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Todd and Shanelle Reid have submitted electrical, systems, mechanical and plans to the City of Syracuse to turn a vacant manufacturing engineers over the next year four-story apartment building at 2520 S. and a half. Many of the new hires will work Salina Street (Onondaga County) into the from the company’s office in the Salina headquarters for ACCESS DENTAL Meadows Office Park. LABORATORIES. The business is a dental appliance startup making dentures and ALOHA KRAB, a Cajun seafood chain, will crowns that would create 50 jobs. The open a new location at the Destiny USA couple plans to acquire the building from the mall in Syracuse (Onondaga County) in Greater Syracuse Land Bank and do a summer 2021. renovation starting in fall 2020 with completion scheduled for March 2021. The AMAZON opened a delivery facility in upper two floors of the building will house DeWitt (Onondaga County) that created 50 the dental lab’s headquarters while the rest jobs by the end of 2020. The delivery of the building will house a day care center station is in an existing building at 6804 and other commercial tenants. The total cost Manlius Center Road and focuses on of the project is $4.1 million. The project delivery of bulky consumer products. has been approved for a $280,000 capital Positions are full and part-time and pay at grant by Empire State Development. The least $15 an hour. Syracuse Industrial Development Agency has also approved $572,848 in tax breaks for It was reported on April 19, 2021 that the project. AMERICAN FASHION NETWORK, a small fashion design firm on Heritage It was announced on March 29, 2021 that Landing Drive in DeWitt (Onondaga national defense contractor ALION County), has won a five-year $46.8 million SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY has won contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to an $87 million, five-year Department of produce a new line of fitness training Defense contract that will create 30 to 50 uniforms for service members. The federal local engineering jobs. It will conduct contract has allowed the company to hire research and development on the electronics five new employees at its design studio and for the U.S. Navy’s vertical launching they will seek to fill three more openings in system for storing and launching missiles DeWitt. The business directly employs 16 from ships. The company’s Central New people at its DeWitt headquarters and in York operations include locations in Salina satellite offices in Los Angeles and (Onondaga County), Rome and Binghamton. Milwaukee. Specifically, they are seeking software, 1

An ANTHROPOLOGIE store opened in that allows one person to remotely operate Destiny USA in Syracuse (Onondaga multiple unmanned aerial or ground vehicles County) on June 23, 2021. The national to provide agricultural services quicker. chain carries women’s apparel, accessories, intimates, home décor, furniture, beauty The BOARD AND BAR CHARCUTERIE products, wellness items and gifts. restaurant opened in July 2021 at 208 W. Water Street in AQUA SPA FLOAT CENTER & (Onondaga County). It specializes in WELLNESS BOUTIQUE held its grand serving charcuterie boards. opening on December 15, 2020. It is located at 120 E. First Street in Oswego (Oswego It was reported on February 11, 2021 that County). The business offers float therapy, BYRNE DAIRY will build a convenience cryotherapy, infrared saunas, salt therapy, an store and gas station on Morgan Road in oxygen bar, massage chairs, a massage Clay (Onondaga County). The company therapist, relaxation rooms and an on-site plans to break ground in March 2021 on the gift store. construction of the facility. It will open in July 2021. The store will employ 25 full- ARDENE, a Canadian fashion retailer, and part-time employees. opened a store at Destiny USA mall in Syracuse (Onondaga County) in July 2021. An article on July 14, 2020 stated that BYRNE DAIRY is planning a $28 million ASM GLOBAL, the international venue expansion to its Ultra Dairy plant in DeWitt management company that operates The (Onondaga County) that would create 64 Oncenter and the St. Joseph’s Health full-time jobs. The jobs will pay from Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse, held $37,000 to $54,000 a year. The expansion a job fair on September 9, 2021 to fill would allow the plant to produce dairy several positions. The hiring event took products with an unrefrigerated shelf life of place in The Oncenter Convention Center up to a year. The company started located at 800 S. State Street in Syracuse. construction on August 6, 2020 and will Some employment opportunities began as complete the addition in March 2021. early as September 14, 2021. Interested candidates can also apply online at It was reported on September 15, 2021 that asmsyracuse.com/events/2021/jobfair2021. the Onondaga County Industrial Open positions include cooks, concession Development Agency has approved workers, housekeepers, and ushers/ticket $433,677 in tax exemptions for a new takers among other positions. wastewater treatment plant that will allow BYRNE DAIRY to expand production at its It was reported at the beginning of June Ultra Dairy facility in DeWitt (Onondaga 2020 that BLUE WHITE ROBOTICS is County). The new treatment plant at the planning to open an office in The Tech facility should be operational by spring Garden business accelerator in downtown 2022. The facility currently employs 213 Syracuse (Onondaga County). The people, and the company expects to add 10 company plans to station an operations, jobs at the plant within two years after the marketing and sales team at the office. It project. will employ 30 people under a five-year plan. The company has developed software 2

