Unlock CNY Hidden Business Opportunities

The Insider's Guide to The Central New York Business Community

Author

Mike Marcellus
March 06, 2026

In partnership with

The Syracuse Networker

👋 Good morning, Central New Yorkers’! Welcome to The Syracuse Networker, the local newsletter serving professionals in the CNY business community.

In today’s issue:

👍 10 million project adds housing, shops to Solvay

👀 Onondaga County seeks new developer proposals for vacant Shoppingtown Mall site

📈 Central New York organizations seeking Renewable Natural Gas, Multimedia Campaign Development, Municipal Legal Services, and more

❤️ Empire State Development Announces Application Window Open For Round Eight Of The $3 Million

📅 Register for Central New York networking events

👨‍💻 And more …

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🍇 GRAPEVINE
CNY Business Buzz

A look inside the Central New York business community.

  • 10 million project adds housing, shops to Solvay (Read)

  • Onondaga County seeks new developer proposals for vacant Shoppingtown Mall site (Read)

  • FedEx closing facilities in upstate New York (Read)

  • New connections open in Syracuse's I-81 viaduct project (Read)

  • Syracuse City Hall continues to push for Nob Hill fixes, building still unfit (Read)

  • Micron acquires land in Clay for underground industrial wastewater lines (Read)

  • Great Northern Mall demolition efforts begin (Read)

  • High-Tech Snowplows And AI Help Cities Clean Up From Big Storms (Read)

  • HeatHouse infrared fitness business to open in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor (Read)
    Supply versus delivery charge on your utility bill (Read)

📈 PIPELINE
Sales & Marketing

Sales leads for CNY businesses.

  • The Central New York Regional Transportation Authority (CNYRTA) is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to supply renewable natural gas (Link)

  • Onondaga County is seeking Multimedia Campaign Development (Link)

  • The Town of Ithaca, New York is seeking qualified attorneys or law firms to provide Municipal Legal Services (Link)

  • Upstate New York organization requests Proposals from qualified entities to provide and design t-shirts for events (Link)

  • The New York State Education Department (NYSED) Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services – Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR), is seeking proposals for the Comprehensive Needs Assessment (Link)

  • DASNY needs Bond Trustee Services - Seven (7) years with three (3) one-year extension options (Link)

❤️ BOOSTS
Resources & Support

Technology, funding, and connections that power growth in CNY.

  • Empire State Development Announces Application Window Open For Round Eight Of The $3 Million Grow-NY International Food And Agriculture Competition (More)

  • Fulton Block Builders launch special 10th anniversary grants from $1,000 – 10,000 (More)

  • New York investing $240M to increase supply of affordable housing throughout the state (More)

  • CUNY Receives a Record $25 Million in Federal Funding from Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, Rep. Jeffries and New York City’s Congressional Delegation (More)

  • CNYCF grant supports Laker Limo (More)

📅 EVENTS
Business & Networking

Where CNY professionals go to learn, connect, and grow.

🤝 3/11  2026 State of the NY Women in Business & Women Economic Forum NY (Register)

🤝 3/12 Thursday Morning Roudtable at Marriott Syracuse Downtown (Register)

🤝 3/17 Learn and Build Connections at Career Networking Meetup (Register)

🤝 3/17 Learn and Build Connections at Career Networking Meetup (Register)

🤝 3/18 Syracuse Career Fair at Syracuse Inner Harbor (Register)

🤝 3/22 The Visibility Funnel: How to use PR to Grow Your Business (Register)

🤝 3/25 ACHE of Upstate NY - Networking in Rochester (Register)

🤝 4/8 Networking@Rev: Campus to Community Connections (Register)

🤝 4/10 Community Listening & Networking Events (Register)

🤝 4/18 Mastery of Networking 1000 (Register)

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Every trip is led by an expert female guide and built around meaningful, immersive experiences.

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