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Commerce Chenango announces new president and CEO
NORWICH, N.Y. — Commerce Chenango — an economic development, tourism promotion, and chamber of commerce organization for Chenango County — announced it has selected Kerri

Morse Manufacturing begins new chapter in company history with move to Salina
SALINA — Nate Andrews and his father, Robert, have had “many compelling offers over the years” from other states and countries to consider relocating Morse Manufacturing. “Nowhere else can we find the quality of employee that we have standing in the back of this room right now,” Nathan (Nate) Andrews, the firm’s president, said as

Utica Zoo, Utica Coffee Roasting Co. partner on lion conservation
UTICA — The Utica Zoo is working with Utica Coffee Roasting Co. to support conservation efforts for African lions. The Utica Zoo used its annual member-appreciation night and annual meeting to announce the collaboration on Lion’s Roast coffee. Lion’s Roast, described as a “limited edition” coffee, is a single-source coffee from Tanzania, which boasts the

Startups begin work in AFRL Commercialization Academy
ROME — Four teams from the Syracuse area and two from Utica are among eight startup companies competing in the AFRL Commercialization Academy. AFRL is short for Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, which is more commonly known as Rome Lab. The group of companies started their work July 15, says Dan Fayette, program manager

Cuomo signs law reauthorizing MWBE contractor involvement in state contracts
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week has signed into law a measure that reauthorizes the minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBE) program for

NYSERDA announces 19 semifinalists in this year’s 76West competition
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on Monday announced the 19 semifinalists for the 76West clean-energy competition. NYSERDA said it chose

Greater Syracuse Business Development Corp. appoints new executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Greater Syracuse Business Development Corporation (GSBDC) has a new executive director. Bob Ellis has been on the job since April when

Walsh names new SIDA director, other business-development officials
DeLaney will administer the work of SIDA, including evaluating new projects seeking support for investment and creating new jobs throughout the city. In her previous

State recommends Syracuse implement “Smart Cities” technologies in review of city’s finances
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse should implement “Smart Cities” technologies “as envisioned in the Syracuse Surge strategy.” That’s according to the office of

Custom Lighting Service buys nearly 15,000-square-foot building in Manlius
MANLIUS — Custom Lighting Service recently purchased the 14,576-square-foot office and service building located at 6518 Fremont Road in the town of Manlius. NYS Linemans Safety Training Fund sold the property in May for $725,000. Gary Cottet of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company represented the buyer and David Carnie and Stephen Scuderi exclusively marketed the
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