CAFÉ KUBAL opened a new coffee shop businesses use the technology to measure location on December 18, 2020 at 343 occupancy levels at their establishments. Fayette Street in Manlius (Onondaga The company employs 15 people in The County). Tech Garden in Syracuse (Onondaga County) and 50 people total. The new It was announced on September 8, 2021 that investment money will allow the company CENTRO public bus service in Syracuse to expand its manufacturing in Syracuse, (Onondaga County) is looking to hire 35 – among other things. 40 bus drivers. It takes a minimum of six weeks to train a new bus driver. Bus drivers It was reported on February 12, 2021 that a and mechanics at Centro can earn $50,000 a DGX corner store will open at the corner of year with 401-K retirement options and paid South Salina and East Fayette streets in training opportunities. Qualified applicants downtown Syracuse (Onondaga County) in need a high school diploma or equivalent the third quarter of 2021. DGX is a division and a clean driving record for five years. of Dollar General and the new store is a combination of a grocery store, drug store CHARLEE’S ICE CREAM store opened on and convenience store. March 27, 2021 at 112 Kasson Road in Camillus (Onondaga County). It was reported on August 6, 2021 that a DOMINO’ PIZZA location has opened in CHELSEA’S RESTAURANT & BAR the East Syracuse Walmart store (Onondaga opened on October 5, 2020. It is located at County) at 6438 Basile Rowe. The new the former Kelley’s Bar & Restaurant on location is hiring for delivery drivers, Onondaga Hill, 5076 Velasko Road customer service representatives, assistant (Onondaga County). Chelsea’s has already managers, and shift runners. Interested hired back nearly the entire Kelley’s staff. candidates can apply at jobs.dominos.com.

A CHICK-FIL-A restaurant is under A new DUNKIN’ coffee shop opened construction at 3974 State Route 31 in Clay September 28, 2020 on Erie Blvd. in DeWitt (Onondaga County) and will open on April (Onondaga County). 27, 2021. Job applications are now being accepted. Interested job candidates can text A larger DUNKIN’ serving hot breakfast CFAClay to (315) 544-3389. sandwiches is under construction at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport It was reported on November 21, 2020 that (Onondaga County). It will open in mid- to the second location of the CUSE CATCH & late August 2021. GRILL seafood restaurant opened in the DeWitt Plaza at 3179 Erie Blvd. East EASTSIDE NUTRITION opened on April (Onondaga County). 6, 2021 at 293 State Route 104 East in Oswego (Oswego County). The business is It was announced on July 28, 2020 that a a Herbalife nutrition club offering healthy group of investors are investing $51 million meal options, free body composition testing into the people-counting start-up company and community events. Wellness coaches called DENSITY. The company’s people- are also available. The company sells power counting infrared sensor technology has teas, protein shakes and protein bars. soared during the coronavirus pandemic as 3

