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Task force seeks to cut crime at Towne Center at Fayetteville
Seeking a safer holiday season FAYETTEVILLE — With the holiday shopping season now underway, the Town of Manlius Police Department says it wants to prevent robberies and other retail crimes with the creation of a retail crime task force. The task force is a public/private […]
New name for local SBDC reflects its coverage area
ONONDAGA — The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Onondaga Community College (OCC) has a new name that encompasses the broader region it covers. As of Dec. 1, it is now known as the North Central Small Business Development Center, OCC recently announced. The North Central SBDC is hosted by OCC in the town of
U.S. Marine Corps vet now leading Clear Path for Veterans
CHITTENANGO — Ryan Woodruff, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, is a few weeks into his new role as CEO of Clear Path for Veterans. Woodruff previously served as chief program officer for the nonprofit organization, per an Oct. 29 announcement. He is succeeding Chris Flaherty as CEO, according to an email from Sarah
HISTORY FROM OHA: 17 South Salina St. – Syracuse’s Long-Lasting Clothing Emporium
On one of Syracuse’s busiest thoroughfares, one specific address — 17 South Salina St. — maintained an illustrious commercial history throughout the 19th century, in housing some of the city’s most renowned clothiers at the time. Subsequently, renumbered as 123 South Salina St. before 1890, 17 South Salina was located in the historic Lansing Building.
Phoenix housing complex serves as a pilot project for HydroPod systems
PHOENIX — A housing complex in Oswego County is one of the first properties to use a new, locally assembled heat-pump system. The effort targets Christopher Court, a 40-unit complex at 22 Maplehurst Drive in Phoenix that is home to 60 people. Christopher Court is a property of Rock Property Management Company (Rock PMC), also
ESD launches small business environmental- support office to help navigate regulations
Empire State Development (ESD) says it’s opened a new Small Business Environmental Support Office (SBESO), The SBESO is designed to help small businesses “understand and comply” with federal and state environmental regulations, ESD said in its Nov. 19 announcement. Those regulations involve air, water, solid, and hazardous waste, petroleum and chemical bulk storage, and other
En-Joie Golf Club irrigation system at center of a controversy
ENDICOTT — The En-Joie Golf Club is in the midst of controversy as Broome County looks to upgrade the course’s irrigation system to modernize it and improve its efficiency. The county began operating the course about 17 years ago but does not own it, Broome County Executive Jason Garnar tells CNYBJ. “It’s a municipal golf
NYISO names VP of market structures
RENSSELAER — The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the nonprofit that operates New York state’s power grid, recently announced it has promoted Shaun Johnson to VP of market structures, effective Dec. 1. Johnson is succeeding Rana Mukerji, who currently serves as senior VP of market structures and is retiring at the end of the
DEC announces nine new state forest rangers
ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar on Dec. 2 welcomed nine new graduates from the 24th Basic School for New York State Forest Rangers, including two from Onondaga County and one from Oneida County. As part of DEC’s Division of Forest Protection, New York forest rangers protect
State announces contracts for 23 large-scale, land-based renewable-energy projects
ALBANY — The state has announced contracts for renewable-energy projects located across upstate New York, including Central New York, the Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier, and the North Country. Altogether, 23 large-scale, land-based renewable energy projects will provide more than 2.3 gigawatts of clean energy, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Dec. 3. They represent enough to power
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