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February

New York manufacturing index jumps in February

Hits highest level since last July An increase in new orders and prices paid for goods helped boost a monthly gauge of New York state’s manufacturing sector. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey ge Read More
Schumer discusses restaurant- relief fund in Camillus stop

CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Onondaga County’s restaurants experienced a 27 percent drop in revenue during the pandemic-impacted months of 2020. Read More
Tops, Price Chopper/Market 32 merging into one company

Two competing upstate New York grocery store chains with operations in the Syracuse area will soon be one company. Read More
B&C Storage acquires Tully Mini Storage facility

TULLY — B&C Storage, a locally owned storage company, recently announced it has acquired a self-storage facility in Tully and made it its 18th location in Central New York. Read More
Square Deal Machining acquires a nearby company to expand business operations

MARATHON, N.Y. — Two companies with operations in Marathon in southern Cortland County are now working together. Read More
Pathfinder Bancorp reports profit, revenue rise in Q4

OSWEGO — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), the holding company for Pathfinder Bank, recently reported that its net income rose 4.5 percent to $1.95 million in the fourth quarter from $1.86 million in the year-ago quarter. Read More
2021 Innovation/Entrepreneur Resource Directory

Welcome to the 2021 Innovation & Entrepreneur Resource Directory. The following organizations foster innovation and provide funding, consultation, training, and other support to entrepreneurs acro Read More
CEO FOCUS: Celebrating the Salt City Market & Northside Women’s Wellness Center

Support for entrepreneurs and targeted real-estate development are critical building blocks for economic development. Ensuring those resources and investments reach historically marginalized and disin Read More
Raymond rolls out new automated tow tractor

GREENE, N.Y. — The Raymond Corporation, a Chenango County–based manufacturer of forklift trucks and other material-handling products, has recently introduced a new automated tow tractor. Read More

Opinion

OPINION: Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day Promotes a More Inclusive New York As legislators, Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day gives us a chance to pause and take stock of the ways we can better support New Yorkers with different levels of ability. Read More
OPINION: The Dialogue of Democracy Needs Tending There are so many things I worry about these days. Are we going to default on our debts? Can we adapt to the accumulating impact of climate change? How are we going to handle the dangers posed by China and Russia? Read More
OPINION: The Biden Administration’s War on Fossil Fuel Tim Stewart, president of the U.S. Oil and Gas Association, says it wasn’t long ago that America had “global dominance” of the world’s energy economy. Read More

Business Mentors

VIEWPOINT: We’re Preparing for the Next Chapter in our Economic Story The Greater Binghamton area is at an inflection point. Despite the national and global challenges of recent years, we have seen several important economic metrics moving in the right direction. Read More
VIEWPOINT: Why Businesses and Families Are Choosing To Relocate To Binghamton Jared M. Kraham Read More
The solution for employee burnout? Proper team structure The past 10-15 years of business have been dominated by an obsession with efficiency: How can we accomplish more work with fewer employees to save money and maximize profitability? Read More

People on the Move

SUNY selects new leaders for SUNY Broome, Jefferson Community College The SUNY board of trustees has selected new presidents for SUNY Broome Community College and Jefferson Community College. Read More
People news: Welliver adds assistant project manager MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Construction-services provider Welliver announced it has hired Evan Jordan as assistant project manager. Read More
Downtown Ithaca Alliance names its next CEO ITHACA, N.Y. — The Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) has announced its next CEO, who will begin her new duties in early July. Read More