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New keynote speaker scheduled for NEXT conference
SYRACUSE — The NEXT conference planned for Nov. 8 has a new luncheon keynote speaker. The CASE Center at Syracuse University and the Central New
Project-ION gets new push for internships
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO is looking to revitalize its Project-ION internship network after interest waned during the recession. The group encouraged businesses to “mob” the site, www.project-ion.com, with internship opportunities on Sept. 6. The idea was based on cash mobs that have taken place around the country that encourage customers to descend on a local
Crouse Hospital employs automatic messages to seek substitutes
SYRACUSE — Sick calls are less of a time sink at Crouse Hospital, thanks to one man’s tinkering. Christopher Hines, telecommunications supervisor at Crouse, set up a way for the hospital to use its mass-notification software to help supervisors find substitute workers. Instead of spending time working the phones to find replacements for sick employees,
White Knight owner ready to take firm to next level
VESTAL — Elin Barton is ready to launch her next great adventure at White Knight Productions after successfully competing in the Make Mine a Million
Old Barn Hollow caters to those seeking locally grown foods
BINGHAMTON — Put together the desire for locally grown food and the need to obtain such food year-round and you have the basic premise for
Dinosaur’s Stage working on recipes for three more restaurants
SYRACUSE — The next 14-odd months could be less like slow smoking and more like pressure cooking for Dinosaur Bar-B-Que founder and CEO John Stage. Stage has heaped his plate full of plans for new restaurants, with three Dinosaur outposts ordered for opening by the end of next fall. The company will start operating a
C&S divests crane and rigging business
SALINA — C&S Cos. has sold its crane and rigging business to a Tennessee firm with 25 locations around the country. C&S announced the sale of C&S Crane & Rigging, Inc. on Oct. 1. Barnhart Crane & Rigging of Memphis, Tenn. acquired the business. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Salina–based C&S has 14 locations throughout the
New Bonadio Group division to focus on construction industry consulting
A new consulting division at The Bonadio Group plans to deepen the firm’s work with the construction industry even further. The Rochester–based accounting firm already has more than 200 construction clients across the state. Its new Bonadio Construction Consultants Division (BCC) is aiming to serve those clients as well as other contractors and construction-related businesses
Downtown Ithaca Race for the Space winners climb to their feet
ITHACA — The two winners of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance’s “Race for the Space” free-rent business competition wrapped up a four-month sprint to open their stores within the required time frame. First past the post was The Art and Found, a women’s fashion boutique focusing on sustainable and ethically produced clothing. The store launched at
Weaver Wind Energy nears the commercialization of wind turbine
ITHACA — An Ithaca company has plans to export a new type of wind turbine throughout the country and eventually around the world. Weaver Wind Energy began three years ago. The business grew from work its founder, Arthur Weaver, did with 10-year-old Renovus Energy, also founded by Weaver and based in Ithaca. Renovus works on
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