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Madison-Oneida BOCES to develop online AP courses
ONEIDA — The Madison-Oneida Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) won a $1.35 million grant to develop online advanced placement courses. The grant came through
GKG honored for best practices
NEW HARTFORD — For the sixth year in a row, Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy, Inc (GKG) is among a select group of insurance agencies identified by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) and Reagan Consulting as employing the best business practices in the industry. The selection means that GKG’s operations including procedures,
Through Auspicium, Lorenz “puts skin in the game”
DeWITT — “Creating value using liquid management.” That’s the tag line on Michael J. Lorenz’s business card and on his company’s home page. Lorenz is the principal who, in 2008, founded Auspicium, LLC, a consulting firm headquartered in the town of DeWitt. The company moniker is taken from Latin, meaning to “move forward.” Auspicium offers
Kronenberg: Crouse restructuring necessary given changes in health care
SYRACUSE — Crouse Hospital could not avoid restructuring given a current backdrop of Medicare and Medicaid payment cuts, changes in government reimbursements, and new technology, Dr. Paul Kronenberg, president and CEO, says after the hospital made changes including eliminating 100 positions. “I think the main reason you do this is looking at the present and
Currier Plastics starts work on delayed headquarters expansion
AUBURN — Currier Plastics President John Currier praises his company’s employees for meeting rising demand even as New York state worked to mold an aid package so the manufacturer could expand at its increasingly crowded Auburn home. “I have to credit my guys for squeezing more and more equipment in,” Currier says. “We don’t have
AECC moves to larger home to facilitate its rapid growth
DeWITT— AECC, a fast-growing environmental consulting company, has more than doubled its space by moving its headquarters just down the road. AECC relocated to a 5,300-square-foot office building at 6308 Fly Road on Dec. 3, from its previous 2,000-square-foot office structure on 6296 Fly Road. Bryan Bowers, AECC owner and president, says he bought the
New contract could help Lockheed on future deals
OWEGO — A $30 million contract Lockheed Martin won from the Navy for work on cockpits could position the defense contractor for a number of
Midstate Spring winding up for changes in 2013
DeWITT — Alex Melnikow likes to describe Midstate Spring’s business with a short sentence. “We buy wire, we play around with it, and we sell
EAG looks to increase local work after laboratory move
SALINA — Evans Analytical Group (EAG) is placing business opportunities in Central New York under a microscope after relocating its operations in the region to
Innovative Dynamics researching silicone tape for military use
ITHACA — Innovative Dynamics of Ithaca is developing a new type of silicone rubber tape with the help of Cornell University’s JumpStart program. The project
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