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Tompkins Connect announces winners of the 6th Annual Fab5 Awards
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Connect, a local young-professional organization in Tompkins County, recently announced the winners of the 6th Annual Fab5 Young Professional Awards, sponsored by the Tompkins Trust Company. The Fab5 Awards highlight and celebrate the achievements of young professionals ages 21-40 who are excelling in their fields and making an impact in Tompkins […]
Schumer to include restaurant-relief fund in the proposed federal COVID-relief bill
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Monday said he plans to include a restaurant-relief fund in the proposed $1.9 trillion
Square Deal Machining acquires another Cortland County company
MARATHON, N.Y. — Square Deal Machining Inc. (SDMI) — a metal fabrication and machining company based in Marathon — announced it has acquired Kurtz Truck
New York state bars, restaurants can stay open until 11 p.m., starting Sunday
ALBANY, N.Y. — Closing times for restaurants and bars will be extended from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. statewide, beginning this Sunday. Gov. Andrew Cuomo
The Be A Neighbor Fund seeks to help struggling Utica small businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — Seeking to help local small businesses that have struggled during the pandemic, four Utica–area businesses have started the Be A Neighbor Fund. The businesses involved include Universal Bookkeeper, Made In Utica, McGrogan Design, and thINCubator. The fund has an initial goal of raising $45,000 to help out five small businesses. “The idea
Salt City Market opens with neighborhood-entrepreneur vendors
SYRACUSE — The newly opened Salt City Market boasts it offers “regional and international cuisine from entrepreneurs in your neighborhood” and is the “food hall for all.” Salt City Market, located at 484 S. Salina St. in Syracuse, formally opened Jan. 29. The two anchor tenants in the 78,000-square-foot, four-story building are the Syracuse Cooperative
Syracuse-area businesses deploy HealthWay-donated air purifiers
SYRACUSE — HealthWay of Pulaski on Feb. 3 announced it donated Intellipure air-purification systems to 18 Syracuse businesses or organizations, including several restaurants. The air purifiers will help to improve air quality in these indoor spaces and “promote cleaner air,” CenterState CEO said in a news release. The donation “represents an effort to connect local
Cornell engineering startup wins NFL innovation contest
ITHACA — Organic Robotics Corporation (ORC), an engineering startup at Cornell University, captured prize money in the 6th annual NFL 1st & Future competition, sponsored by the National Football League. ORC won with its stretchable sensing technology, Light Lace, and topped a field of four finalists. The finals were televised Feb. 2 on the NFL
Virtual conference to focus on business ownership in NNY
SARANAC LAKE — Small-business opportunities for the “next generation” of entrepreneurs in Northern New York (NNY) are the focus of a four-day virtual conference set for Feb. 24-27. The North Country Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT) will host the virtual event that will “attract and empower aspiring” entrepreneurs to pursue business ownership in NNY,
VIEWPOINT: How to Support our Small Businesses & Local Economy
Buying local supports our area’s economy and builds community by directly helping our neighbors. According to Syracuse First, if we shift 10 percent of our budgets to supporting locally owned, independent businesses over non-local businesses, it could generate $130 million in new economic activity for Onondaga County alone, and nearly $25 million in new tax revenue. This concept
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