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Justice Department awards Vera House grant to combat domestic violence
SYRACUSE — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded Vera House, Inc. a grant of $350,000 to support its work to combat domestic, dating,
Syracuse CVB president to serve on national travel board
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau (SCVB) announced that David Holder, president, has been selected to serve on the United States Travel Association’s
Mexico Health Center to relocate temporarily to Oswego
OSWEGO — Northern Oswego County Health Services, Inc. (NOCHSI) announced that its Mexico Health Center will move temporarily to Oswego Health Center starting on Aug.
Upstate University Hospital purchases UV light-cleaning technology for patient rooms
SYRACUSE — Upstate University Hospital on Friday said it’s been using ultraviolet (UV) light devices when cleaning patient rooms and public restrooms. The technology
Ithaca firm wins Navy contract to improve software security
ITHACA — The U.S. Navy has awarded Ithaca–based GrammaTech, Inc. a contract to develop a tool that will enable computer systems to understand and react
NYPA issues report on building energy use in New York
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) recently announced the completion of a report on the energy use of New York government buildings that provides a
Feldmeier Equipment to build new plant in Little Falls, create 80 new jobs
LITTLE FALLS —Feldmeier Equipment, Inc. of DeWitt, which specializes in the fabrication of stainless-steel storage and processing equipment, today began construction on a “significant” expansion of the company’s operations in Little Falls. Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced the project in a news release. The expansion will result in the creation of 80 new
EFC okays loans for wastewater-improvement project in Union Springs
The New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. (EFC) has approved a low-cost financing package to improve the wastewater treatment and collection systems in the Cayuga County village of Union Springs. The EFC board of directors approved an interest-free loan worth more than $560,000, along with an additional three-year loan of a similar amount at
VESTAL — “From 2008 until 2011, [our] sales averaged in the $50 million [a year] range,” says Kenneth (Ken) Elliott, the CEO of Matco Electric Corporation, Inc. “In 2012, we experienced a 50 percent jump.” The company, formerly located in a 17,000-square-foot building on N. Jensen Road, moved its headquarters in April to a
NFIB: small-business optimism up ‘marginally’ in July
Small-business optimism “sighed” in July, with a monthly index that measures the optimism up 0.6 points for a reading of 94.1, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which released the index Aug. 13. The optimism index rose “marginally,” the NFIB said on its website. The latest report continues the “historically
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