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Clarkson professors win NSF grant to develop sensors
POTSDAM, N.Y. — Two Clarkson University professors will use a $250,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for their research to develop low-cost sensors to detect per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the field. PFAS are an emerging group of environmental contaminants used in many commercial products and applications that have recently been identified […]
Syracuse, Oswego airports to use federal funding for infrastructure projects
The federal government has awarded Syracuse Hancock International Airport more than $5.4 million and Oswego County Airport $159,000. The funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment
Turning Stone’s 7 Kitchens restaurant is hiring ahead of its planned spring opening
VERONA, N.Y. — Turning Stone Resort Casino is hiring nearly 100 employees to fill full and part-time roles at 7 Kitchens, a new restaurant set
New York manufacturing index edges up in December
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose slightly to 31.9 in December from 30.9 the month before. The one-point gain in the index — the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector — follows an 11-point gain in November. The December reading — based on firms responding to the survey — indicates business activity
FuzeHub begins a marketing service for New York’s manufacturing, technology sectors
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub says it has started a new line of services addressing the marketing needs of the New York’s manufacturing and technology sectors.
Ichor Life Sciences completes acquisition of Woodland Biosciences
LAFAYETTE, N.Y. — Ichor Life Sciences, based in LaFayette, has completed its acquisition of Woodland Biosciences, Inc. of Massachusetts. The in-vivo services for the study
Gaylord Archival pursues growth initiatives in ‘22
CICERO, N.Y. — Gaylord Archival, located at 7282 William Barry Blvd. in Cicero, has several projects it’s focusing on to support its growth in the year ahead. “We’re renovating our offices to maximize productivity by creating a combination of quiet workspaces and collaboration areas,” Jim Burke, president of Gaylord Archival, tells CNYBJ in an email
It Began with an Idea & $6: A Brief History of Gaylord Brothers
CICERO — At the end of the 19th century, Willis E. Gaylord and his younger brother, Henry Jay (H. Jay), were employed as bookkeepers at Syracuse Savings Bank. Part of their clerical jobs was to repair torn paper currency. The common repair was simply to pin the torn pieces of paper together using straight pins,
How Raymour & Flanigan pivoted during pandemic
CLAY, N.Y. — Saying much of the furniture industry was “hit hard” by the pandemic, Clay–based Raymour & Flanigan Furniture and Mattresses says it has been able to keep items in stock and grow its customer loyalty by “providing superior service and quick delivery.” The company responded to a CNYBJ inquiry about how it has
Raymour & Flanigan Furniture: A family business story & much more
The story of Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Company, Inc. actually begins with another family furniture business: M. Goldberg & Sons. Meyer Goldberg and his sons Moses and Benjamin established this furniture and jewelry business in 1910 on North State Street in Syracuse after consolidating Meyer’s furniture store with Benjamin’s jewelry store. Pooling their business resources,
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