It was reported on June 9, 2020 that Syracuse Industrial Development Agency EMPIRE POLYMER SOLUTIONS LLC, a has approved $4.9 million in tax incentives plastics recycling company, will spend $7.1 for the project. Thirty-eight additional jobs million to renovate and equip the former will be created by the new development at Syroco plant in Van Buren (Onondaga both buildings. Work is scheduled to begin County) into a plastics recycling plant in early 2022. employing 70 people. On July 16, 2020 it was reported that the Onondaga County It was reported on July 13, 2021 that Industrial Development Agency has GUADALAJARA MEXICAN approved $2.4 million in tax breaks for the RESTAURANT has opened on West Water project. Street in downtown Syracuse (Onondaga County). A new FIVE GUYS burger location opened on April 6, 2021 at 727 S. Crouse Avenue. It was reported on January 21, 2021 that It is on the ground level of The Marshall HCR HOME CARE has moved its Central which is a student apartment complex near operations into a larger office . space in the town of Scriba at 290 Elwood Davis Road (Onondaga County). To meet It was reported on June 25, 2021 that a large the increasing demand for its home health warehouse and distribution center is being care services, the company is looking to hire proposed in DeWitt (Onondaga County) that between five and 10 nurses and home health would house the snack food division of aides. Interested job candidates can apply at PEPSI CO., ROLLING FRITO-LAY hcrhealth.com/hcr-careers. SALES. The 75,000-square-foot building would be built on the site of the NVG It was reported on November 10, 2020 that Industrial Campus at 6600 New Venture air purifier maker HEALTHWAY in Pulaski Gear Drive. The industrial campus is owned (Oswego County) expects to hire 30 to 40 by ONX1 LLC. The town is beginning its more people in the next 6 to 12 months. The review of the plan. The developer (Index jobs include manufacturing, engineering, Investment Group) would like construction supply chain management, sales support and to begin as soon as possible on the project professional services. The coronavirus and would like to turn the building over to pandemic has increased the demand for the the tenant by the end of 2021. company’s products, especially at schools and businesses. FS DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES is planning a nearly $20 million A Syracuse startup called HIDDEN LEVEL redevelopment project to build 59 has developed a system that detects small, apartments in Syracuse’s Franklin Square low-flying drones that radars can’t see. It (Onondaga County). Thirty-nine of the was reported on July 5, 2021 that the apartments will be in the former Merrell- company has recently raised $17.6 million Soule Co. building, also known as the Dupli in investment funding, bringing the total building. The other 20 apartments will be in amount of venture capital it has raised to the former Syracuse Scale Co. building. In $21 million. The new funding will allow the addition to the apartments, there will also be company to double its staff within the next development of office space, store space, 18 months and advance development of its and an expansion of a climbing gym. The 4 sensor technology and services. The

company currently employs 20 people and The JUS SUM JAZZ LOUNGE held its has 12 openings for procurement, business grand opening during the weekend of development, engineering, finance and November 7 and 8, 2020. The classy and program management positions. upscale jazz lounge is located off the northern edge of in Syracuse A HOBBY LOBBY arts and crafts store will (Onondaga County) at 1965 W. Fayette open in the Destiny USA mall in Syracuse Street. (Onondaga County) in 2022. It was reported on September 15, 2021 that a It was reported on November 14, 2020 that KFC restaurant will open at 7601 Oswego HONEYCOMB BAKERY has opened in Road in Clay (Onondaga County). Clay the Nottingham Plaza in DeWitt (Onondaga planners have approved the proposal and County). they expect work on renovating the existing building to begin soon.

