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Geneva company wants to renovate former Syroco facility in Van Buren, create 70 jobs
VAN BUREN, N.Y. — Empire Polymer Solutions, LLC of Geneva is seeking to renovate the former Syroco site at 7528 State Fair Blvd in the
Downtown Farmers Market returns to Syracuse’s Clinton Square on Tuesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Farmers Market opens for its 48th season Tuesday morning in Syracuse’s Clinton Square and runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The
Oneida County reports three “nursing-home related” COVID-19 deaths in weekend updates
UTICA, N.Y. — In its weekend updates, Oneida County announced three additional COVID-19 deaths that were described as “nursing-home related,” bringing the county’s total to
City of Utica allows restaurants to use its sidewalks for outdoor dining
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica on Wednesday announced that restaurants can apply to use city sidewalk space for outdoor dining now that the
Cuomo says restaurants in CNY, other phase 2 regions can reopen for outdoor dining Thursday
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced that outdoor dining at restaurants will be permitted in Central New York and six other regions
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s leader says he doesn’t believe it’s possible to hold an in-person commencement ceremony for the Class of 2020 until after
Onondaga County warns of possible COVID-19 exposure at area T-Mobile store
CLAY, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Health Department has confirmed that an employee at the T-Mobile store at 5133 W. Taft Road has tested positive
Syracuse-ESF team places in top 4 of DOE Solar Decathlon Design Challenge
SYRACUSE — A team of students from Syracuse University and the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) earned an honorable mention in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar Decathlon Design Challenge. It’s a collegiate competition that has student teams designing and building “highly efficient and innovative” structures powered by renewable energy. A
EPA awards Cortland $16 million loan for water and sewer projects
CORTLAND — The City of Cortland will use a $16 million federal loan for sewer rehabilitation and water-main replacement projects. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 11 announced the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan. This WIFIA loan will help Cortland “protect public health and the environment by helping provide safe
Broome County IDA, City of Ithaca win $300K brownfield grants from EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the Broome County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the City of Ithaca $300,000 brownfield grants for specific projects in their respective areas. The local grants are part of more than $3 million in grants EPA made to New York organizations. A brownfield is a property for which
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