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HARC ready to lease out business park space
HERKIMER — The old industrial building that the Herkimer Area Resource Center (HARC) acquired in the fall of 2009 has come a long way since then. Now, with fresh paint, new windows, and a host of other improvements, the building is ready for any potential tenants looking to lease office, industrial, or warehouse space in […]
Oneida Nation joins investor group buying Hofmann Sausage Company
VERONA — The new owners of Hofmann Sausage Company — a group that includes a Dallas businessman and Oneida Nation Enterprises — have big plans to launch the Syracuse–based company into the national and international spotlight. “We’re pretty excited about everything,” says Frank Zaccanelli of Zaccanelli Food Group (ZFG), which acquired Hofmann. Financial terms of
Health-care staffing company adds to services offered
UTICA — The Fortus Group, Inc., which has specialized in health-care staffing since the 1990s, has some new offerings on tap for 2012 that it hopes local health-care organizations and providers will find attractive. Michael Maurizio, president and CEO, founded the company in Rome in 1993, providing permanent-placement staffing services, and over the years, the
SU professor chosen as president of American Library Association
SYRACUSE — A professor at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies (iSchool) will be president of the American Library Association (ALA) next year. Barbara
DFS issues $2.7 million in fines to insurers
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) fined several health insurers operating in New York for not informing small businesses they could buy
Nine teams to participate in first year of StartFast
SYRACUSE — The StartFast Venture Accelerator in Syracuse has chosen the nine teams that will participate in this summer’s inaugural StartFast program. The three month
ENDICOTT — BAE Systems won a contract to develop and manufacture the actuator control unit for the Boeing KC-46A tanker. The contract is for the
Small business optimism posts increase in April
Optimism increased among small business owners in April, rebounding from a drop in March, according to a monthly index from the National Federation of Independent
ELMIRA — First-quarter sales and profits were up at Hardinge, Inc., an Elmira–based machine-tool manufacturer. Net sales at the company grew 2 percent during the
NYSERDA grant to fund testing sites at Clarkson
POTSDAM — Intertek will use a $4.2 million grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to establish testing labs for
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