career path with CertaPro franchise
CICERO — Daniel Murphy brushed off a layoff notice from a bank late last year and is starting his own painting franchise. He became a franchisee of CertaPro Painters Ltd., a professional painting contracting firm, in June and opened for business July 23. His franchise, which serves the greater–Syracuse area, will handle residential and commercial
Chobani opens yogurt bar in SoHo
NEW BERLIN — The latest project for the Greek yogurt maker Chobani is Chobani SoHo, a yogurt bar that opened July 25 in New York
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