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The serendipitous story of Adirondack Distilling
UTICA — “It started with a glass of vodka,” recalls Jordan Karp, president of Adirondack Distilling Co., Inc. “At the time, I was a political consultant. While sitting in my Washington, D.C. office late one evening in 2010 bemoaning clients’ complaints, it dawned on me that I could make a better vodka than I was […]
Operation Oswego County presents award to Beacon Hotel owners for entrepreneurial activities
OSWEGO — Operation Oswego County (OOC), at its annual meeting in June, presented its 2016 Dee Heckethorn Entrepreneur Award to Atom and Falecia Avery in recognition and appreciation of “exceptional entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, and dedication to fostering economic, community and tourism growth in Oswego County through diverse real-estate development activities.” The couple was honored for
Dick’s Sporting Goods to invest $100M in Southern Tier distribution center, creating 466 jobs
CONKLIN — Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS) plans to invest $100 million to build a regional distribution facility at the Broome County Corporate Park in the town of Conklin. The investment will create 466 full-time jobs over the next five years in the Southern Tier, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a
Wildhack shares his goals, thoughts on new AD position
SYRACUSE — When new Syracuse University athletics director (AD) John Wildhack begins his new duties in mid-August, he wants to start by getting to know his staff. “I think that’s really, really important in establishing a personal connection with everybody in the athletic department,” said Wildhack. He was answering questions from reporters during his introductory
Oneonta wins Mohawk Valley’s $10M prize in state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Oneonta is the Mohawk Valley’s winner in New York’s $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), according to a news release that the
TJM Properties names Gallagher general manager of Crowne Plaza Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — TJM Properties has appointed Tiffany Gallagher as general manager of the Crowne Plaza Syracuse hotel. The Crowne Plaza is the cylindrical hotel
Schumer to pursue federal funding to complete Onondaga Lake trail-system project
SALINA, N.Y. — Onondaga County is hoping the federal government can help it complete the multi-use trail system surrounding Onondaga Lake. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer
The $14 million Route 104 improvement project gets started
The $14 million project to improve about four miles of Route 104 in western Oswego County is underway. The work will happen over two construction
Cayuga Community College to offer tourism-management certificate
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Community College is launching a new, one-year, tourism-management certificate program. The community college will offer the certificate program beginning in the
Carrols completes acquisition of four Michigan Burger King restaurants
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) announced it has completed the acquisition of four Burger King restaurants in the Detroit, Michigan area.
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