Business Archives December 2022
Goodbye Big Macs: All McDonald’s restaurants on NY Thruway to close soon
Day 1 of legal weed in New York: the good and the bad (Guest column)
How do I show a hiring manager I will be successful in any role they put me in?
Restaurant inspections: No failures; 39 satisfactory; 3 correct previous violations
93 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
See the most expensive homes sold in Onondaga County in 2022 (photos)
Openings, closings and changes: What happened to Central NY restaurants in 2022 (list)
Insurer temporarily extends contract with Syracuse hospital to avoid patient disruption
What to expect in the NY legal cannabis market in 2023
92 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
Southwest Airlines flight cancellations continue to snowball
Wegmans recalls micro green mixes, cat grass, more for possible salmonella contamination
What retail store is being built on busy commercial strip in DeWitt?
The 10 biggest NY cannabis stories in 2022
91 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
New York state’s move to all-electric homes: How expensive is it? Will it work?
Buffalo looting: Mayor calls looters during blizzard the ‘lowest of the low’
CNY pet groomer, winery are among NY businesses with biggest tax debts (see list)
90 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
Holiday sales up 7.6% despite the squeeze of inflation
Resolution for 2023: Celebrate the vitality, wonders, resilience of CNY and its people
International retailer Primark is coming to Upstate NY. Will it land in Syracuse?
NY State senator: ‘More oversight’ needed of state cannabis regulators in 2023
People to know in NY cannabis: Beryl Solomon
$1 million home sales in Onondaga County jump again in 2022
89 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
$875,000 property in Cicero: See 124 home sales in Onondaga County
Wegmans, Tops closing stores in 2 NY counties due to winter storm
Restaurant inspections: Red Robin, Doug’s Fish Fry (mobile unit) and King David’s have violations; 41 satisfactory
86 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
Target recalls weighted blankets after 2 girls suffocate to death
How to sign up to report closings on Syracuse.com (business, library, community organization)
I-81 project opponents: NY planners have to ‘redo everything’ to account for Micron; Not so fast, state says
Libraries, community groups, others announce closing as Christmas weekend storm approaches (list)
New York state will now force companies to include salary ranges in job ads
NFL ‘Sunday Ticket’ moving to YouTube TV next season
A frank conversation with an anonymous marijuana retail license winner in New York
See 5 Onondaga County towns with average home sale prices over $300,000
More and more Central NY school districts closing Friday (see list)
Applications for jobless claims up slightly last week
85 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
Micron to cut workforce by 10%
State giving $10M to revitalize Syracuse’s Southwest Side
First legal cannabis sale in NY to happen Dec. 29; state approves new growers and processors
GlobalFoundries laying off about 220 at chip plant in Malta
New York is letting liquor stores open on Christmas. How many will take advantage?
First Look: 3 trained chefs are treating downtown Syracuse to house-cured pork sandwiches
84 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
County threatens to take 2 former department stores at ShoppingTown by eminent domain
Following raids on marijuana shops, some question emergency enforcement rules
YouTube TV is favorite to land NFL’s ‘Sunday Ticket’ as DirecTV contract ends
Elon Musk says he’ll be Twitter CEO until a replacement is found
Armory Square’s empty storefronts: Are the lights about to come back on?
