Upstate New Yorkers signaled a greater willingness to spend for the fourth consecutive month in February, even as statewide and national consumer confidence stagnated. The

WATERTOWN — Accounting firm Bowers & Co. CPAs, PLLC has a new office in Watertown after acquiring a firm there. The acquisition was effective Jan.

CICERO — A local company is behind one of the top 100 supercomputers in the world. Cicero–based computer manufacturer Seneca Data built HokieSpeed, a supercomputer

The leader of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield’s Central New York region does not anticipate any overhaul of the insurer’s local operations when its CEO retires at

SOLVAY — Gear Motions Inc. intends to rev up its rate of growth after the custom-cut gear and ground-gear supplier expanded its customer base by

SYRACUSE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) launched Syracuse’s 2012 Emerging Leaders initiative (e200) Feb. 27, starting recruitment for the program, which is returning

CLAY — The leaders of a pair of local financial-services companies believe their firms will continue a recent hot streak of adding employees and growing

DeWITT — Independent insurance agents are generally satisfied with insurance companies, according to a new report from the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of New

MANLIUS — A new, local financial-services firm says it’s shunning the big-broker feel. “In bigger companies, management decides what you do,” says Adam (AJ) Loedel,

A new set of federal rules aims to make examining different health-insurance plans less like brain surgery and more like comparison shopping for cars. The