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Broome County finishes bustling 2024 road-work season
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome County Highway Division has finished a record-setting roadwork season across Broome County that saw completed projects across 14 municipalities, County Executive Jason Garnar, Deputy Commissioner of Public Works Chet Kupiec, and other officials recently announced. For the 2024 construction season, more than 84 miles of roadway was fixed including 48.5 […]
SBA accepts nominations for Small Biz Week Awards through early December
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse-Upstate New York district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) says it will take nominations for the 2025 national and district Small Business Week Awards through early December. The honors include the annual Small Business Person of the Year Award. The SBA wants to recognize small businesses with “exceptional” innovation,
Two Lewis County firms win $50,000 in startup funds
LOWVILLE — Two Lewis County businesses will use a total of $50,000 in startup funding to help build their operations. Coffee & Clay Cafe will utilize $20,000 for startup equipment, furniture, and inventory for a new café and pottery studio in Constableville. At the same time, Hartley’s Meat Market will use $30,000 for startup equipment
Oneida County property management firm certified as SDVOB
ALBANY— New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that 15 businesses across the state were certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB), including one small firm in Oneida County. The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to C6 Property Management, which is a
So Sweet Candy Shoppe moves to Clinton
CLINTON — After more than three decades as a floral designer, Margaret Rienzo never planned to open her own business. However, a lifelong love of baking led to her second career as an entrepreneur and owner of So Sweet Candy Shoppe in Oneida County. Rienzo started the business in her home in Utica in 2005,
New York manufacturing index contracts in October
New York manufacturers reported declines in new orders and shipments, and the general business conditions index of the monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey again indicated sector contraction in October. The index plunged 23 points to -11.9 in the 10th month of the year. This followed a 16-point climb to 11.5 in September with manufacturing activity
Syracuse Fire Department to hire up to 20 new firefighters
Using nearly $7.6 million federal grant SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Fire Department will be able to hire up to 20 new firefighters after it was awarded a federal grant of nearly $7.6 million. The funds will cover 100 percent of the salary and benefits of the newly hired firefighters for three years. The FEMA grant
CTA filing deadline approaches, area law firm reminds clients
SYRACUSE — Businesses face a key regulatory filing deadline at the end of this year under a federal law that seeks to prevent money laundering and other illicit financial transactions via companies. The filing deadline for the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is Dec. 31, Syracuse law firm Mackenzie Hughes LLP reminded its clients in an
State agencies offer resources to help fill job openings
ALBANY — New York State says it seeks to bolster recruitment for thousands of vacant openings with state agencies and says multiple resources are available for jobseekers. The New York State Department of Civil Service has partnered with the New York State Department of Labor in establishing the Centers for Careers in Government within specific
VIEWPOINT: NLRB General Counsel Continues Challenge to Non-Competes
Announces position on sign-on bonuses and other “stay-or-pay” provisions The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo issued a memorandum in May 2023 advancing the position that non-compete agreements between employers and employees that limit employees from accepting certain jobs at the end of their employment, interfere with employees’ rights under Section 7
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