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Empire Crane Company has added to its sales force in the Northeast with four new hires, based at its headquarters office in Syracuse. MIKE ANDREWS brings to Empire Crane more than 20 years of experience in the heavy equipment industry in addition to an extensive background in account management. He will be the territory sales […]

LeChase Construction Services, LLC has hired DANIEL CHRISTOFFERSEN as a project engineer in its Binghamton office. He graduated from the Alfred State SUNY College of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in construction-management engineering technology. Christoffersen previously interned with Welliver McGuire Inc. in Montour Falls and Keystone Material Testing, Inc. in Binghamton. Contact The Business Journal News

New York state adds 6,400 private-sector jobs in July, ADP report says
Private-sector employers in New York state added 6,400 jobs in July, according to the latest ADP Regional Employment Report issued Wednesday. All the job gains

FAA awards Syracuse Airport $2.4 million for terminal, taxiway improvements
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Syracuse Hancock International Airport more than $2.4 million for improvement projects. The FAA allocated the

Upstate University Hospital’s new pediatric-emergency department to begin treating patients Tuesday
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate University Hospital’s new $3 million pediatric-emergency department will begin treating patients Tuesday. Upstate officials formally opened the new pediatric-emergency department with
Employers in New York are familiar with the requirement, imposed by the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA), that every new hire must be provided with notice of his/her rate of pay (including overtime rate of pay if applicable), how the employee will be paid (i.e., by the hour, shift, day, etc.), the regular payday, and

Cushman Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company has announced that ANTHONY OSBORNE has joined its Syracuse office as a commercial real-estate salesperson. He was previously employed by McLane Northeast. Osborne’s experience with industrial warehousing and product distribution has led him to his focus on commercial real-estate industrial sales and leasing. Contact The Business Journal News Network at news@cnybj.com

Whelan & Curry Construction Services, Inc. has appointed BRAD SCHULTES as assistant project manager. He has 10 years experience in the design and construction field. He began his career as a draftsman for a design firm in Charlotte, North Carolina after attending SUNY Delhi for his architectural technology degree. Recently, Schultes held a position with

Tops Markets to acquire Hannibal Village Market IGA
HANNIBAL, N.Y. — Tops Markets, LLC will acquire the Village Market IGA at 409 Fulton St. in Hannibal. The store will open as a Tops

City of Rome to use $200K in state funding for new stage, park improvements
ROME, N.Y. — The City of Rome will use $200,000 in state funding for a portable mobile stage and improvements to Veterans Memorial and Gansevoort
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