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Gallery One Fourteen marches out new location at Fort Drum
FORT DRUM — Kathleen Backus Alibrandi didn’t expect the military to recruit her art and framing gallery. But it did. And she responded to the call, opening a new branch of her Syracuse–based Gallery One Fourteen at Fort Drum on Sept. 4. Alibrandi hadn’t planned to open a second location. She operated Gallery One Fourteen […]
Pyramid Brokerage changing signs after 45 years
Pyramid Brokerage Co. will phase out the 4,000 yellow sale and lease signs it uses throughout the state over the next 12 to 18 months.
N.Y. construction employment inches up month-to-month, lags behind last year
Despite rising in August, the number of New Yorkers working in construction dropped since summer drew to a close in 2011, according to an analysis
Raymond Corp. too busy growing to celebrate 90th anniversary
GREENE — Most companies celebrate major anniversaries with champagne and balloons. Raymond Corp. doesn’t have time to celebrate its 90th birthday. The business has doubled its production since 2009 and has added 500 employees in its U.S. operations since 2010 just to keep up with demand. With headquarters in Greene, Raymond says it’s the North
Rochester–area e-recycler, Sunnking, expands into Binghamton market
BINGHAMTON — Brockport–based electronics recycler Sunnking, Inc. has expanded into the Binghamton region. Earlier this year, Sunnking hired Ken Blaison, who founded and managed TechnoloCycle, Inc., a Binghamton electronics recycler, from 2008 until joining Sunnking. Blaison’s experience in both the industry and in the Southern Tier region made him a perfect fit for Sunnking’s plans
Legislation would provide grants for waterfront brownfield redevelopment
Proposed federal legislation would award grants of up to $500,000 to local governments and nonprofit organizations redeveloping abandoned waterfront properties. “I don’t think [the legislation] has any chance [of passing] before the election, but after the election there is an opportunity because this kind of idea isn’t a Democratic or Republican idea,” U.S. Sen. Kirsten
Construction kicks off on $15M Upstate Cord Blood Bank
ONONDAGA — The State University of New York Upstate Medical University is preparing to deal in blood — umbilical-cord blood. Upstate broke ground Sept. 17 on a $15 million construction project that will build a public umbilical-cord blood bank at its Community Campus in the town of Onondaga. The facility will be known as the
ROME — A new hotel is coming to Griffiss Business and Technology Park. Rome Hospitality Group, LLC will purchase a 4.25-acre parcel on the corner
Empower begins work on new headquarters in Salina
SALINA — Empower Federal Credit Union began work last month on a new headquarters that will bring together staff members now spread across three offices. The new headquarters, which will be located the former B.G. Sulzle plant in Salina, will house departments like information technology, the credit union’s call center, and loan operations, says Rich Nave,
Headphones retailer, distributor leases space in DeWitt
DeWITT — VoxLinc LLC a retailer and distributor of AfterShokz bone-conduction technology headphones, recently leased 1,495 square feet of flex space located at 6311 Fly Road in DeWitt. VoxLinc offers three models of ear-free headphones: AfterShokz Sport, AfterShokz Mobile, and AfterShokz Game. Unlike conventional headphones and earbuds, AfterShokz does not use the eardrums to transmit
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