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Regional firms selected as finalists in FuzeHub’s commercialization competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Companies from East Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton, and Geneva are among 12 finalists for the FuzeHub commercialization competition at the upcoming New York
SBA Syracuse-Upstate district office seeks nominations for 2024 National Small Business Week Awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse-Upstate New York district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says it is seeking nominations for the 2024 National
Downtown Committee seeks applications for Syracuse Cultural Festivals Fund
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nonprofits that organize Syracuse festivals through the Syracuse Cultural Festivals Fund have until 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 11 to apply for available funding. The City of Syracuse established the fund in “recognition that festivals and event programming contribute to a vibrant community,” the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. said in its announcement.
Panera opens new location in Oakdale Commons
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Panera Bread — a chain of about 2,000 bakery-café, fast-casual restaurants — has formally opened a new eatery in Oakdale Commons at 615 Harry L Drive, bringing another restaurant option to the revitalizing area. Frank Gatto, area operating partner, says he is excited to bring another Panera location to the greater
N.Y. home sales continue falling in August with 19% decline
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 11,310 previously owned homes in August, down 18.8 percent from the 13,922 existing homes sold in August 2022. Pending sales also fell more than 11 percent, pointing to further declines in closed home sales in the next couple months. That’s according to the August monthly housing report that
New York SBDC honors Syracuse business owner as NY minority entrepreneur of the year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on Friday recognized Shawni Davis with its 2023 Minority Entrepreneur of the Year
IAED announces public launch of five-year investment initiative
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) announced the public launch of its five-year investment initiative — Th!nk Tompkins — on Sept. 21 during
FTC, NYS among those suing Amazon for “illegally maintaining monopoly power”
New York is among 17 states that are joining the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), alleging that the online retail and
Five Syracuse cannabis stores are shut down for not having “proper state licensing”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse has closed down five smoke shops where New York State investigators seized adult-use cannabis products “without proper state
Broome County aces fiscal stress test
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County has received a perfect fiscal score from the state on its Fiscal Stress Monitoring Report from the comptroller’s office, Broome
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