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New York home sales rise in February; CNY numbers mixed
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors completed the sale of more than 5,900 previously owned homes in February, up more than 2 percent from the
People news: Crouse Hospital appoints Abrams as director of communications and digital media
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cheryl Abrams has been appointed director of communications and digital media at Crouse Hospital. She has been at Crouse since 2006, the
Binghamton University to host 9th annual Health Fair Wednesday
VESTAL, N.Y. — Binghamton University is hosting its ninth annual Health Fair this Wednesday. The event, organized by the university’s Dining Services by Sodexo unit
Upstate Venture Connect launches entrepreneurial-leadership network
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Upstate Venture Connect (UVC) has launched UNY50, which it describes as an “ambitious entrepreneurial-leadership program.” UVC announced the program in a news release distributed on Thursday. So far, 27 business leaders have joined the “invitation-only” network, UVC said in the news release. They represent fields such as software
RealtyUSA acquires Exit Team Advantage Realty in Oneonta
ONEONTA, N.Y. — RealtyUSA has acquired Oneonta–based Exit Team Advantage Realty and will merge it with RealtyUSA’s Oneonta office, located at 75 Market St. Exit Team Advantage Realty is located at 5366 Main St. in Oneonta. RealtyUSA announced the deal in a news release distributed on March 16. The company didn’t release any
FLTG formally opens Endicott office
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Technologies Group, Inc. (FLTG) celebrated the grand opening of its new Broome County office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony onMarch 16. The formal-opening event took place at the Huron Campus Office located at 1701 North St. in Endicott, according to a company news release. FLTG moved into the office in late
SOS shows backbone in transforming its operation
DeWITT — Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, PC (SOS), headquartered in Widewaters Park in DeWitt, is a growing 30-doctor group that currently has offices in Auburn, Baldwinsville, Camillus, Cicero, Clay, DeWitt, Fayetteville, Liverpool, North Syracuse, and Onondaga Hill. The health-care provider’s recently expanded footprint comes on top of explosive growth in the past few years with
Welch Allyn leases Auburn building for additional warehouse space
AUBURN — Welch Allyn, Inc. has signed a lease to use the former Mustad Manufacturing and Assembly building at 247 Grant Ave. (State Route 5) in Auburn. The Skaneateles Falls–based medical-device manufacturer needs the 54,000-square-foot facility for additional warehouse and shipping space, the company said in a statement it issued to CNYBJ on March
New York manufacturing index edges down in March
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that its Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell less than a point to 6.9 in March. Economists had been expecting a reading of 8.5, according to MarketWatch. Still, any reading above zero indicates improving conditions. The New York Fed, in its March 16
Destiny USA expands green efforts in 2015
SYRACUSE — It’s been just over two years since Destiny USA received Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, but the giant retail center’s environmental efforts are far from finished. In fact, those initiatives will expand beyond the walls of the mall and reach out further
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