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Raymond generates explosive sales growth
GREENE — In the last half decade, the Raymond Corp. — a global provider of lift trucks, forklifts, and material-handling solutions based in Chenango County — has seen its sales explode. “Since late 2010, our sales are up 300 percent,” says Timothy Combs, the company’s president for sales and marketing. “Just in the last […]
SUNY Oswego researchers share grant to monitor fish for pollutants
OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego will use a $1.5 million share of a federal grant in a partnership that documents declines in older chemical pollutants in the Great Lakes. The school’s Environmental Research Center is using the funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the initiative. SUNY Oswego is working with Clarkson University
MVCC ready to begin solar-project construction
ROME — In Greek mythology, the master craftsman Daedalus fashions wings of feathers and wax for himself and for his son Icarus to escape from the island of Crete. Icarus ignores his father’s warning not to fly too close to the sun, and he falls into the sea. If only Daedalus had known about photovoltaics
Ames Linen Service adds clients, employees through an acquisition
CORTLAND — Ames Linen Service, a family-owned, commercial-laundry company, used an acquisition this past spring to add employees and 400 accounts to its customer list. The firm, which also highlights its sustainable practices on its website, operates in a 42,000-square-foot building at 67 Huntington St. in Cortland. The company owns its facility. Ames
Marathon Financial Advisors merges with Koenig & Selzer
DeWITT, N.Y. — Marathon Financial Advisors, Inc. has recently merged with Koenig & Selzer Asset Management Group. Marathon Financial didn’t release any financial terms in a news release announcing the deal. Marathon Financial Advisors operates at 6316 Fly Road in DeWitt. The Koenig & Selzer firm previously was located at 134 Stanwood Lane in Manlius,
Oswego County IDA won’t give up on effort to keep FitzPatrick nuclear-power plant open
SCRIBA, N.Y. — Even though its owner has said it will shut down the James A. FitzPatrick nuclear-power plant in about a year, the Oswego
Carrols acquires nine Burger King restaurants in Northern New Jersey
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Tuesday acquired nine Burger King locations in Northern New Jersey. The transaction comes a week
New York state added 11,500 private-sector jobs in November, ADP report says
Private-sector employers in New York state added 11,500 jobs in November, according to the latest ADP Regional Employment Report issued Wednesday. Nearly all the jobs
Utica Fairfield Inn & Suites to formally open December 18
UTICA, N.Y. — The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, at 71 North Genesee St. in Utica, will hold a ribbon-cutting event on the evening of
HUD awards nearly $150,000 to groups in Oswego, Utica
Organizations in Oswego and Utica will use a total of nearly $150,000 in federal funding for housing and job-training programs. The U.S. Department of Housing
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