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Berkshire Bank names business banking team leader
ALBANY, N.Y. — Berkshire Bank announced it has promoted Shane Rauh to senior VP, business banking team leader, where he will lead the bank’s sales team for business banking in New York, Vermont, and Berkshire County in Massachusetts. Rauh has more than 20 years of experience in the financial-services industry with special emphasis on business […]
Onondaga County survey seeks input on the future of the CNY Regional Market
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County government is using a new online survey to obtain public comment on the future of the Central New York Regional
Comptroller audit addresses issues in a town in Otsego County
PITTSFIELD — A recent audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s office found the town supervisor in the town of Pittsfield in Otsego County did not maintain complete, accurate, and up-to-date accounting records and reports for the town’s finances. The initial audit spanned from Jan. 1, 2021 to Dec. 31, 2023, but was extended forward
Crouse Health names Raymour & Flanigan CEO to board of directors
SYRACUSE — Crouse Health Board of Directors Chair Patrick Mannion recently announced the appointment of Neil Goldberg to the health system’s board. Goldberg currently serves as chairman and CEO of Raymour & Flanigan Furniture & Holdings, which is headquartered in Clay and is the largest furniture retailer in the Northeast with 6,500 employees and 140
Onondaga County hotel occupancy flat in August, other benchmarks improve
SYRACUSE — Onondaga County hotels saw little change in overnight guests in August, but two other key indicators of business performance improved during the month. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in Central New York’s largest county slipped 0.1 percent to 76.8 percent in the eighth month of 2024, compared
Genius NY winner blueflite, Think Variant team up on drone manufacturing
SCHROEPPEL — The company that won the top prize in the 2023 Genius NY accelerator at the Syracuse Tech Garden is now working with an Oswego County manufacturer to scale up production of its drones. Blueflite, a provider of advanced drone-logistics products, has announced a strategic partnership with Think Variant, a firm described as a
NYS Canal Corp. to support tourism, events with grants
Accepting applications through mid-November. WATERFORD — Counties, municipalities, local-government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and federally recognized Native American tribes located within the Erie Canalway corridor can submit applications for grant funding through Nov. 15. The New York State Canal Corporation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor are offering competitive grant funding to support tourism, recreation,
Local students see manufacturing jobs up close in MFG Day tours
DeWITT — On Oct. 3, Worthington Steel in Rome hosted secondary-school students who saw the entire process of making steel coils from raw material to packing. At the same time, Byrne Dairy welcomed students who learned about automation on the plant floor and about various processes from batching and pasteurization to titration and dye testing.
Community Bank opens Hanover Square branch in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Community Bank, N.A. on Oct. 16 formally opened the first of four planned Syracuse–area branches, marking the bank’s focus on serving more urban communities. “It’s also a new model for the bank,” says Lekia Hill, Community Bank’s branch and community development manager for the Hanover Square branch, located at 109 South Warren St.
Solar-energy work helps Schuler-Haas double in size
Schuler-Haas Electric Corp., which was recently honored on the 2024 Top Solar Contractors List released by Solar Power World, continues to chart a path of growth across Central New York that has already doubled the company’s size in recent years. The business started in 1961 as a traditional electrical contractor based in Rochester, working with
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