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VIEWPOINT: Legal Eagles: The Story of Hancock Estabrook, LLP
Hancock, who was born on May 30, 1847, was raised in the town of Granby in Oswego County. Educated first at the Falley Seminary in Fulton, he graduated from Wesleyan University, then received his law degree from Columbia Law School in 1873. After his admission to the bar, Hancock moved to Syracuse and established his […]
Hancock Estabrook adds attorneys from DeWitt firm in 2023
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As 2023 winds to a close, Hancock Estabrook, LLP says it currently has 120 employees, including 63 lawyers. The firm made headlines earlier this year when attorneys Frank W. Miller, Thomas J. Murphy, and Giancarlo Facciponte of the Law Firm of Frank W. Miller joined Hancock Estabrook back in June. Miller and
VIEWPOINT: Kilian Manufacturing builds a lasting legacy in bearings
The founder of Kilian Manufacturing Corporation, Frederick K. Kilian, emigrated from his native Germany in 1907, when he was only 14 years old. After settling in Watertown, he moved to Auburn, where he met and married his wife, Mary. They stayed in Auburn for several years before eventually settling in Syracuse around the close of
With new corporate ownership, Kilian looks to grow in 2024
SYRACUSE — A change in corporate ownership in 2023 has set the stage for new synergies that bearing producer Kilian Manufacturing Corp. hopes to build upon in 2024. Milwaukee, Wisconsin–based Regal Rexnord Corp. acquired Kilian’s former parent company, Massachusetts–based Altra Industrial Motion Corp., at the end of March. “We’re excited in that within the family
VIEWPOINT: 100 years strong, the history of Morse Manufacturing
Morse Manufacturing Company, a third-generation, family-owned company, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2023. Founded by J. Mott Morse as a manufacturer of custom metal parts and stamping operations, the company became one of many that supported the burgeoning automobile industry here in Central New York. The company’s innovations included snap-foot accelerators in Ford’s Model T,
VIEWPOINT: The Beautiful Legacy of the Visiting Nurse Association
Three Syracuse women — Laura Bissett Mills, Arria S. Huntington, and Dr. Julia Hanchett — founded the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) in March 1890. All three were acutely involved in local public-welfare programs, especially those focused on the health of women and children. Mills founded the Good Shepherd School of Nursing in 1887 at the
Nascentia Health builds the Nascentia Neighborhood
ROME — Syracuse–based Nascentia Health continues its focus on the Nascentia Neighborhood project at the Beeches property in Rome, a mixed-use development that will include independent and supportive-housing options for seniors. Nascentia Health describes it as an “aging in place community crafted for active, aging adults,” per a Dec. 14 statement it emailed to CNYBJ.
Waterfront living community announced for Utica’s Harbor Point
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica, in partnership with Visions Hotels, announced plans to build a waterfront living community along the north side of
Herkimer College and SUNY Poly sign dual-admission agreement
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and Herkimer County Community College (Herkimer College) recently signed an agreement for a dual-admissions program that concurrently
Central New York Community Foundation selects its next president & CEO
Littlejohn succeeds Peter Dunn, who served as the Community Foundation’s president & CEO since 2008. Until Littlejohn assumes her new role on March 1, Thomas
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