Fashion retailer HUGO BOSS will open a It was reported on February 26, 2021 that new outlet at Destiny USA mall in Syracuse defense contractor LOCKHEED MARTIN (Onondaga County) in summer 2021. CORP. will add jobs at its Salina plant (Onondaga County) after closing HUNGRY CHUCK’S bar and restaurant manufacturing plants in Maryland and plans to re-open on the ground floor of The Massachusetts. Some of the employees at Marshall building at 727 S. Crouse Ave. in those two facilities will transfer to the Salina Syracuse (Onondaga County) in fall 2021. plant. Jobs that will be relocated to the Salina plant are primarily engineering and Work is progressing on a new IHOP in Clay production positions. The moves are part of (Onondaga County). The Clay IHOP is new an effort to consolidate operations in its construction located on an outparcel of Rotary and Mission Systems division, Great Northern Mall. The building is going relocating programs to other plants up on the side of the mall that was including the Salina location. Lockheed’s previously home to Sears, but closer to Salina plant currently employs 1,800 people Route 31 and along the edge of the parking in a variety of engineering and lot. The restaurant is slated to open on manufacturing jobs and is hiring to fill about March 16, 2021. 60 open positions.

JMA WIRELESS announced plans to It was reported on February 25, 2021 that relocate manufacturing jobs from Texas to home improvement store LOWE’S is downtown Syracuse (Onondaga County). looking to hire 300 workers for its Syracuse- The company is the first American company area stores. The company is hiring for to make 5G equipment. They will renovate seasonal and year-round part-time and full- the historic Coyne Building on Cortland time retail associate positions. The Ave. with a $25 million investment. The company has stores in Auburn, Camillus, campus will span the block and bring 100 Cicero, Clay, Cortland, Ithaca, Oneida, jobs. An article in September 2020 stated Oswego and Syracuse. Local stores held an that work has begun on the project and it interview day on March 3, 2021. Interested will be completed in 2021. candidates can visit jobs.lowes.com/spring 5

or text “JOBS” to LOWES (56937) to learn NPSG GLOBAL held a hiring event on June about local job opportunities and apply. 4, 2021 from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm at the Holiday Inn Express located at 5860 LUNA LOCA “California Tex-Mex” Carmenica Drive in Cicero (Onondaga restaurant opened at 304 E. Onondaga Street County). The company is looking to fill 100 in downtown Syracuse (Onondaga County) installation technician jobs at a large e- at the beginning of June 2021. commerce facility under construction in the Syracuse area. The jobs will pay $18 to $25 It was reported on August 6, 2021 that a an hour. The jobs are expected to last until locally owned retailer of urban streetwear September 2021. called MASTERMIND has opened a new store at Destiny USA mall in Syracuse A grand opening was held on October 8, (Onondaga County). 2020 for PALADINO’S THE DELI at 210 W. Genesee Street in downtown Syracuse It was reported on July 28, 2021 that (Onondaga County). MEIER’S CREEK plans to open a satellite taproom in the Iron Pier Apartments PATHFINDER BANK wants to open a bank residential-commercial development at 720 branch with community meetings rooms in a Van Rensselaer Street in Syracuse’s Inner 110-year-old mansion at 506 W. Onondaga Harbor area. The tasting room will offer Street in Syracuse (Onondaga County). The beers and a limited food menu. The bank is arranging to obtain historic tax taproom could be open by October 2021. credits for the project and to obtain zoning and site plan approvals from the city. The Developer MONTANTE CONSTRUCTION bank hopes the project will begin in spring built a 112,000-square-foot warehouse, 2021 and be completed by late 2021. distribution center and offices at 6834 Kirkville Road next to in PEACHTREE SANDWICH COMPANY DeWitt (Onondaga County) that employs (PSC) opened on March 24, 2021 at the 200 people. AMAZON is the company that shopping plaza located at 4461 E. Genesee uses the site. The center operates 24 hours a Street in DeWitt (Onondaga County). It day and has 30 semi-trailer truck trips daily. specializes in various sandwiches and The Town of DeWitt had approved the burgers. project. Construction work began in July 2020 and completion of the project and its POPEYES fast-food chicken restaurant will opening occurred in May 2021. be opening a location in Township 5 shopping center in Camillus (Onondaga On April 5, 2021, energy company NOCO County) in fall 2021. It was announced on opened a Syracuse office at 1300 Wolf June 24, 2021 that they also will be building Street called NOCO EAST. The Syracuse a new location at 7980 Brewerton Road office employs 11 people and is hiring now (Route 11) in the town of Cicero (Onondaga for drivers, HVAC technicians and sales County). positions. The company anticipates tripling the number of employees at its Syracuse A POPEYE’S restaurant will be coming to office within the next two years. The Oswego (Oswego County). Construction company is headquartered in the Buffalo will begin in early October 2021 and it will area. 6 open in late spring 2022. The restaurant will

