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National Grid awards grant to Merchants Commons
SYRACUSE — National Grid (NYSE: NGG) will send a $300,000 grant to the Merchants Commons project under way in downtown Syracuse. The electricity and gas
Breakthrough Design expects more growth in 2013
SYRACUSE — Breakthrough Design Group, an anchor tenant at the South Side Innovation Center, expects to double its business this year and add new staff
Syracuse–based social network for small businesses readies launch
SYRACUSE — A new Syracuse–based business announced it is launching a community-focused social network for small and home-based businesses. The company, called Brazzlebox, says it
Officials continuing efforts to stop Auburn plant shutdown
AUBURN — Daikin McQuay isn’t backing away today from plans to close a manufacturing plant it operates in Auburn, even as the city’s mayor undertakes
Hiscock Legal Aid Society names Buckel, Cassady to board
SYRACUSE — The governing board of the Hiscock Legal Aid Society, a not-for-profit charitable organization that provides free legal assistance to those in need, recently
Syracuse Jet Association plans building at Hancock International Airport
SYRACUSE — A cooperative organization is nearly ready to build a $6 million facility for private, charter, and corporate jets at Syracuse Hancock International Airport.
PAR Technology hardware system being deployed at Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s restaurants
NEW HARTFORD — ParTech, Inc. (PAR), a unit of PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR), announced today that CKE Restaurants, Inc. (CKE) has selected the new
StartFast receives funding, names first 2013 participant
SYRACUSE — The StartFast Venture Accelerator has landed $250,000 in post-Demo Day funding for investment in its graduates and added the first firm to its
SUNY Upstate testing iPad teaching technique
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University has dialed up a study involving Apple iPads and a video-calling app. Upstate
Report on New York farming finds growth in smaller farms
New York state had an estimated 36,000 farms, covering 7 million acres, in 2012. That’s largely unchanged from a year earlier, according to a new
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