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Tim Birnie: Steering the company to success through diversification
ROME — “All you men want to do is talk about buses,” Timothy (Tim) Claude Birnie remembers his mother saying. Birnie is the president of Birnie Bus Service, Inc. with headquarters located at 248 Otis St. at the Griffiss Business & Technology Park in Rome. “My father, Martin K. Birnie, joined his brother-in-law [Martin J. […]
Binghamton University seminar on exit planning for closely held businesses set for Feb. 27
BINGHAMTON — As many private business owners near retirement age, they face the increasingly thorny issue of what to do with their business so they
Little Falls Hospital appoints senior director of human resources
LITTLE FALLS — Marlene E. Little has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as senior director of human resources at Little Falls Hospital. Before joining Bassett, Little
Shared Work program retained 3,300 jobs, NY state estimates
Employers in New York avoided cutting more than 3,000 jobs in 2012 by using a shared work program, with Central New York and the Mohawk
Power Engineers looks to tap local talent pool
SYRACUSE — Power Engineers launched and is growing its Syracuse office with the aim of tapping into the technical talent base present in the region. Power opened its office in Syracuse last May. The firm employs 16 people in a 7,500-square-foot space at 1 Dupli Park Drive. The site has room to grow to more
Sunderman starts second term as NYSAR Central Region vice president
A New Hartford realtor has started her second term as the vice president of the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR) Central Region. Mary
Payroll service for small businesses available from M&T
M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) is launching an online payroll processing service for small businesses through a partnership with Sure Payroll, Inc. The service is now
CNY, Mohawk Valley, Southern Tier unemployment rates rise in December
New York may have added private-sector jobs in December, but unemployment rates in the Binghamton, Syracuse, and Utica-Rome areas crept higher. That’s according to new
Proposed minimum wage hike more popular, survey says
The latest survey of New York’s registered voters from the Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI) shows growing support for raising the state’s minimum wage, division
Rural/Metro expanding workforce in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Rural/Metro Medical Services is adding 14 new medical-billing positions in Syracuse to support operations in Florida. The hiring will swell the ambulance company’s
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