Get our email updates
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.
What's New
Upcoming Events
CNYBJ Job Board
Industries
Homer Soy Products, LLC aims to crush soybeans in Cortland County
HOMER — A group of Western New York entrepreneurs is pressing to restart production at a long-closed soybean-crushing facility in the village of Homer. “We’re
New CEO continues family tradition at New Hope Mills
AUBURN — Douglas Weed is the third generation of his family to own and run Auburn–based New Hope Mills, Inc., succeeding his father as president and CEO and sole owner of the company Jan. 1. The Weed family acquired the business, which got its start in 1823, in 1947. New Hope Mills produces a variety
MAPI index declines, still indicates expansion in manufacturing
The national manufacturing sector continues to grow, but only at a slow pace in the face of ongoing challenges, according to a new survey from an industry trade group. The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) released its quarterly Survey on the Business Outlook on Jan. 10. The survey’s composite index fell to 55
New partner named at Binghamton law firm
BINGHAMTON — Coughlin & Gerhart, L.L.P. said this week that Meiying Austin became a partner at the law firm effective Jan. 1. Austin joined Coughlin
SYRACUSE — Onondaga Community College (OCC) announced four new agreements this week, including some that will allow students to more easily continue their studies elsewhere.
Upstate to offer new advanced nursing degree
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York Upstate Medical University plans to begin offering a doctor of nursing practice degree in the fall. The
New York AG starts $400K grant program for restoring acid-rain damaged Adirondack waterways
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the creation of a $400,000 grant program to fund projects aimed at restoring hundreds of lakes
NY manufacturing conditions continue sputtering in January
New York’s manufacturing firms said the difficult business conditions they have faced in recent months continued in January. But the picture looks brighter here in Central New York and going forward. The general business conditions index in the Empire State Manufacturing Survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York dropped half a point to
StartFast brings on Whitman alum Blumin as entrepreneur-in-residence
SYRACUSE — Syracuse’s StartFast Venture Accelerator has a new entrepreneur-in-residence who believes the region is poised for success and more growth in the years ahead. Kyle Blumin was born and raised in Central New York and graduated from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University in 1993. He’s since mentored students at
Metro Fitness expands in downtown Syracuse
SYRACUSE — A fitness club in downtown Syracuse has expanded with an eye toward the continued development in the area. Metro Fitness Club, formerly Personal Fitness, got its start in 1995 as a boutique personal-training studio. The club has since grown to a full-service executive health club. The latest expansion, which began in September, added
Get our email updates
Stay up-to-date on the companies, people and issues that impact businesses in Syracuse, Central New York and beyond.