be located on the corner of State Route 104 It was reported on June 2, 2021 that a new and George Street on Oswego’s east side. Japanese restaurant called SAKE JAPAN has opened in the food court at Destiny USA It was announced on December 9, 2020 that in Syracuse (Onondaga County). PRISON CITY BREWING has opened a second location. The new location is at 251 SALT CITY MARKET in downtown North Street in Auburn (Cayuga County) Syracuse (Onondaga County) opened on and has a 14,000-square-foot brewhouse and January 29, 2021. The Salt City Market is taproom. Food is limited to small plates at 78,000 square feet and four stories tall and the new location. The facility staffs 10 sits at the corner of South Salina Street and people. West Onondaga Street. It features 10 food stalls highlighting various multicultural food RAI’S DOUGH café opened on April 9, options, a grocery store, cafe bar, and a 2021 on East Genesee Street just outside of teaching kitchen. The second floor of the downtown Syracuse (Onondaga County). It building is office space and the top two specializes in toasted homemade breads floors hold 26 apartments. topped with unique combinations. It was reported on September 30, 2020 that It was reported on July 7, 2021 that the SEAFOOD HARBOR, a new Cajun seafood nonprofit organization the RESCUE restaurant, will open in a few months at 302 MISSION is raising its starting wages to $15 Old Liverpool Road (Onondaga County). an hour to fill 50 open positions. The jobs include warehouse, working in Thrifty It was announced on July 21, 2021 that Shopper stores, case management and IT. Onondaga County has sold the closed SHOPPINGTOWN MALL property in It was reported on October 1, 2020 that DeWitt to OHB Redev LLC. OHB will REUSE REFUGE has opened on Genesee redevelop the property into a project called Street in downtown Auburn (Cayuga DISTRICT EAST which focuses on turning County). The shop sells environmentally the property into five distinct but blended friendly products like bamboo toothbrushes areas that include housing, entertainment, and cloths along with upcycled clothing and restaurants, hospitality, retail and office jewelry. space. Approximately 400 construction jobs will be created over the course of the It was reported on April 9, 2021 that SAAB, redevelopment and another 1,400 full-time INC. will expand its East Syracuse permanent jobs are projected once the (Onondaga County) plant and add 50 new redevelopment is completed. manufacturing jobs after the U.S. Navy chose the company to help upgrade its fleet It was reported on September 14, 2021 that of small, fast combat ships. In addition, the Onondaga County Executive Ryan defense contractor is hiring to fill 35 open McMahon has proposed building a $25 positions in East Syracuse. The open million tournament-quality SOCCER AND positions are in engineering, information LACROSSE COMPLEX at Hopkins Road technology, manufacturing and production. Park in Salina. Ten fields, including one The company’s North American indoors, would be built at the county-owned headquarters in East Syracuse currently site. Youth teams from throughout the employs 500 people. 7 Northeast would be invited to tournaments

