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Binghamton University seminar on exit planning for closely held businesses set for Feb. 27
BINGHAMTON — As many private business owners near retirement age, they face the increasingly thorny issue of what to do with their business so they
EarlySense distribution keeps with Welch Allyn’s practices
SKANEATELES FALLS — A recently announced arrangement that has Welch Allyn distributing another company’s patient-monitoring system is rare but not unheard of for the Skaneateles
Little Falls Hospital appoints senior director of human resources
LITTLE FALLS — Marlene E. Little has joined Bassett Healthcare Network as senior director of human resources at Little Falls Hospital. Before joining Bassett, Little
Savannah Bank CEO joins board of New York Bankers Association
Thomas E. Ganey, president and CEO of Savannah Bank, N.A., has been selected to serve on the board of directors of the New York Bankers
Holt Architects focused on growing new Syracuse office
SYRACUSE — Holt Architects had designs on opening a Syracuse branch for some time before it moved into a downtown office in the middle of January. “We’ve been planning it for probably four or five months,” says Paul Levesque, principal at Ithaca–based Holt. “The idea behind it was Syracuse is strategic for our markets.” The
N.Y. manufacturing index breaks even for first time since summer
New York manufacturers broke out of a mold of negativity in February amid a surge of new orders. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York posted widespread gains on its release date of Feb. 15 after months of decline. Its headline reading, the general business conditions index, broke into
Institute for Excellence & Ethics moves toward self-sustaining growth
MANLIUS — Fresh off a 25 percent revenue increase in 2012, the Manlius not-for-profit education consulting organization, Institute for Excellence & Ethics (IEE), is moving toward self-sustaining growth. IEE’s revenue increased from $435,000 in 2011 to $540,000 in 2012. This growth stemmed from thriving partnerships with organizations both inside and outside Central New York, according
Mercy Flight landing new location east of Utica
SCHUYLER — Alex Ripka has been refurbishing helicopters in the middle of his family’s farmland since the late 1970s. Suddenly, one of his hangars is about to become the new base for an air-ambulance service. “For 40 years, I opened the doors and I didn’t so much as have a mouse in here,” Ripka says.
New training at OCC aims to fill eye-care need
SYRACUSE — It’s so rare for Eye Consultants of Syracuse to come across trained, experienced ophthalmic assistants that when it does, the practice will sometimes hire the person even if it doesn’t have an opening. “We look all the time,” says Heather Whitt, a certified ophthalmic medical technologist at Eye Consultants. “There is just nothing
SYRACUSE — The School of Information Studies (iSchool) at Syracuse University will serve as one of 50 sites around the world for the second International Space Apps Challenge, sponsored by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The hackathon-style event will take place at the iSchool April 20 and 21. NASA will release 50 specific
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