Syracuse cautiously approves Inner Harbor plans
For COR Development President Steve Aiello, Mondays vote by the Syracuse Common Council was a long time coming. Aiellos firm was selected earlier this year to redevelop the citys Inner Harbor. Then it...
View ArticleDid Destiny USA ruin it for other developers in Syracuse?
Theres an old promotional video the developer behind the Destiny USA megamall released several years ago. It includes images of glass-enclosed golf courses, huge hotels and helicopter tours of upstate...
View ArticleGillibrand pushes cleanup program for post-industrial waterfronts
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand did one of her bill-promoting swings through upstate New York on Friday. This one was for money to help cities redevelopment their once industrial waterfronts. The Democratic...
View ArticleSenator wants federal money for Syracuse development
Senator Charles Schumer is hoping some federal dollars will help keep the Inner Harbor development project in Syracuse moving ahead. He's personally requesting that the federal Economic Development...
View ArticleMoney from Destiny USA could be used for Inner Harbor upgrades
Some of the money collected through the tax break agreement between the Destiny USA mega-mall and Syracuse will be used to try and win federal funding for Inner Harbor improvements. The Syracuse...
View ArticleEnvironmental review of Inner Harbor project underway
Syracuse City Hall is taking the next step in the development of the Inner Harbor. The Syracuse Industrial Development Agency has started the environmental review portion of the project, that would...
View ArticleAs new OCC president starts, she ponders off-site center
As Casey Crabill begins her new job as Onondaga Community College president this week, one of the first things she will consider is whether to establish a satellite campus in Syracuse's Inner...
View ArticleUpscale hotel coming to Syracuse's Inner Harbor
An upscale hotel chain has signed on as the first tenant in the redevelopment of Syracuses Inner Harbor. Starwood Hotels and Resorts announced Thursday that will build an $18 million, 130 room Aloft...
View ArticleStarwood announces second hotel coming to Syracuse's Inner Harbor
The Starwood group is now building two hotels in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor. Word of the second hotel came at the groundbreaking of the first. With developers and dignitaries on hand for the...
View ArticleEducation center to be built in Syracuse's Inner Harbor
The latest projects slated for Syracuse’s Inner Harbor focus on education. Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined county and city officials Tuesday to announce a state grant for the new SUNY Water Research and...
View ArticleSome Syracuse residents enraged by developer’s 15-year property tax exemption...
The COR Development company is seeking 15 years worth of property tax exemptions from the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency to build residential and commercial units in the city of...
View ArticleExcerpt: Joanie Mahoney and Stephanie Miner on the Campbell Conversations
Note: The full interview will be broadcast on The Campbell Conversations, Saturday at 6 a.m. and again Sunday at 6 p.m. Audio and transcript of the full interview will be posted online Saturday...
View ArticleJudge rules against city of Syracuse in dispute with COR Development
A State Supreme Court Judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the city of Syracuse against COR Development. At the center of the legal action -- tax breaks, and whether the developer promised the city...
View ArticleHotel development in Syracuse follows nationwide trend
There are six hotels currently under construction in the Syracuse area and one in Cazenovia, some of which are receiving or could soon start receiving tax breaks. The hotel building boom in Syracuse...
View ArticleCenterState CEO president says central NY must unite to turn around sluggish...
CenterState CEO President Rob Simpson said despite encouraging economic developments in central New York over the past few years, the economy and population of the region is stagnant. Simpson said the...
View ArticleDA's office investigating city of Syracuse over affidavits in dismissed lawsuit
The Onondaga County District Attorney’s office has confirmed that it is investigating the city of Syracuse. The investigation revolves around affidavits signed by two common councilors supporting a...
View ArticleMiner concerned about Inner Harbor future after COR charges
The rejuvenation of Syracuse’s Inner Harbor could be a victim of a federal public corruption case that centers on economic development projects funded by the state across upstate New York.
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