at the complex. The county is proposing p.m. at the Cecile Community Center at 174 used federal stimulus aid to pay for the W. Seneca Turnpike. Examples of jobs complex. A management firm would be include parks workers, water and sewer sought to run the facility. If the county specialists, finance and legal positions. For Legislature approves the plan, engineering more information, email work would start in 2021 and construction [email protected] or call (315) 448- would occur in 2022. Tournaments could 8780. begin in fall 2022. A consultant predicted by the fourth year of operation, the facility Construction is under way at the Syracuse could create the equivalent of 400 full-time Hancock International Airport (Onondaga direct and spin-off jobs. County) on SYRENITY, which is a new bar and market that will open in August 2021. A SOLA SALON STUDIOS will open in June 2021 in the Cor Center plaza in Clay TACO BELL opened a location on 6463 (Onondaga County). The company provides Thompson Road in DeWitt (Onondaga beauty professionals with fully equipped County) in March 2021. salon studios along with support services and educational resources. It was reported on April 27, 2021 that construction will start soon on a TACO It was reported on October 9, 2020 that BELL at 2220 Downer Street in the town of SPECTRUM cable company plans to create Van Buren (Onondaga County). It should 50 new jobs at its East Syracuse (Onondaga open in fall 2021 and will employ 50 to 60 County) call center in the coming months. people. Interested job candidates can apply Interested candidates can apply at at https://www.hrgfood.com/. careers.spectrum.com or text REP to 97211 and follow the instructions to apply online. TANGY TOMATO PIZZERIA opened on It was reported on March 11, 2021 that November 9, 2020 at 1428 Burnet Avenue starting wages at the company are now $18 in Syracuse (Onondaga County). an hour. TANTRUM CITY, a business that will have It was reported on October 28, 2020 that a rage rooms where people can pay to break SPECTRUM STORE opened in the Cor items, will open by April 1, 2021 at the Center plaza in Clay (Onondaga County). corner of Taft Road and Route 11 in North The store gives customers options for adding Syracuse (Onondaga County). or managing their Internet, TV, mobile and voice services. A new craft beer-centric bar called TAPROOM ON WALTON will open in SUGAR BLOSSOM CAKE SHOP opened early 2022 at 165 Walton Street in on December 3, 2020 at 304 Tulip Street in Syracuse’s (Onondaga the village of Liverpool (Onondaga County). County). The shop features cake design, desserts and specialty coffees. On September 15, 2020, TCGPLAYER in downtown Syracuse (Onondaga County) SYRACUSE CITY officials held a job fair announced plans to create 100 full-time jobs to fill at least two dozen open jobs. The job over the next year. The company has fair was held on June 29, 2021 from 2 to 6 8 created a global online marketplace for

trading card games. They will now expand warehouse associate jobs within two to three into other collectibles like comic books and weeks. The company has already begun sports cards. The company is recruiting for hiring for leadership and technical positions. a chief marketing officer and jobs in Entry-level jobs will pay at least $15.50 an technology, product management, hour with benefits including dental, vision fulfillment and leadership positions. As of and health insurance starting on the first day July 14, 2021, the company employed 450 of employment. Jobs will be listed at workers. Interested job candidates can www.amazondelivers.jobs. apply online at careers.tcgplayer.com/job- openings. A TULLY’S GOOD TIMES restaurant will open in fall 2021 on West Bridge Street in It was announced on November 3, 2020, that Oswego (Oswego County). a new TOSS & FIRE WOOD-FIRED PIZZA location has opened at Township 5 It was reported on November 3, 2020 that a in Camillus (Onondaga County). new TWIN TREES pizza location will be opening soon at 5401 W. Genesee Street in An article on February 12, 2020 stated that Camillus (Onondaga County). TRACEY ROAD EQUIPMENT INC. in DeWitt (Onondaga County) announced a UNITED AUTO SUPPLY will build a 31,000-square-foot addition to its 360,000-square-foot warehouse/distribution headquarters due to needing more space. center in the town of Lysander (Onondaga The company is a heavy-duty truck and County). The company said it will cost construction equipment dealer. The $40.3 million to build the facility. Site work expansion will create 30 new jobs over the has already begun on the property. The next five years. The new jobs will pay from project will add 135 jobs that pay $18 an $35,000 to $45,000 a year. Tracey currently hour. It was reported on September 14, employs 140 people in DeWitt. 2021 that the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency has approved $6 In November 2019, a proposed five-story, million in tax breaks for the project. The nearly 3.8-million-square-foot distribution company is an auto parts retailer and center off Morgan Road in Clay (Onondaga distributor based in Syracuse that has seen County) received final approval from the its sales increase. Clay Planning Board. In November 2019, the Clay Town Board granted the $350 It was announced on November 4, 2020 that million project a needed zone change. WELLNOW URGENT CARE plans to hire TRAMMELL CROW CO. began 75 people for full- and part-time openings in construction in the spring of 2020 and will its Syracuse-area offices. Open positions complete the building in winter 2021. It was include nurse practitioners, licensed announced on May 18, 2020 that AMAZON practical nurses, physician assistants, will be the tenant for the building and will patient-care technicians, radiological lease the building from TRAMMELL technologists and front desk receptionists. CROW so that it can open a fulfillment A list of open positions can be found online center for small consumer products. at WellNow.com/join-our-team. AMAZON will hire 1,500 workers to staff the site. It was reported on September 16, YO!BURRITO, a Mexican-themed takeout 2021 that AMAZON will start hiring for 9 restaurant, opened on March 1, 2021 at 240

