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Ithaca’s Primet to begin licensing its technology
ITHACA — Primet Precision Materials, Inc., an Ithaca–based advanced materials company, plans to start licensing its technology to larger businesses. The firm’s core technology involves the production of very small particles on the micron to nano scale. Those particles have a range of applications, but Primet has been focusing on materials used in manufacturing lithium […]
Blue Ocean caps year of growth in 2012
SYRACUSE — Blue Ocean Strategic Capital, LLC went through a growth spurt in 2012, adding two new staff members from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Syracuse and acquiring Hebert Financial Strategies of Liverpool. Stephen Chow and Jeffrey Moro joined Blue Ocean from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in July. It’s one of the first times in
Center for Orthotic & Prosthetic Care coming to Syracuse
SYRACUSE — A southern company specializing in orthotics and prosthetics plans to open a location in Syracuse in the middle of January. The Center for Orthotic & Prosthetic Care expects to open a 2,500-square-foot office at 522 Liberty Street. It will be the firm’s fourth location in New York State, joining offices in Elmira, Binghamton,
Canton engineering firm says merger will help it grow
CANTON — A merger with a larger Michigan–based company will help Burley-Guminiak & Associates, Consulting Engineers, P.L.L.C. (BGA) of Canton grow and expand its services. C2AE, an architectural, engineering, and planning firm based in Lansing, Mich., announced Nov. 28 it merged with BGA. The move will help with recruiting new talent to Canton, says Timothy
New leader takes helm at UVANY, plans more programs
The Upstate Venture Association of New York, Inc. (UVANY) has a new executive director and plans for growth in 2013. The nonprofit, based in Albany, works to increase capital investment in private companies through upstate New York. Its member funds manage more than $1 billion in capital and between 2005 and 2012 invested more than
SU institute helps launch online hub for veterans
SYRACUSE — The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University and a group of other partners have launched an online hub, called VetNet, to help veterans with their transition to civilian life. VetNet combines the resources of the institute, the nonprofit Hire Heroes USA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes
La La Land bakes another layer into Mohegan Manor business
BALDWINSVILLE — Mohegan Manor stepped into La La Land this summer. The high-end restaurant in the village of Baldwinsville opened La La Land, a cake shop and creamery that also deals in chocolate and coffee, in July. And its owner, Dennis Sick, believes the expansion will help the manor sweeten its offerings — and its
Stevens Office Interiors starts search for smaller space
SYRACUSE — The owners of Stevens Office Interiors have decided their headquarters has a little too much elbow room. “We don’t need as much space,” says Thomas Maugeri, president and co-owner of Stevens. “It’s pretty vast here. When you have too big a facility, it gets too confusing.” Maugeri and his co-owner, Stevens vice president
NBT commercial banking president trumpets small-biz lending
NORWICH — An executive in charge of commercial banking at NBT Bank wants small-business owners to know financing is available to help them expand. “One of the frustrating things that’s been in the press as of late is banks aren’t lending money,” says Jeffrey Levy, NBT’s president of commercial banking. “We are all — not
Webucator leaders playing in new sector with Acuity Apps
FAYETTEVILLE — The heads of the Central New York–based business-to-business training company Webucator, Inc. are playing games. Not with Webucator. That company’s continuing to grow, boosting its $4.5 million 2011 revenue by about 10 percent in 2012. Instead, they have a new startup, Acuity Apps, Inc., that just launched a consumer-oriented word game for mobile
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