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March 2014

Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to host ACC Tournament in ’17, ’18

Syracuse University will return to New York City for men's college basketball post-season tournament games for at least two years later this decade. Brooklyn’s Barclays Center today announced a two Read More
Syracuse Heart Walk raises $450,000

PHOTO CREDIT: www.heart.org SYRACUSE — More than 3,000 fundraising runners and walkers from across Central New York joined the 30th anniversary Syracuse Heart Walk last Saturday (March 22) and helped Read More
SUNY BEST April 3 event discusses small businesses and federal-government contracting

BINGHAMTON — The SUNY Business and Education Cooperative of the Southern Tier (SUNY BEST) will host an event on April 3 offering small-business owners information on how to tap federal-government cont Read More
Cuomo pushes property-tax plan in DeWitt

DeWITT — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today outlined his proposal to cut property taxes during a visit to the DeWitt Community Room. Read More
VNA Homecare, Upstate HomeCare sign preferred provider agreement

SYRACUSE — Utica–based Upstate HomeCare and VNA Homecare of Syracuse have signed an agreement allowing Upstate to supply the infusion, oxygen, and medical equipment that VNA patients need. The organi Read More
Schumer urges Air Force to ‘prioritize’ budget funding for demolition of BAE site

UNION — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Monday urged the U.S. Air Force to “prioritize” funding in its operations and maintenance budget for the demolition of the former BAE Systems site in Read More
NYSAR blames weather for February decline in New York home sales

A trade organization is blaming the winter weather for a nearly 6 percent decrease in sales of previously owned New York homes in February compared to the same month in 2013. The figure is part of a Read More
NY Daily News: Jets will return to SUNY Cortland for training camp

A report in today’s New York Daily Newssays the New York Jets will return to SUNY Cortland for training camp this summer. The team in January announced it would explore other options in “what amounte Read More
Cuomo announces ‘Bridge to Success’ loan program for women and minority contractors

Participating lenders have launched the “Bridge to Success” loan program, committing at least $20 million to expand access to short-term bridge loans for minority and women-owned business enterprise Read More

Business Calendar

Virtual Quantum Collider 2.0 12/1/2020 - 12/2/2020 Read More
2020 Family Business Awards 12/3/2020 8:45 AM - 12/3/2020 9:30 AM Read More
CNY ATD Orientation 12/3/2020 12:00 PM - 12/3/2020 1:00 PM Read More

Opinion

Opinion: Why Buying A Small Business Now Is A Bad Idea Normally, I am a proponent of buying small businesses. The data shows they make the world go ‘round. The U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, which defines a small business as a fir Read More
Opinion: Election Takeaways Every year right after an election, I would find a small pile of requests waiting for me from journalists. They wanted some sort of comment on what it all meant. “What are the voters telling us?” they Read More
OPINION: Time to Get Back to Business The National Small Business Association (NSBA) congratulates all of the winners of the 2020 elections and looks forward to a productive nonpartisan working relationship that can address the many issue Read More

Business Mentors

CEO Focus: Celebrating Nearly 300 Economic Champions During an Unprecedented Year While 2020 has been an unprecedented, challenging year for businesses in Central New York, we feel it is important to recognize the bright spots — big and small — that have emerged in the midst of it Read More
No Nonsense Marketing: Nine Habits that Cause Us Unnecessary Trouble Most of us are talented at excusing personal habits as trivial idiosyncrasies or minor infractions. Yet, they can come together to form a clear picture of who we are in the eyes of others. Below are Read More
VIEWPOINT: 5 Signs that it’s Time to Sell the Family Business Owning and operating a family business is a big part of the American dream. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 90 percent of all North American business enterprises are family-owned. But along with Read More

People on the Move

Grossman St. Amour CPAs, PLLC Grossman St. Amour CPAs, PLLC recently added three new accountants. KATELYN E. COOK is a staff accountant in the firm’s tax services group. She practices in the areas of bookkeeping, financial-statem Read More
HOLT Architects HOLT Architects recently named RICHARD J. WAGNER principal associate. He is a visionary team leader who has been a critical member of the HOLT team since 2000, the firm says. A health-care architect w Read More
TAYLOR FRIANT TAYLOR FRIANT has joined the staff of Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt. He is a building-envelope specialist with five years of experience in façade engineering, investigation, and special inspections. Frian Read More