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Tamarack Lake Electric Boat Company launches in Rome
ROME — Five years after taking his electric-powered pontoon boat across New York on the Erie Canal, Montgomery Gisborne officially cut the ribbon on his
EarQ Group plans to continue growth after moving into new HQ
SYRACUSE — EarQ Group President Ed Keller stands at the back of the hearing-aid provider’s new building on Erie Boulevard West and points to a hockey net, basketball hoop, and mock football field. “We’ve got this extra space here, and we’re turning it into a positive extension of what we’re doing,” he says. “We’re having
CountryMax revamps former bowling alley into store
CICERO — The site of a former bowling alley in Cicero has been transformed into a new CountryMax retail store after a six-month renovation project. CountryMax’s previous Cicero location was tucked at the end of a shopping plaza. The store was there for about six years, says Ethan Payne of CountryMax. The new site, at
Developer begins building ‘urban infill’ houses in Ithaca
ITHACA — A Skaneateles developer has started work on a project that will build 29 homes on three acres of land near Cornell University in Ithaca. “These college towns throughout the Northeast are really the places to do these kinds of ‘urban infill’ projects,” says Toby Millman, president and owner of Agora Homes and Development,
Hunt Real Estate ERA tops $1 billion sales mark through July
Hunt Real Estate ERA, which has a major presence in the Central New York market, announced that it has generated $1 billion in residential sales year to date through July in 6,534 transactions. Sales are up 8 percent over the year-ago period and 2.42 percent ahead of the company’s own budget. Despite a challenging real-estate
Developer to turn Camillus Cutlery site into medical center
CAMILLUS — A Skaneateles–based developer is moving forward with plans to transform the former Camillus Cutlery Co. facility into a mixed-use medical center. Sweet Spot
Post-Standard to cut delivery to three days, job cuts planned
SYRACUSE — The Post-Standard plans to slash its publishing schedule and cut home delivery to three days a week beginning in January in a bid
Binghamton unveils “green” loan fund
BINGHAMTON — The city of Binghamton unveiled its new Green Jobs Revolving Loan Fund on Thursday. The fund provides money for energy efficiency retrofits in
Willow Run Foods lands new contract, adds employees
KIRKWOOD — A new $1.3 million contract with one of the nation’s top burger chains is already boosting employment at Willow Run Foods, Inc. and should
First year of StartFast program wraps with Demo Day
SYRACUSE — The first session of Syracuse’s StartFast Venture Accelerator wrapped up Aug. 16 with the program’s Demo Day. Eight teams pitched their businesses to an audience of venture capitalists, investors, and entrepreneurs at the Everson Museum of Art in downtown Syracuse. It was the culmination of work the startups have been doing since May
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