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Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park to open at DeWitt Town Center
DeWITT — Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park — an international franchised business offering patented all-trampoline, walled playing courts — announced that it will open a
Binghamton University to host expanded health fair on March 25
VESTAL — Binghamton University will soon host its 8th annual health fair, promoting wellness and including area businesses. The university’s dining services unit, run by
PAR Technology has profitable Q4 and year, but firm ‘not satisfied’
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) today reported a profit during the fourth quarter and the full year, compared to losses during the

Nesher acquires CNY Business Review, BizEventz
SYRACUSE — It has been a family business since 1986 — and will remain so for the foreseeable future. Marny Nesher has acquired CNY Business Review, Inc. (better known as the CNY Business Journal) from her parents, Norman and Joan Poltenson. Nesher also purchased the sister company, BizEventz, Inc., from a family trust. Nesher, who

Avalon Document Services enters the Ohio market
SYRACUSE — Avalon Document Services has expanded into Ohio with the acquisition of two offices of Cleveland, Ohio–based ProFile Discovery. The deal adds Cleveland and Akron, Ohio to Avalon’s list of office locations. In the transaction, which closed Feb. 18, Avalon acquired ProFile’s employees, equipment, service lines, and customer list, JP Midgley, CEO and co-owner

Custom cake business, 83 & Company, cooks up growth
SYRACUSE — 83 & Company, located on Syracuse’s Northside, is a bakery specializing in custom cakes and offering delivery service for the Central New York area. The bakery first opened as a commercial kitchen in July 2010 and transformed into a retail store open to the public last Nov. 29. Esther Houston, whose family owns

Slack Chemical expands with new facility in Saratoga Springs
CARTHAGE — Expansion seems to be the name of the game for Slack Chemical Co., Inc., of Carthage, which recently opened a new 26,000-square-foot, $2.4 million plant in Saratoga Springs. The new facility will help the company better serve the East Coast region as well as provide necessary space for Slack to break into some
Cuomo, Oneida Nation begin payments to counties following 2013 casino settlement
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Oneida Indian Nation on March 11 initiated the first of “substantial dedicated payments” to Madison and Oneida counties, marking the formal approval of their “milestone” settlement. That’s how Cuomo’s office described the development in a news release about the payments. The release followed a conference call with reporters.
CNY unemployment rates rise compared to last month, but are down from a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica-Rome, and Ithaca metro areas rose in January compared to December but are down from a year ago, according to the latest New York State Department of Labor data released March 11. The jobless rate in the Syracuse area was 7.4 percent in January, up from 6.5 percent in
TACNY announces winners of 2014 Celebration of Technology Awards
SALINA — The Technology Alliance of Central New York (TACNY) has announced the winners of its 2014 Celebration of Technology Awards and will hold a banquet to recognize the individuals and organizations on March 24. This year’s awards go to eight Central New York individuals and organizations: – Dr. Misty Blowers, a research scientist at
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