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NFIB: Small business optimism begins 2014 ‘slightly up’ from December
Small-business optimism started the year at 94.1, which is “slightly up” from December but “well below” the pre-recession average of 100. That’s according to
Cornell, city of Utica use grant to create R2G urban-planning studio
UTICA — Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Oneida County and the city of Utica on Monday announced a downtown-development partnership and grant funding that they’ll use
AHA’s Rome Indoor Walk/Run raises more than $20,000
ROME — The American Heart Association (AHA) Utica/Mohawk Valley affiliate reported that the Rome Indoor Walk/Run on Sat. Feb. 8 attracted 215 people, helping to
Kinney Drugs formally opens in-store health clinic
SYRACUSE — Kinney Drugs has formally opened a health clinic inside its store at 104 Lafayette Road in Syracuse, providing customers a variety of health-care
Berkshire names Houghtaling commercial regional leader for New York region
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), the holding company for Berkshire Bank, today announced the appointment of Scott J. Houghtaling to senior vice president, commercial leader for
New York Fed survey: consumers expect larger increase in wages
American consumers have boosted their expectations for earnings this year, according to new survey results the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released today. The
Saab Sensis president Viggiano to retire in early March, Kaminski named successor
DeWITT — Marc Viggiano, president of Saab Sensis, today announced his retirement from the company, effective March 7. Upon Viggiano’s retirement, Ken Kaminski will assume the role of president at Saab Sensis, the firm said in a news release. Kaminski currently serves as general manager of Saab Sensis air-traffic management and previously held numerous management
NYPA launches energy-efficiency collaborative
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) on Thursday announced the formation of the energy-efficiency innovation collaborative (EE-INC), which seeks to improve energy efficiency in New York state buildings and spur economic growth in emerging technologies. EE-INC is a public-private partnership of energy industry leaders that NYPA is spearheading. The EE-INC is also announcing a request
UUP calls on state to restore funding for SUNY teaching hospitals, including Upstate Medical
New York should restore funding to its three teaching hospitals in Syracuse, Brooklyn, and Long Island, the union for State University of New York (SUNY) employees says. The state should also resume paying more of the cost of operating its public higher-education system instead of asking students to pay through tuition increases, contends Frederick Kowal,
Giotto builds his 10th business, Oriskany Arms
ORISKANY — The Greeks called it “sunergia.” Today, we call the word “synergy,” meaning “cooperation” or “working together.” In business, it generally relates to the cooperative interaction of acquired subsidiaries or merged entities. For Frank Giotto, it’s the driving force behind his business enterprises. Not content to manage nine corporations, he incorporated his 10th last
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