10 MacKenzie-Childs decor you need before the Flash Sale is over: Frames, birdhouses, more
Syracuse company to close, lay off 62 workers
Group attempting to stop I-81 project throws another argument into the mix
Wells Fargo to pay $3.7 billion over consumer law violations
Wegmans investing $3M in Perry’s Ice Cream expansion in Western NY
25 new businesses in Central NY include mobile phlebotomy, lab services
NY Attorney General says Syracuse nursing home owners pocketed inflated rent payments
83 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
Inside one nonprofit’s plans to enter NY’s legal weed industry
How 2 brothers from downstate NY started a gas price war in a Syracuse suburb
Bertram Lawson: Leaders have confidence, humility, a desire to learn
Benefit from Fed rate hikes with high-yield savings account (analysis)
NY advocates, lawmakers renew push for ‘good cause’ eviction
NY plans to change the way you heat your home. Gas, oil, propane furnaces to be phased out
Fortnite maker Epic Games to pay $520M to settle FTC cases
NY Climate Action plan to set roadmap for carbon-free economy
82 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
People in Motion: 19 promotions, new hires, and more at CNY businesses, organizations
People to know in NY cannabis: Nikki Lawley
Twitter users vote for Elon Musk to step down as CEO in poll
$996,000 home in DeWitt: See 196 home sales in Onondaga County
Marketing regulations, CAURD locations: ‘Ask me anything’ about NY cannabis with Jeffrey Hoffman
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for Dec. 17, 2022
10 MacKenzie-Childs unique flash sale deals you can’t miss: Chandeliers, pots, more
GlobalFoundries layoffs beginning in Malta, other sites as chipmaker cuts costs
What to put on your resume if your former employer has gone out of business
See Onondaga County towns with biggest home sale price drops
Starbucks workers plan 3-day walkout at 100 US stores
Critical restaurant inspection violations include warm sushi, mouse droppings, and (not) hot dogs
One Week Left to Find a Better Career with syracuse.com’s Online Job Fair October 30 – December 23
Drivers are stuck in limbo as world’s oil supply reshuffles
State says NYC planned ban on foie gras sales violates law
Democrats question worker safety in Amazon warehouse rebuild
Central NY libraries, others close due to storm, Friday Dec. 16 (list)
79 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
US recession a growing fear as Fed plans to keep rates high
Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about owner Elon Musk
NY barring the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits at pet stores
Company news: Rita Romano rehired by Laboratory Alliance of CNY
A Central New York farm that offered food and fun for nearly 25 years is shutting down
Bill looks to solve controversies over siting NY solar projects
Adam Weitsman no longer plans to buy $17.9 million ‘palazzo’ in Saratoga Springs
Fewer Americans apply for jobless benefits last week
First Look: This new kitchen turned a traditional cinnamon bun into a savory steak & cheese roll for two
No record this year, but Ralphy’s annual Christmas drive still collected ‘a lotta shoes’
Company news: Vanessa Szwejbka hired by Downtown Committee of Syracuse
Syracuse is one of the best markets for first-time homebuyers, Zillow says
Data doesn’t support NY’s charge of racial bias in mortgage lending (Your Letters)
78 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
How Fed’s series of rate hikes could affect your finances
Company news: Conor Rockhill, Heather Schroeder promoted by Downtown Committee
$25M business incubator expansion to give dark corner of downtown Syracuse a cool new look
Company news: Tara Bymaster of Oswego County Opportunities awarded scholarship
Fed raises key rate by half-point and signals more to come
Company news: CenterState CEO announces three staff changes
Cayuga Nation opens new gambling venue near Seneca Falls
Landfill lawsuit result could set tone for NY Green Amendment
Company news: Julia Dudley promoted, Amy McDonald hired by SU Libraries
Another Onondaga County town abandons full-value tax assessment. ‘Enough is enough’
DASNY hasn’t supplied critical documents in $200M fund investigation for 77 days
CNY’s best wings? Pizza? Diner? See the winners of the 2022 syracuse.com Readers’ Choice Awards
Syracuse workshop to help low-income utility customers apply for debt relief, other programs
10 bestselling flower arrangements that make the perfect surprise gift
Company news: Olivia Trunfio and Eliza MacCaull hired by Pinckney Hugo Group
A popular downtown Syracuse lunch spot closed down. A new owner will offer a fresh take on it
US inflation slowed sharply to 7.1% over past 12 months
Kennedy Square another example of public-private corruption, NY style (Your Letters)
31 new businesses in Central New York including a volleyball club and hot sauce purveyor
Company news: Theresa Jalowiec appointed to state human resource management organization
New laws in an Onondaga County town aim to limit tobacco and vaping shops
Company news: Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard promotes Nate Mink
76 days and counting: DASNY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
A ‘chicken and bourbon joint’ is coming to the former Empire Brewing space in Armory Square
Company news: Amy Ellingworth and Kristi McClusky join ARISE
How a monthslong scramble to save Cazenovia College failed: ‘It does seem so unimaginable’
NY’s top first sergeant on leadership: Be humble and care about the people you lead
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas
Company news: Jay Miller promoted by Christopher Community
See the 5 Onondaga County towns where home sale prices are up over 15%
Company news: Lanessa Owens-Chaplin appointed to DOT Advisory Committee
Even with payments paused, student loan borrowers struggle
Company news: Dr. Roshan Ghimire hired by St. Joseph’s Health
Lakeside town in Central NY presses pause on plans to limit short-term rentals like Airbnb
What Upstate NY airports are among those with most delays in the nation?
75 days and counting: NY still hasn’t turned over key documents in $200M fund investigation
People to know in NY cannabis: Kristina Adduci Lopez
People in Motion: 69 new hires, promotions, more at CNY businesses, organizations
$2.75 million home in Skaneateles: See 152 home sales in Onondaga County
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for Dec. 10, 2022
With DASNY dropping the ball, NYS just changed course on its cannabis retail rollout
American, JetBlue expand deal that US is trying to kill
Does the format of my resume reveal I am a more senior job seeker?
