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Dino Babers appoints four to Syracuse football support staff
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New Syracuse Orange head football coach Dino Babers on Tuesday afternoon announced the hiring of four support staff members. Each of the
Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen opens in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON — Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen opened a new location at 164 Main St. in Binghamton on Dec. 22. The project developers were the AR Restaurant Group and local partner Kradjian Properties. The franchise owners are Ali Butt & Sam Durrani. The Binghamton Popeye’s will employ about 15 full-time and 45 part-time employees
Contractor on Cowboys Saloon at Destiny USA discusses project
SYRACUSE — Cowboys Saloon American Bar & Grill, which will open in Destiny USA in 2016, has chosen Sunrise, Florida–based Eclipse Building Corporation to oversee the renovation project in its operating space It will take over a 14,000-square-foot portion of the space that Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill abruptly vacated in
Cuomo says Taste NY tripled sales in 2015 to $4.5 million
ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday announced that Taste NY has achieved his goal of tripling gross sales of participating vendors in
Binghamton Mets introduce John Hughes as new owner
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Binghamton Mets minor-league baseball club on Monday afternoon introduced John Hughes as its new owner. The Double-A affiliate of the New
Rockin’ Jump franchise to formally open in New Hartford on Tuesday
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — A franchise business called Rockin’ Jump, which bills itself as the “ultimate trampoline park,” will hold a formal grand opening and ribbon cutting at its new New Hartford location on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. “I’m excited to bring Rockin’ Jump to the Utica area, and to be able to offer the
DraftKings, FanDuel fight to stay in business in New York
It’s now a waiting game for daily fantasy sports websites DraftKings and FanDuel to see if they can maintain their operations in New York. They’re in a battle with New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman over whether the games constitute illegal gambling. A New York appellate court judge on Dec. 11 issued an
New York State ranks 2nd in spending generated by fishing, hunting
Fishing and hunting bring a stream of cash to New York’s economy, generating the second-highest annual expenditures of any state at about $5 billion, according to a recent report issued by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Our 7,500 lakes and ponds, 70,000 miles of rivers, streams and coastline and millions of acres
Carrols acquires nine Burger King restaurants in Northern New Jersey
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Tuesday acquired nine Burger King locations in Northern New Jersey. The transaction comes a week
Utica Fairfield Inn & Suites to formally open December 18
UTICA, N.Y. — The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, at 71 North Genesee St. in Utica, will hold a ribbon-cutting event on the evening of
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