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Strategic Financial Services names new CEO; founder transitions to chairman
UTICA, N.Y. — Strategic Financial Services, Inc., a Utica–based wealth-management firm, has named Alan Leist, III as its new CEO. Leist, III previously held the
Syracuse’s Whitman School appoints new director of WISE Women’s Business Center
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University announced it has appointed Meghan Florkowski as director of the WISE Women’s
Geneva firm wins grand prize in Grow-NY contest
GENEVA — RealEats America of Geneva won the $1 million grand prize in the inaugural Grow-NY agribusiness competition. Dropcopter, a tenant of Syracuse’s Tech Garden, captured one of two $500,000 prizes at the pitch event held Nov. 13 in Rochester, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. Three companies from Ithaca — Capro-X, Combplex, and
Albany, Syracuse firms take top two prizes in IDEA NY contest
ROME — Companies from Albany and Syracuse captured the top two prizes in the IDEA NY business-accelerator competition. PreVision Corp. from Syracuse won $100,000 as the runner-up, while United Aircraft Technologies (UAT) of Albany won the grand prize of $200,000 during the event held Nov. 13 at Griffiss Institute in Rome, Empire State Development (ESD)
2019 Innovation Resources Directory
CASE at Syracuse University 2-212 Center of Science & Technology Syracuse, NY 13244 – Phone: (315) 443-1060 – Website: case.syr.edu – Year Established: 1984 – Organization Type: incubator, funding source – Services/Resources Offered: forge university-industry research and development collaborations; engage students; deliver customized technology workshops and short-courses; host networking events; pursue funding opportunities; commercialize technology;
KeyBank survey: Optimism Growing Among Women-Owned Small Businesses
Business is good, according to women small-business owners. A new Key4Women 2019 Financial Confidence Survey Report finds many women believe their business growth is set to continue and expand. The report, which surveyed 250 women small-business owners, finds 71 percent are highly optimistic of achieving their goals in the next 12 months, a 5 percent
It’s That Time of the Year to Shop Small
In between the big-box holidays of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sits Small Business Saturday, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year — on Nov. 30. Created to help small businesses to capture a larger piece of the critical holiday season spending, this nationally recognized day celebrates the incredible contributions that small businesses make to their local
Auburn Doubledays plan for “business as usual” during the 2020 season
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Auburn Doubledays “stress” that their operations “will be business as usual” during the 2020 Minor League Baseball (MiLB) season. The Doubledays
CenterState CEO’s Simpson: Syracuse University hate-speech incidents “reprehensible”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The recent incidents of hate speech at Syracuse University “are reprehensible, profoundly troubling and have no place in our community.” Robert Simpson,
Genesee Street McDonald’s in Auburn formally re-opens after renovation project
AUBURN, N.Y. — The McDonald’s restaurant on Genesee Street in Auburn on Friday hosted a formal re-opening ceremony after a project that represented a “complete
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