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New York manufacturing index declines in July
Reading still shows “robust growth in the industry” The Empire State Manufacturing survey general business-conditions index dipped more than 2 points to 22.6 in July from 25 in June, which was an eight-month high. The latest reading still indicates that manufacturing business activity “continued to grow at a fairly brisk pace in New York” in […]
Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece to combine with Barclay Damon
SYRACUSE — Barclay Damon LLP on July 17 announced that the lawyers and staff of Menter, Rudin & Trivelpiece, P.C. are joining the firm, effective Aug. 1. The Menter firm’s 31 employees, including 14 attorneys, will become part of Barclay Damon, the firm tells CNYBJ. Nine of its 14 lawyers are joining Barclay Damon as
M&T Bank rolls out new services for small businesses
M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), which banks number one in deposit market share in the 16-county Central New York area, on June 19 announced a series of new and upcoming services for its small-business customers. They include a new online business-loan application, new business credit cards, and a new business cash-management platform. Online-lending platform M&T Bank
New NFIB state director hears similar concerns as in last job
Former Unshackle Upstate leader tackles related issues ROCHESTER — Two weeks into his new job, NFIB New York State Director Greg Biryla says he is hearing many of the same concerns that he heard when he was executive director of Unshackle Upstate. “It’s tax-burden issues, regulatory issues,” he says in a July 13 phone interview
Diversifying Outside of Your Small Business
Small-business owners are especially vulnerable to a dangerous investment practice: under-diversification. For many, their business represents the lion’s share of their net worth. With fortunes riding largely on the success or failure of a single business in a single industry, business owners are exposed to heightened levels of investment risk. Recognizing that risk and understanding
Watertown, Cortland to use DRI funding for small-biz projects
Both Watertown and Cortland plan to use a portion of their respective $10 million funding awards in the state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) on projects to help small businesses. The projects involve both funding and spaces for operations. The office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the projects for Watertown on July 11 and the initiatives for
Syracuse University researcher participates in national school-choice research center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A Syracuse University researcher is participating in the first national research center to study how different approaches to school choice can “better
Syracuse University renews contract of Chancellor Syverud
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University’s board of trustees announced it has renewed and extended the contract of Chancellor Kent Syverud until 2024. The contract extension
SRC names Hayward senior VP of radars and sensors
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC, Inc., announced that it has named Ron Hayward senior VP of the Radars and Sensors division, following a national search conducted
Walsh calls NYS&W railroad-bridge inspection report “woefully inadequate”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh on Thursday sharply criticized a bridge-inspection report by the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (NYS&W) for the
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