Leek moth endangers Northern New York’s onion farms
The Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) associations of Northern New York are asking farmers to report any findings of leek moth, a pest that prefers onions, garlic, chives, shallots, leeks, and oth Read More
Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards launches subsidiary, adds café, wine-tasting room
LAFAYETTE — Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards, Inc., a destination for apple-picking Central New Yorkers for more than a century, is opening its 2013 season with a new look and a newly branded product. Read More
Onondaga Commons expansion project includes two acquisitions
SYRACUSE — Onondaga Commons, LLC, the owner of the blue-colored, “L”-shaped building along West Onondaga St., has plans to expand the facility and has acquired two adjacent properties as part of the e Read More
Utica Comets hockey club gets ready for inaugural season
UTICA — A few of the Upstate opponents of the Utica Comets will get to know minor-league hockey’s newest team early in the upcoming season. The Utica Comets, the American Hockey League (AHL) minor- Read More
TMD expands, unites Syracuse headquarters office
SYRACUSE — Three years of splitting employees between two nearby locations will end soon when accounting firm Testone, Marshall & Discenza, LLP (TMD) finishes an expansion project at its 432 N. Fr Read More
Technology boosts ease of buying a home
SYRACUSE — House hunting has come a long way from circling ads in the Sunday paper, spending a day looking at houses, finding the right house, and then applying for a mortgage and waiting anxiously fo Read More
Business truisms that aren’t true — and that cause trouble
Some business ideas seem to have a life of their own, particularly since they sound so reasonable. They’re so much a part of the culture and so obvious that they go unchallenged, requiring neither pro Read More
Back in 1995, the Cato Institute published a study entitled, “The Work vs. Welfare Trade-Off,” which analyzed welfare benefits in all 50 states, and concluded they were a disincentive to work. A year Read More
New Lake-Level Plan Leaves Questions Unanswered
There is a new water-level plan proposed for Lake Ontario that will threaten shoreline property, recreational activity, and damage public infrastructure. Plan 2014 has been proposed by the Internation Read More
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