W. Seneca Street in Manlius (Onondaga of Camillus (Onondaga County) closed by County). the end of 2020.

The BED BATH & BEYOND store in the Cor Center shopping plaza at 3853 State Route 31 in Clay (Onondaga County) closed LAYOFFS, CLOSINGS: by the end of 2020.

The BEST BUY store at Destiny USA in

Syracuse (Onondaga County) closed On November 21, 2020, the 110 GRILL permanently on April 17, 2021 and impacted restaurant at Destiny USA in Syracuse 70 workers. (Onondaga County) closed.

It was reported on January 22, 2021 that the It was reported on February 25, 2021 that national specialty women’s apparel retailer the ALDO shoe store in the Destiny USA CHRISTOPHER & BANKS is holding a mall in Syracuse (Onondaga County) will be store-closing sale at its Destiny USA mall closing due to a restructuring plan by its location in Syracuse (Onondaga County). parent company. On January 14, 2021, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The store closing is The AMBER INN neighborhood bar located due to financial hardship caused by the along Otisco Lake (Onondaga County) pandemic. permanently closed on December 18, 2020 due to COVID restrictions. CLARKS shoe store at Destiny USA in Syracuse (Onondaga County) closed ANTONIO’S TO GO Italian food take-out permanently on January 25, 2021. The store business closed on April 28, 2021 due to the employed seven people. COVID pandemic. It was located at 3528 West Genesee Street in Fairmount The DISNEY store at Destiny USA mall in (Onondaga County). Syracuse (Onondaga County) closed on or before June 16, 2021. The company is On July 22, 2020, a WARN notice was filed focusing on its online sales. with the state for APPLEBEE’S RESTAURANT in Camillus (Onondaga According to a WARN notice filed with the County). The restaurant closed on October state, DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES, 25, 2020 due to economic reasons and laid L.P. in Syracuse (Onondaga County), a off 32 workers. school transportation service, closed on June 30, 2021. The closing is due to two lost Auto parts manufacturer BCS contracts and it impacts 67 workers. AUTOMOTIVE INTERFACE SOLUTIONS will close its auto parts plant ETHAN ALLEN furniture store at 100 in Aurelius (Cayuga County) on October 31, Dewey Avenue in DeWitt (Onondaga 2021. The plant employed 138 workers. County) closed on May 2, 2021.

