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Redevelopment planned for vacant building on Near West Side
SYRACUSE — New life could soon be returning to a massive vacant building on the Near West Side of Syracuse. A group of partners is planning a redevelopment of the 55,000-square-foot Engleburg Huller Building at 831 W. Fayette St. The structure was originally built in the late 1800s and spans an entire city block, according […]
Sports PT looks for steady growth after ‘year of relocation’
DeWITT — Sports Physical Therapy of New York, PC (Sports PT) is looking forward to solid growth in 2012 after it moved nearly a quarter of its offices last year. The company, which is headquartered at 6319 Fly Road in DeWitt, did not move any of its three Syracuse–area locations in 2011. Last year’s relocations
Counties receive state flood aid
A little flood relief is on the way now that Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state will cover the local share of disaster response and
Layoff leads to new business venture
VESTAL — After spending 36 years working in the electronics industry, John Giangrieco is finally doing something he always wanted to do — run his own business. Giangrieco spent 34 years working at Universal Instruments, a Conklin–based provider of automation and assembly equipment products for the electronics-manufacturing industry, before the company downsized and left him
Welch Allyn headquarters earns LEED gold status
After $35M renovation, building gets 2nd-highest U.S. Green Building Council certification. SKANEATELES FALLS — Medical-device manufacturer Welch Allyn’s newly renovated and expanded headquarters has received the second-highest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, the company revealed April 2. The headquarters, which is located at 4341 State St. Road in Skaneateles Falls, is now
BU installs new solar-powered parking system
BINGHAMTON — Binghamton University (BU) has installed a new solar-powered, pay-by-space meter parking system in front of the Couper Administration Building. Fitted with highly efficient
February construction spending up from a year ago
Construction spending increased in February 2012 when compared to the same month last year as rising private construction spending outweighed a dip in public spending,
Federal funds available for development projects
The state announced $1.2 million in grant funding under a program administered by the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) intended to alleviate economic distress and
New York home sales climb in February
New York realtors sold nearly 10 percent more homes in February of 2012 than they did during the same month last year, according to the
Franciscan Companies to relocate administrative office
CLAY — Franciscan Companies plans to move its administrative office from Clay to DeWitt on April 2. Franciscan Companies, which is affiliated with St. Joseph’s
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