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Preferred Mutual continuing its growth tradition after 118 years
NEW BERLIN — In a research report issued in December 2013, Conning Inc., an investment-management firm for the global insurance industry, identified “18 standout companies which led their peers in both growth and profitability.” The report analyzed the performance of 241 insurance companies’ personal-lines products over the past five-year and 10-year periods. Preferred Mutual Insurance […]
New York home sales decline in March and first quarter
Sales of previously owned homes in New York state declined more than 8 percent in March compared to a year ago, as adverse weather conditions took a toll. Sales for the first quarter also fell nearly 2 percent compared to the same period in 2013. The figures are part of a monthly housing-market report that
Engineer balances new business with day job
LIVERPOOL — Odean Dyer spends his days as a member of the Department of Engineering for the city of Syracuse. At the same time, he’s working to grow his newly launched business, Furrever Friends, a boutique store for pets. When asked about the challenges of having a full-time job and working to grow a new
Can START-UP NY start up your business?
Lawmakers have a deep fondness for acronyms in naming tax legislation. Witness the SUNY Tax-Free Areas to Revitalize and Transform Upstate New York program — or, START-UP NY. The START-UP NY legislation was passed in June 2013, and the New York State (NYS) Department of Taxation and Finance published extensive guidance on the START-UP NY
A La Carte Business Services owner receives Key4Women Achieve Award
SYRACUSE — Chris Belna, owner of A La Carte Business Services in Liverpool, recently received the Key4Women Achieve Award for outstanding business activity and growth by a woman business owner. Belna, who founded A La Carte in 2010, was presented with the award at the annual WISE Symposium held in Syracuse on April 8. A
Executive Presence: An Inside-Out Job
What’s the secret formula for developing the elusive thing called “executive presence”? This question is becoming more pervasive in leadership-development programs and among our coaching clients at all organizational levels. According to The Conference Board’s 2014 survey, organizations hire external coaches most often to help leaders develop executive presence and influence skills — and we
Rheonix gets $189K fast-track grant from the NIH
LANSING — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Rheonix, Inc. a grant as the company works to develop a system that it contends will simplify testing for the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. The NIH awarded Rheonix — a town of Lansing–based developer of automated molecular-testing products — a Small Business Innovation Research
Communicating Through Mergers & Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions: they aren’t just multi-billion dollar transactions for the top Fortune 100 companies. Many mid- and smaller-sized businesses are pursuing strategic opportunities to join forces with similar or complementary organizations. It might be something your organization is considering. If so, you have no doubt retained financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, and business consultants. You
SU football will wear new uniforms this fall
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse University (SU) athletics department on April 16 introduced the new uniforms that the Orange football team will wear beginning this fall. The school unveiled the uniforms in a ceremony at Destiny USA. SU worked with Nike, its uniform provider, to design the new threads. The combinations include SU’s familiar navy blue
PGA Professional National Championship headed to Turning Stone courses in 2016
VERONA — The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of America has picked Turning Stone Resort to host the 49th PGA Professional National Championship in 2016, 10 years after it first put on the event. The PGA Professional National Championship is a tournament for golf-club professionals and golf teachers who are members of the PGA of America.
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