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Startup Barklyn Grace sells dog-themed clothing for a good cause
LIVERPOOL — Last fall, when Kelsey Harvey adopted her first dog Maya, she realized she wanted to give more to the animal-rescue community. “We just love her — she’s just part of the family, you know?” Harvey says of the one-year-old Tibetan-Spaniel mix. “I just can’t imagine her out on the streets or living out […]
Snow Dragon to develop and market finger-vein security at Tech Garden II
SYRACUSE — The U.S. operations of a Chinese company is beginning work in the Syracuse Technology Garden II in AXA Tower II in downtown Syracuse. SUNY Oswego is sponsoring Snow Dragon as part of its tax-free, START-UP NY space in the Tech Garden II. The START-UP NY program provides new and expanding businesses the opportunity
What Happened to SEO, and Why Does it Matter to the CEO?
In 1994, a man named Brian Pinkerton developed the first capable web crawler. His amazing software tool could generate the top 25 web-page results, which was quite an achievement at the time. In the late 1990s, early search-engine players like Excite, Lycos, Yahoo, and AltaVista used custom web crawlers like Pinkerton’s to succeed in the
Questions to Ask Yourself When Starting a Business
When entrepreneurs ask me for help in starting a business, I immediately think of three questions I need to ask them back. I do that for two reasons. First, there is such a wide range of business types, startup forms, levels of experience, and personal situations, that more details are needed to move beyond the

BCA Architects & Engineers has named MICHAEL D. ALTIERI an associate of the firm. He spent two summers as an intern at BCA Architects & Engineers and joined the firm full time in 2009. Altieri graduated from SUNY ESF with a degree in environmental resource and forestry engineering. Contact The Business Journal News Network at news@cnybj.com
M3 Placement and Partnership has hired BRANDON LOVETT as senior account executive. He has more than 15 years of local administrative experience, most recently as director of administrative services with the City of Rome, where he oversaw human resources and operations. Lovett will specialize in business development and recruiting for direct placement, temporary, and contract
CHRISTOPHER CHAMBERS has joined Prudent Engineering as a survey technician in the East Syracuse office. He earned his associate degree in construction technology from Monroe Community College and an associate degree in land surveying technology from SUNY ESF. Chambers’ experience includes conducting construction, topographic, boundary, and cell-tower surveys. Prior to joining Prudent, he worked as

CALEB RICHTER, a physician assistant, has joined Carthage Area Hospital’s Carthage Behavioral Health Clinic. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Roberts Weslayan College and a master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Daeman College. Richter previously worked at Samaritan Medical Center’s Leray Urgent Care. Prior to that, he worked at Carthage
Tully Rinckey PLLC announced that KATHRYN A. DONNELLY, an attorney with extensive military law and litigation experience, has joined the firm as an associate. She will concentrate her practice on military law, regularly handling cases involving Article 15s, letters of reprimand, court martials, and officer/enlisted separation proceedings. Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Donnelly most recently

MACNY, The Manufacturers Association, has promoted PATTY CLARK to human resources services manager. She joined MACNY in 2007 as an administrative assistant. She was promoted to HR coordinator in 2011, and to HR generalist in 2014. Prior to Clark’s work at MACNY, she held positions in marketing and the private label divisions at both Corcoran
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