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Binghamton Placemaking Office plans holiday festivities for Small Business Saturday
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce Placemaking Office is hosting its first pop-up event in downtown Binghamton Saturday, Nov. 26 from 4-8
Dreamy’s Candy shop opens in Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. — Dreamy’s Candy shop in the village of Clinton on Tuesday formally opened with a ribbon-cutting event. Amity Messett and her family, who
sfcu selects Cicero site for branch to serve Syracuse–area market
CICERO, N.Y. — Sidney Federal Credit Union (sfcu) announced it has chosen 8062 Brewerton Road in Cicero as the location of its planned flagship Syracuse–area
HobbyTown store opens in Clinton
CLINTON, N.Y. — Hobby, toy, and game fans have a new option in Clinton with Friday’s formal opening of a HobbyTown franchise. Located at 34
Syracuse Jazz Fest sets fundraising goal of $650K for 2023 event
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The executive producer of Syracuse Jazz Fest says the organization is currently pursuing private and public-sector funding totaling $650,000 for the 2023
Rome small businesses celebrate grand openings in arts district
The Balanced Chef, which first opened its restaurant to customers on March 3, 2021, at 242 W. Dominick St., recently received a transformation as part
Town of Union announces $1.5M in grant programs for businesses and commercial-property owners
UNION, N.Y. — A new slate of federally funded grant programs will award $1.5 million in the town of Union to help businesses and commercial-property owners improve and grow. “We’re excited to offer $1.5 million in grant funding to town of Union businesses,” Joseph Moody, Town of Union economic development director, said in a news
SBA approved more than $200M in traditional loans for upstate small businesses in FY22
The upstate New York district of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Nov. 2 announced it approved more than $200 million in 524 traditional loans for small businesses in 34 counties across upstate New York during federal fiscal year 2022 (FY22). The figures represent a year-over-year increase of 52 traditional loans from FY2021. The
Oneida County hotel-occupancy rate rises 4 percent in September
UTICA , N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) rose 4 percent to 65.8 percent this September compared to the year-ago month, as the area hotel business rebounded from August’s decline. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. Occupancy in
Oneida County Tourism honored for digital food tour
UTICA, N.Y. — Capping off a year where visitor spending in Oneida County totaled $2.7 billion, Oneida County Tourism (OCT) received two awards from the New York State Tourism Industry Association (NYSTIA) for a 2021 digital-marketing campaign promoting the delicious foods for which the region is known. The A-Z Food Tour on OCT’s Instagram page,
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