The ‘Old Newsboys’ kick off the Hope for the Holidays fundraiser
Starbucks is coming to a busy intersection in northern Onondaga County
280E, credit card payments and more: ‘Ask me anything’ about NY cannabis with Jeffrey Hoffman
Restaurant inspections uneventful during week of Thanksgiving (12 satisfactory, no violations)
FTC sues to block Microsoft-Activision Blizzard $69B merger
Micron in schools: Computer chip camps, virtual reality lessons coming for Onondaga County students
NY state investigation finds racial disparities in Syracuse mortgage lending
Solar companies’ fees must now go to farmland preservation in NY
Upstate New York’s most iconic beer brand is changing its packaging. Again
Oneida Lake homeowner: Cicero should not ban vacation rentals (Guest Opinion by Randal John Meyer)
US jobless claims up modestly last week
Company news: Bryce Gaines hired by LeChase Construction Services
SUNY Upstate takes back Syracuse land 10 years after failed deal with Cor Development
Cazenovia College president: Covid and its economic fallout cut time to ‘make a pivot’
Company news: Jordan A. Walker hired by Auburn Public Theater
Company news: Leadership Greater Syracuse announces 2022 graduates
Company news: Onondaga County Soil & Water Conservation District staff announcements
Cazenovia College to close after nearly 200 years
Company news: Advance Media New York hires Blake Gatison
CNY village finally approves new supermarket 3 years after original proposal
Company news: Excellus BlueCross BlueShield promotes Lisa White to executive leadership team
JMA Wireless planning $24M expansion, 40 more jobs at new 5G factory in Syracuse
Company news: Northland Communications announces several new hires, one job change
40 new businesses filed in Central NY, six go out of business
A Salina tech company is moving its headquarters and 100 jobs to downtown Syracuse
This small New York town is going all-in on legal cannabis
Company news: Deborah Jacques and Cheryl Metz promoted by Inspire Care of CNY
Michael Birnkrant on leadership: Never duck a challenge no matter how daunting
A holiday gift for the foodie in your life that will help local restaurants and charity
Judge lets DOT do paperwork, but not physical work, while I-81 lawsuit is pending
Company news: Kelly Covert, Taylia Hinds and Lara Mosby promoted by Symphoria
Encouraging development will strengthen Syracuse for future generations (Your Letters)
Company news: Advance Media New York hires Riley Clarke
December mortgage rates may seek calm after turbulent year
SyraQs: A young engineer from Lebanon gives back to his homeland and Syracuse
People to know in NY cannabis: Renata Serban
$1 million for a modest ranch house. How Onondaga County bought up land for Micron
$825K home in Lysander: See 111 home sales in Onondaga County
NY Cannabis Insider’s week in legal weed for Dec. 3, 2022
Popular craft store chain opens new Central NY location
See 6 Onondaga County towns where home prices are up at least $30,000
Should you have to justify your compensation expectation to a recruiter?
Thousands of Upstate NY Teamsters to get pension cuts restored
Frustrated by vague state rules, Syracuse seeks new tool to shut down illegal weed shops
Westcott Remix developers should change their building, not the rules (Your Letters)
US hiring stayed strong in November as employers add 263K jobs
Restaurant inspections: Rodent nests, droppings noted at Destiny USA food court facility; 58 places operating acceptably
5 key takeaways from our investigation into NY’s $200M social equity fund managers
Immigration, crackdowns, labs and more: ‘Ask me anything’ about NY cannabis with Jeffrey Hoffman
Donald Trump knew about exec’s tax fraud scheme, prosecutor says
New corridor linking Syracuse and Montreal could power industry of helicopter-like drones
State DOT seeks judge’s OK to award I-81 contracts while lawsuit against project proceeds
Justices keep student loan cancellation blocked for now
Biden fails with court request to restore student debt relief
Minimum wage increase coming this month in New York
The ‘Old Newsboys’ Christmas toy fund drive prepares to hit the streets for 2022
Applications for jobless benefits decline last week
Inflation gauge tracked by the Fed slows to still-high 6%
See where weekly pay in Onondaga County ranks in US, NY
Networking takes the joy out of building human relationships (Guest Opinion by Joey Pagano)
Firefighters want to burn vacant homes on Micron’s future site in Clay
Smoke and mirrors: Inside the murky $200M effort to kickstart NY’s marijuana industry
Stocks rally after Fed chair signals slowdown in rate hikes
Best stocking stuffers for less than $20: Hot sauce, massagers, pens, more
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