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GateHouse Media posts second-quarter loss, revenue drop
FAIRPORT — Digital revenue increased 32 percent in the second quarter at GateHouse Media, Inc., but it wasn’t enough to offset a 4 percent decline in total revenue that helped result in a net loss of $2.9 million, or 4 cents per share, for the media company. GateHouse, which owns The Observer-Dispatch in Utica and […]
EarQ Group plans to continue growth after moving into new HQ
SYRACUSE — EarQ Group President Ed Keller stands at the back of the hearing-aid provider’s new building on Erie Boulevard West and points to a hockey net, basketball hoop, and mock football field. “We’ve got this extra space here, and we’re turning it into a positive extension of what we’re doing,” he says. “We’re having
Albany law firm sets up shop in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Albany–based Tully Rinckey, PLLC, which has plans to grow to 10 offices across the U.S. in the next five years, has opened its latest location in Syracuse. The local office opened Aug. 23. Tully Rinckey specializes in military law, civil litigation, family and matrimonial law, criminal defense, trust and estates, and real estate.
Fidelis Care brings managed long-term care program to CNY
Health insurer Fidelis Care moved quickly to expand its Fidelis Care at Home managed long-term care program into 11 counties in and around Central New York, according to one of its executives. “It wasn’t a hard decision for Fidelis,” says Elaine Morgan, a registered nurse who is Fidelis Care’s assistant vice president of managed long-term
Local Web firm expands westward
SYRACUSE — Lerentech Solutions, LLC opened a new office in Rochester on Aug. 1 and could expand to other new cities in the future, the company’s president says. “If we get more traction, there’s no reason not to consider other markets,” Lerentech President Robert Podfigurny says. The firm, which specializes in Web development and search-engine
CountryMax revamps former bowling alley into store
CICERO — The site of a former bowling alley in Cicero has been transformed into a new CountryMax retail store after a six-month renovation project. CountryMax’s previous Cicero location was tucked at the end of a shopping plaza. The store was there for about six years, says Ethan Payne of CountryMax. The new site, at
Work begins on new student apartment complex in Oswego
OSWEGO — Construction work on a new student apartment complex has kicked off in Oswego with a planned opening in the fall of 2013. Premier Living Suites will feature 18 three- and four-bedroom apartments. The three-story, 29,000-square-foot building will also feature a finished basement, a recreation room, fitness center, televisions in common areas, a lounge,
Crouse Breast Health Center project set to wrap in September
SYRACUSE — Crouse Hospital is close to finishing a renovation and expansion of its Crouse Breast Health Center in Syracuse. Work at the center, which offers imaging services such as mammograms and follow-up breast health care, is set to wrap up Sept. 17. That’s eight months after crews started renovations on Jan. 20. The center
Growing Health 2012 confab set for Binghamton Oct. 16-17
BINGHAMTON — The nonprofit Rural Health Network of South Central New York will host the Growing Health 2012 program at the Riverwalk Hotel & Conference Center in Binghamton Oct. 16-17. The event brings together people from throughout the region and state to discuss issues such as developing a more local/regional food system and boosting the
Developer begins building ‘urban infill’ houses in Ithaca
ITHACA — A Skaneateles developer has started work on a project that will build 29 homes on three acres of land near Cornell University in Ithaca. “These college towns throughout the Northeast are really the places to do these kinds of ‘urban infill’ projects,” says Toby Millman, president and owner of Agora Homes and Development,
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