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What’s hot in the food industry?
Trends for entrepreneurs to take note of: Changes in consumer eating habits are having a profound influence on the food industry. Throughout the U.S., consumers are increasingly labeling themselves not as calorie counters or being on a diet, but rather, as looking to eat clean, pure, and wholesome foods. Included in these currently popular dietary […]
Why Veterans Makes Topnotch Employees
Politicians call them heroes, and strangers thank them for their service. But when their enlistment comes to an end, veterans need more than a pat on the back as they return to civilian life. They need jobs. And increasingly, they seem to be getting them because the unemployment rate among veterans has been on the

Oswego wins $10 million prize in state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego is Central New York’s winner in New York State’s $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). “Congratulations, you deserve it,” Gov. Andrew

Lockheed Martin lays off 350, including 69 workers in New York state
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) is laying off 350 workers, including 69 employees at New York sites, in its mission systems and training business segment.

New York manufacturing index declines in July, misses expectations
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell more than 5 points to 0.6 in July on declines in new orders and shipments. The

SUNY Poly hires Xu to manage, promote CNY Film Hub in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced that Huayu Xu will manage and promote the Central New York Hub for Emerging Nano Industries,

U.S. Air Force’s Rome Lab awards PAR Technology subsidiary $5.1 million R&D contract
ROME, N.Y. — The U.S. Air Force has awarded PAR Government Systems Corp. a $5.1 million contract award for research and development. PAR Government is

Entergy in talks with Exelon on potential sale of FitzPatrick nuclear-power plant
SCRIBA, N.Y. — Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR) on Wednesday announced that it is in discussions with Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) for the potential sale of

Federal Reserve approves KeyCorp’s pending acquisition of First Niagara Financial Group
The Federal Reserve has approved KeyCorp’s (NYSE: KEY) pending $4.1 billion acquisition of Buffalo–based First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FNFG). Cleveland, Ohio–based KeyCorp, the

CenterState CEO names Geisler to new Tech Garden resource manager position
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO has hired Traci Geisler as its new resource manager for the Tech Garden, the organization’s technology incubator and business accelerator. The
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