The BED BATH & BEYOND store in the It was reported on November 16, 2020 that Fairmount Fair shopping plaza in the town 10 the EXPRESS store at Destiny USA in

Syracuse (Onondaga County) will be It was reported on February 23, 2021 that closing. The store carries men and women’s the LITTMAN JEWELERS store at Destiny apparel and accessories. USA mall in Syracuse (Onondaga County) has closed. It was reported on December 7, 2020 that the FRANKLIN LUNCH & GRILL bar and The LORD & TAYLOR store at Destiny restaurant will be permanently closing due USA in Syracuse (Onondaga County) closed to the pandemic. The business is located at on December 31, 2020. The store employed 605 N. Salina Street in Syracuse (Onondaga 45 workers. The company has filed for County). Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

On June 4, 2020, JC PENNEY announced it MICHAELS arts and crafts store at Destiny will close stores at Destiny USA in Syracuse USA in Syracuse (Onondaga County) held a (Onondaga County) and Mall store-closing sale on January 17, 2021. in Auburn (Cayuga County). On September 8, 2020, the company filed an amended PROVISIONS BAKERY closed on October WARN notice with the state specifying the 1, 2020 due to the Coronavirus and reduced layoff of 78 workers at the Destiny USA foot traffic in Armory Square in downtown location that will take place between Syracuse (Onondaga County). October 18, 2020 and November 1, 2020. The Destiny USA location closed on It was announced on January 14, 2021 that October 18, 2020. The retailer has filed RAIN LOUNGE bar at 105 N. Geddes Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and is closing some Street in Syracuse (Onondaga County) will of its locations. close permanently amid the COVID-19 pandemic. JIM’S FISH FRY restaurant at 1248 Wolf Street in Syracuse (Onondaga County) Children’s hair salon SHARKEY’S CUTS closed on April 16, 2021. FOR KIDS announced on December 7, 2020 that it is permanently closing its DeWitt It was announced on April 13, 2021 that location at 3485 Erie Blvd. E. (Onondaga JJ’S MISS SYRACUSE DINER will close County) due to coronavirus restrictions. for good due to COVID. The diner is located at 258 E. Water Street in downtown It was reported on June 1, 2021 that the Syracuse. SURESTAY PLUS HOTEL BY BEST WESTERN has permanently closed. It was LACI’S TAPAS BAR restaurant at 304 the only hotel located on the Syracuse Hawley Avenue in Syracuse (Onondaga Hancock International Airport property. County) closed on December 19, 2020. THE BLUE TUSK bar and deli located at It was reported on April 19, 2021 that 165 Walton Street in Armory Square in LIEHS & STEIGERWALD restaurant/bar at downtown Syracuse (Onondaga County) 117 East Fayette Street in Syracuse will close at the end of September 2021 due (Onondaga County) will be closing in the to a landlord-tenant issue. next weeks after deciding to not renew its lease. The sandwich shop known as THE 11 CHICKADEE HUMAN EATERY at 8140

Route 11 in Cicero (Onondaga County) closed on April 24, 2021.

THE MISSION restaurant in downtown Syracuse (Onondaga County) permanently closed on December 20, 2020. The COVID- This report prepared by: 19 pandemic is a contributing factor in the closing. NEW YORK STATE DEPT. OF LABOR DIVISION OF RESEARCH & STATISTICS 450 SOUTH SALINA STREET, It was reported on August 3, 2021 that ROOM 300 TOGGENBURG MOUNTAIN ski resort in SYRACUSE, NY 13202 Fabius (Onondaga County) has been sold (315) 479-3391 and will be closed. The owner of nearby Song and Labrador Mountains has purchased Toggenburg and plans to close it. The new owner encourages anyone who worked for Toggenburg to apply for jobs at Song and Labrador.

It was reported on November 16, 2020 that the VF OUTLET store at Destiny USA in Syracuse (Onondaga County) will be closing. The store carries men and women’s apparel and accessories.

The VILLAGE BURGER joint at 920 Old Liverpool Road in Liverpool (Onondaga County) closed permanently on December 5, 2020 due to the challenges of the coronavirus. The business was known for its specialty hamburgers, haddock dinners and clam chowder.

LABOR DISPUTES/UNION ACTIVITY:

None to report.

12 This information is also available on the Labor Market Information home page on the Internet at:

https://dol.ny.gov/labor-statistics- central-new-york-region