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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,
New York milk production slips slightly in November
New York dairy farms produced 1.24 billion pounds of milk in November, down 0.2 percent from 1.243 billion pounds in the year-ago month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Milk production per cow in the state averaged 1,975 pounds in November, off 0.5 percent from 1,985 pounds in the year-prior month. The
Lockheed’s Owego plant to perform half the work on nearly $22M Navy contract
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Owego operation recently won a $21.7 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy. This contract provides tear down and evaluation of the P3-C aircraft mission systems hardware, as well as obsolescence studies and technical support to maintain the P3-C mission systems for the government of Taiwan,
Welch Allyn has a new parent company as Baxter completes acquisition of Hillrom
Welch Allyn — the medical-device maker in Skaneateles Falls whose presence in Central New York dates back more than a century — has a new owner. Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX), an Illinois medical-products company, on Dec. 13 announced it has completed its acquisition of Hillrom (NYSE: HRC) in a $10.5 billion deal. Hillrom is the
Versatility Enterprises buys Erie Boulevard building for $400,000
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Versatility Enterprises, LLC recently purchased the 6,720-square-foot, freestanding building located on about one acre at 2700 Erie Blvd. E. in Syracuse. Versatility Enterprises is a licensed and bonded freight shipping and trucking company. The purchase price was $400,000 on this transaction, which closed on Oct. 1, according to Onondaga County’s online property
Survey: 86% of hotels see supply- chain issues impacting operations
More than 70 percent face increased costs, lack of availability for key items Supply-chain disruptions are affecting the operations of more than eight in 10 surveyed hotels, and nearly three out four hotel operators say the disruptions are negatively impacting their business revenue, according to a recent survey of American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) members.
People news: Valencia joins MACNY as workforce-development specialist
DeWITT, N.Y. — MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, announced that Justyna Valencia has joined the organization as a workforce-development specialist. In her role, Valencia will support
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