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Tompkins Chamber: Bailey Place Insurance to open office in Lansing
LANSING, N.Y. — The Cortland–based Bailey Place Insurance agency has plans to open an office in Lansing, which would represent its second location in Tompkins
State Fair again offers group-sales option
GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Fair has a group-sales program that it contends offers organizations and companies a way to provide a “benefit”
Urban Life CrossFit to expand with spin studios
SYRACUSE — University CrossFit, LLC, which does business as Urban Life CrossFit, has plans to expand its space in its current location, adding a spinning studio. The company also plans to open a second location on the Syracuse University (SU) hill that too will focus on spinning, an indoor-cycling workout. The second studio is a
Bonadio report: Upstate construction industry improves since 2012
The upstate New York construction industry has seen a “positive improvement” in the last couple years, according to the 2014 Upstate New York Contractors State of the Industry Study that The Bonadio Group released. About 75 respondents provided information for this year’s findings, the report says. Headquartered in Rochester, The Bonadio Group is an accounting
Five businesses to expand or locate in Binghamton under START-UP NY program
BINGHAMTON — Five businesses will expand or locate in Binghamton through the START-UP NY program, the initiative that creates tax-free areas associated with colleges and universities statewide. The state projects the five businesses will invest $2.3 million and create more than 80 new jobs in tax-free areas that Binghamton University sponsors, according to a July
Small Business Tip: Communication is a Priority
Communication: The exchange of ideas, messages, or information by speech, signals, or writing. Or, a system for sending and receiving messages, as through telecommunications. How are you getting messages from your customers? Do you have the tools in place to allow them to provide you the feedback critical to your business success? Moreover, how do
Corning to expand operations, add jobs at Canton facility
CANTON — Corning, Inc. (NYSE: GLW) has plans for a more than $21 million capital-expansion project that’ll create 40 jobs at its facility in Canton in St. Lawrence County. The firm will add more than 30,000 square feet to accommodate additional storage and an increase in production of high-fused silica glass for use in the
ConMed moves forward with interim CEO after Corasanti steps down
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, is moving ahead with new leadership after its CEO stepped down and its founder retired. The company on July 23 announced that Joseph (Joe) Corasanti resigned as CEO, president, and board member, effective immediately. The company provided no reason for Corasanti’s departure. The board has
New York’s Jobs Express website tops 100,000 available positions
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on July 30 that more than 100,000 available jobs are now listed on the state’s Jobs Express website (www.jobs.ny.gov). That includes 5,300 positions in Central New York, 4,500 in the Southern Tier, 3,300 in the North Country, and 2,500 in the Mohawk Valley. The site sorts thousands of
Ryan-Biggs announces certification and awards
SKANEATELES FALLS —Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C., announced it was recently granted certification as a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) by the New York State Department of Economic Development, Division of Minority & Women’s Business Development. Earlier in 2014, Ryan-Biggs merged with Clark Engineering & Surveying to create what it says is one of the largest women-owned engineering
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