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Syracuse business launches industrial smart motor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new company based in Syracuse is hoping to help industrial companies reduce their costs and emissions, increase equipment lifespan, and gain other benefits from its new type of “smart” motor that includes variable-speed intelligence. VIDAR, a new venture of ITT, Inc. (NYSE: ITT), has just brought this innovative technology to market […]

VIEWPOINT: AI and Long Term Care: Solving an Age-Old Challenge
Long-term care (LTC) planning has long been one of the most complex and emotionally charged areas of financial advisory services. As the aging population grows and care costs continue to escalate, advisors and clients alike face a daunting set of challenges. Traditional planning tools often rely on broad averages and generic simulations such as Monte

Two Lewis County firms to use $60K in grants to boost operations
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Two Lewis County businesses will use grants totaling $60,000 that were awarded through the Launch Lewis County program. Naturally Lewis awarded the funding on behalf of the Lewis County Development Corporation (LCDC). Rags & Rivers, of Lyons Falls, will use its $30,000 grant for machinery to expand its services, increase efficiency, and

NNYCF’s Maxine M. Quigg Women in Business Fund supports five North Country professionals
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A pair of entrepreneurs, two health care professionals, and a county government official are among the third group of women awarded grant funding from the Maxine M. Quigg Women in Business Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation. The funding amounts ranged from about $1,000 to $1,500, Kenneth Eysaman, director of

New franchise business aims at nuisance animals across CNY
Central New York has a new option for getting rid of nuisance animals with Critter Control of Syracuse, a local franchise of a national wildlife removal company operated by Janet Pettaway and her husband, Eric. Pettaway, a native of Botswana, had experience running a fertilizer company there. When she came to the United States, she

2025 Woman-Owned Business Directory
Welcome to The Central New York Business Journal’s 2025 Women-Owned Business Enterprise Directory. The directory is an alphabetical listing of Central New York firms that have earned New York State’s WBE certification. The information for these entries was supplied by the companies themselves, their websites, and the New York State Certified MWBE Directory. More information

WISE to use $10K donation for financial-management program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (WISE) Women’s Business Center at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University (SU) is getting some financial help for a financial-management program. WISE is a Women’s Business Center dedicated to empowering Central New York’s entrepreneurs in all stages of business through training

Lockheed Martin’s suburban Syracuse plant wins $54M order from U.S. Navy
SALINA, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) facility in the town of Salina, was recently awarded a $54.2 million delivery order under a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy for production of submarine electronic-warfare systems on new construction and in-service submarines. Work will be performed at the Salina plant, and is expected to

ANDRO wins $1 million Army contract for electromagnetic sensing payload
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Applications Laboratory recently awarded a $1 million contract to ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC to develop a modular, artificial-intelligence (AI)-powered electromagnetic sensing payload prototype for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). ANDRO Chief Scientist-Chief Technology Officer Jithin Jagannath and Chief Research Officer of ANDRO’s Marconi-Rosenblatt AI Innovation Lab Anu Jagannath are spearheading

Tompkins Community Bank names Stallone to board for Central New York
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Community Bank has recently appointed Dr. Martin Stallone to its community bank board for Tompkins Central New York. Stallone currently serves as the CEO of Centralus Health and Cayuga Health System. Centralus Health is an affiliation of Arnot Health in Elmira and Cayuga Health in Ithaca. Together they serve patients across
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