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Northside UP to use Collaborative Impact Prize to launch small-business program
SYRACUSE — The Northside Urban Partnership (Northside UP) has won the first ever CNY Collaborative Impact Prize philanthropy grant from the Central New York Community Foundation. The $85,000 prize will help launch the Incubating Northside Culture project on Syracuse’s Northside. The project will help entrepreneurs launch small businesses in Northside neighborhoods by providing support, education, […]
Calico Gals sewing up online sales plans after e200 graduation
DeWITT — A Central New York quilt and sewing shop wants to patch into online sales. “Although I’ve stayed up with the social-media pieces and I do have a nice website, I’ve never had an online store,” says Janet Lutz, who owns Calico Gals, Inc. “Probably within the next six months we will have that,
Entrepreneur works to blast product to success
CLAY — The National Hockey League’s lockout isn’t doing one Central New York entrepreneur any favors. Rich Settembre, the founder of Way Cool Product Co., was hoping his products would be adopted by ice rinks that host NHL games, giving them visibility. But even with the top professional hockey league making no progress toward resuming
LaPage puts WellTrail on a path to growth
VAN BUREN — Kelli LaPage believes her corporate wellness company WellTrail, Inc. is ready to turn a corner. The firm will roughly double its revenue to $380,000 this year, and LaPage feels confident enough in its growth prospects to target $1 million in revenue in 2013. WellTrail also hired its first employee outside of New
Downtown Decorations to more than double space with move
SYRACUSE — Downtown Decorations, Inc. is relocating to a larger building it acquired in October. The company, which supplies holiday decorations for municipalities, shopping centers,
Health foundation looking for leadership fellows
The Health Foundation for Western and Central New York is accepting applications for a Health Leadership Fellows program slated to start in September 2013. The
October home sales rose statewide, outpacing much of CNY
New York realtors increased year-over-year home sales in October, but the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR) expects the negative impacts of Superstorm Sandy
Some local unemployment rates decline in October
Much of Central New York bucked the state’s trend of rising unemployment by posting lower jobless rates for October. The Binghamton region saw its unemployment
Verizon adds to local 4G coverage
Verizon Wireless recently expanded coverage of its 4G LTE data network in the Utica-Rome and Binghamton areas. The company activated 10 new 4G LTE sites
Economic impact from Jets camp totals more than $5.5M
CORTLAND — Hosting the New York Jets training camp this past summer generated more than $5.5 million in economic activity in Cortland County, according to
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