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Fiesta Restaurant Group names new CFO
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRGI) expects to complete its senior management team this month with the addition of a new vice president and CFO.
Bristol becomes president and CEO of Seaway Trail, Inc.
SACKETS HARBOR — Michael Bristol has assumed the role of president and CEO of Seaway Trail, Inc., the organization that promotes the 518-mile Great Lakes
La Quinta Inn & Suites opens in Verona
VERONA — La Quinta Inn & Suites, 5394 Willow Place, celebrated its grand opening June 21, bringing a new 97-room hotel to the Turning Stone
AAA expects more holiday travel for Independence Day
AAA is projecting a 4.9 percent increase in travel for Independence Day this year. The group expects that 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles
Clay–based helmet maker Cascade sold for $64 million
Bauer Performance Sports Ltd. (TSX: BAU) has agreed to acquire Cascade Helmets Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer headquartered in Clay that specializes in making lacrosse helmets.
SYRACUSE — The WISE Women’s Business Center will host a pitch party for area female entrepreneurs as part of a national initiative. The center is
HERKIMER — Licari Motor Car, Inc. is making strides in 2012 — including a new service department and expanded service and showroom facility — that should boost business for the Herkimer–based auto dealer. In early March, Licari opened a four-bay NAPA Auto Care Center at its facility on Route 28 in Herkimer and hired two
Downtown Ithaca Alliance picks candy, clothing stores in Race for the Space
ITHACA — A candy shop and clothing store, tabbed as the winners of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance’s “Race for the Space” free-rent competition, will bring missing elements to the city’s downtown, predicts the organization’s executive director. “When we looked at our criteria, not only were we looking for great businesses, we were looking for great
Corning Museum of Glass announces expansion project
CORNING — A new north wing is in the works at the Corning Museum of Glass, which unveiled plans for the expansion project today. Architect
Burlington Coat Factory to open new store at Carousel Center this fall
SYRACUSE — Burlington Coat Factory, a national off-price retail chain, announced today that it will open a new 61,000-square-foot store at the expanded Carousel Center
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