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Dick’s Sporting Goods to build Southern Tier distribution center, creating 466 jobs
CONKLIN, N.Y. — Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS) plans to invest $100 million to build a regional distribution facility at the Broome County Corporate

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

New York manufacturing index declines in July, misses expectations
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell more than 5 points to 0.6 in July on declines in new orders and shipments. The

SUNY Poly hires Xu to manage, promote CNY Film Hub in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced that Huayu Xu will manage and promote the Central New York Hub for Emerging Nano Industries,

Federal Reserve approves KeyCorp’s pending acquisition of First Niagara Financial Group
The Federal Reserve has approved KeyCorp’s (NYSE: KEY) pending $4.1 billion acquisition of Buffalo–based First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG). Cleveland, Ohio–based KeyCorp, the

Liberty Resources appoints Doran as chief operating officer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Human-services agency Liberty Resources announced it has promoted Carrie Doran to chief operating officer. Doran has been with Syracuse–based Liberty Resources for

KeyBank to close 18 CNY branches as part of First Niagara acquisition
KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY) on Monday announced plans to close 18 Central New York branches of First Niagara Bank and KeyBank as it integrates the banks’

Senators: FAA awards Oswego County Airport funding for new lighting, guidance system
VOLNEY, N.Y. — The Oswego County Airport will use a grant of more than $648,000 to replace its runway lighting system and to construct a

Elmira, Geneva among winners in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
Elmira and Geneva are among the winners in New York’s $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative, according to separate news releases that the office of Gov.
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