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Cazenovia cybersecurity firm certified as service-disabled veteran-owned business
A Cazenovia–based cybersecurity firm was recently certified as a service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOB), New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy announced. The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Nova Cyber Systems, LLC, which specializes in cybersecurity and database management. The business is located […]
Siena survey: Upstate CEOs’ confidence plummets in last year
More than half say the economy has worsened More than half (54 percent) of Upstate New York CEOs surveyed say business conditions have worsened over the last year and only 19 percent expect improvement in the coming year — down from 36 percent a year ago. That’s according to 16th annual
Jefferson County hotels register a decline in guests in February
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson County hotels hosted fewer overnight guests in February. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 7.7 percent to 40.2 percent in the second month of 2023 from February 2022, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Revenue per available
Madison County tavern owner charged with tax fraud
LENOX, N.Y. — The Madison County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division has arrested the owner of Back Roads Tavern in Lenox for tax fraud following
Central New York home sales fall more than 50 percent in February
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Realtors in a six-county region of Central New York closed on the sale of 293 homes in February, down 50.4 percent from
Ithaca Area Economic Development names new board members, officers
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca Area Economic Development (IAED) recently appointed its 2023 board of directors. New three-year appointments include Jodi Denman (Knickerbocker Bed Company), Carrie
CenterState CEO announces finalists in five categories for the annual Business of the Year awards
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO has announced finalists in five categories for the 2023 Business of the Year awards. The awards “celebrate member companies and
Oneida County’s UAS Test Site receives new FAA flight authority for larger drones
ROME, N.Y. — Drones flying between Syracuse and Rome are getting bigger and heavier with authorization from the FAA for Oneida County’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Oneida County hotel-occupancy rate drops more than 4 percent in February
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) fell 4.2 percent to 49.6 percent in February from the
Two Onondaga County firms certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses
New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that a pair of Onondaga County businesses have each 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 Crossett Hospitality Group, LLC, which is located in Syracuse and
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