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Solvay Bank to pay quarterly dividend of 42 cents a share in late April
SOLVAY, N.Y. — Solvay Bank Corp. (ticker: SOBS), the holding company for Solvay Bank, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a cash dividend of 42 cents per share of its common stock for the first quarter. The dividend is payable on April 28, to shareholders of record at the close of business […]
Buono Construction certified as service- disabled veteran-owned business
New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that a Binghamton–area construction firm has been certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOB). The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Buono Construction, LLC, a contractor specializing in site preparation. The business is located
Existing home sales in New York fell 34 percent in February
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 6,147 previously owned homes in February, down 34.3 percent from the 9,351 homes they sold in the year-ago month. It marks the lowest number of closed sales in month-over-month comparisons since February 2014 when there were just 5,700 units sold in the state. That’s according to the monthly
Taste of Syracuse to again offer food, music & help charities
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — This year’s Taste of Syracuse event, the 25th anniversary edition, will again include plenty of food samples, music and concerts, and a chance to help two local charities. The 1990s alternative rock band Spin Doctors will headline the upcoming Taste of Syracuse event, held June 2-3, in and around Clinton Square. Spin
Brooklyn Pickle set for grand opening of new Utica eatery
UTICA, N.Y. — After some slight construction delays, Brooklyn Pickle is set to open its first location outside of the Syracuse area on April 17. The restaurant will mark the event with a ribbon cutting. A few lingering supply-chain issues pushed back the opening about a month, owner Craig Kowadla says, but now the eatery
EXECUTIVE SPOTLIGHT: Keida breaks barriers in male-dominated construction industry
MARCY, N.Y. — Growing up, Jennifer Keida was always a tomboy of sorts. Interested in athletics from little league baseball to soccer, Keida says it didn’t take long for her to realize that she was presented with different opportunities from her male counterparts. “I grew up playing soccer in the backyard,” she recalls. As a
Binghamton marketing firm earns MWBE certification
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — MediaBrush Marketing recently received certifications as both a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) (or MWBE together) from Empire State Development’s Division of Minority and Women’s Business Development. “It was something I wanted to do from the beginning,” owner Stephanie Krummenacker says, however the company needed to be
Donahue’s Livestock Farms to use small farm loan for new butcher shop
NORTH BANGOR, N.Y. — Donahue’s Livestock Farms in North Bangor in Franklin County is the second farm to receive a loan through a revolving loan fund for small-scale food producers in the northern New York region. The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) works with Foodshed Capital, which operates in Virginia, to offer the loan fund,
Grow-NY business contest accepting applicants through June 15
Companies and entrepreneurs interested in getting involved in the Grow-NY food and agriculture competition have until mid-June to apply. Grow-NY has started accepting applications for the fifth round of the business contest, Empire State Development (ESD) announced March 31. The application period continues through 5 p.m. on June 15. To apply and learn more about
CEO of woman-owned business to join MACNY’s Wall of Fame
About Ferrari Ferrari leads AFN, an 18-year, certified woman-owned business that seeks to “reshape global sourcing by strengthening” apparel manufacturing in the U.S. and northern triangle of Central America, per the MACNY announcement. AFN is serving American military members through the development and manufacturing of uniforms and apparel for the U.S. Department of Defense and
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