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Destiny USA adds PUMA to its first level expansion area
SYRACUSE — Destiny USA today announced the addition of sport-lifestyle brand PUMA to the first level of its expansion area. PUMA brings a mix of
Cuomo: 82,000 jobs available on Jobs Express website
Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week announced that more than 82,000 positions are available on the state’s Jobs Express website. Jobs Express connects job seekers to
OCC opens newest campus building, Academic II
ONONDAGA — Onondaga Community College (OCC) on Saturday, Oct. 5 welcomed the public to see the school’s newest building, Academic II. The school formally opened
Community Foundation pledges $1 million to support Say Yes Syracuse
SYRACUSE — The Central New York Community Foundation (CNYCF) today announced its board of directors voted to renew its $1 million commitment to the Syracuse chapter of Say Yes to Education, called Say Yes Syracuse. The gift continues the Community Foundation’s annual support of the Say Yes tuition promise, the nonprofit said in a news
Empire Center relaunches as independent think tank
The Empire Center for Public Policy, which started in 2005 as a project of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, has relaunched as an independent, nonprofit think tank, E.J. McMahon, the center’s president, announced Friday. The nonpartisan, Albany–based Empire Center will “stay focused on presenting ideas to make New York a better place to live,
ABC Creative adds sales strategy, lead generation to its offerings
SYRACUSE — ABC Creative Group, LLC, a Syracuse–based advertising and marketing agency, is adding a sales-strategy component and a lead-generation service to its suite of
Metal Solutions: from tin-knocker to sheet-metal engineer
UTICA — Joe Cattadoris, Sr. was a tin-knocker from the Mohawk Valley. In construction slang, a tin-knocker is someone who works in sheet metal. Cattadoris enlisted in the army in 1942 and later moved to the Air Corps to work on aircraft sheet metal. In 1943, he flew “The Hump” between India and China in
Hackers for hire weed out corporate bad seeds
SYRACUSE — Dressed in a workman’s uniform, he blends into the office. Unnoticed, he locks onto his target’s computer, and, within moments, gains access to critical files. These files, if put in the hands of a competitor, could wreak serious financial damage to the company. As unobserved as when he arrived, the workman leaves and
Smart Business Solutions offers clients options to prevent workplace fraud
NEW HARTFORD — Smart Business Solutions is a young New Hartford–based firm that aims to help its clients develop the strategies necessary to obtain and grow “optimal” profits, according to the home page of its website. Company president Michelle Tuttle, who has more than 19 years of corporate-management experience, is the sole owner of Smart
Cuomo announces new $18 million hotel for Syracuse Inner Harbor
SYRACUSE — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo visited Syracuse today to announce plans for a new $18 million, 130-room Aloft Hotel at the city’s
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