August 2012

First year of StartFast program wraps with Demo Day

SYRACUSE — The first session of Syracuse’s StartFast Venture Accelerator wrapped up Aug. 16 with the program’s Demo Day. Eight teams pitched their businesses to an audience of venture capitalists, in Read More

Dereszynski searches for talent in return to Brown & Brown Empire State

SYRACUSE — Employee recruitment will be one of Brown & Brown Empire State’s major goals now that Nick Dereszynski is back in place as the firm’s president. “We have high expectations that we’re g Read More

New Mackenzie Hughes group addresses business-growth needs

SYRACUSE  —  Mackenzie Hughes LLP is using a new practice group to try to make it easier for clients to plan for and address legal issues — including those arising in a growing business. The group, c Read More

Cooley Group seeing boost following rebranding

DeWITT  —  Cooley Group, Inc., a printing and promotional-products firm, didn’t stop at a new logo when it jumped into a rebranding effort in late 2010 — an effort that focused the firm on its ability Read More

Sandbox firm launches crowd-funding effort

SYRACUSE — A business launched over the summer in the Syracuse Student Sandbox is running a crowd-funding campaign to raise startup funds. Two Syracuse University students, Dee Cater and Heather Rind Read More

Inficon profit slips 16 percent in 2nd quarter, but company raises forecast

De WITT — Inficon Holding AG (SIX Swiss Exchange: IFCN) recently reported that its net income fell 16 percent to $9.1 million in the second quarter, from $10.9 million in the year-earlier period. Ea Read More

Area Red Crosses merge, gain new leadership, forge new direction

SYRACUSE — On Feb. 1, 2012, the North Central New York Region of the American Red Cross merged with the Southern Tier Region to become the American Red Cross, Central New York Region. This new region Read More

Have You Done Your Homework About This Presidential Election?

Have you read about this presidential election? This guy you plan to vote for, have you read any books about him? Read them completely through? Have you read any books written by people who don’t like Read More

Survey: 31 percent of decision-makers have a comprehensive financial plan

Fewer than one-third of household financial decision-makers have ever had a comprehensive financial plan, according to a recent survey from the Consumer Federation of America and the Certified Financi Read More