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Snow Dragon to develop and market finger-vein security at Tech Garden II
SYRACUSE — The U.S. operations of a Chinese company is beginning work in the Syracuse Technology Garden II in AXA Tower II in downtown Syracuse. SUNY Oswego is sponsoring Snow Dragon as part of its tax-free, START-UP NY space in the Tech Garden II. The START-UP NY program provides new and expanding businesses the opportunity […]
What Happened to SEO, and Why Does it Matter to the CEO?
In 1994, a man named Brian Pinkerton developed the first capable web crawler. His amazing software tool could generate the top 25 web-page results, which was quite an achievement at the time. In the late 1990s, early search-engine players like Excite, Lycos, Yahoo, and AltaVista used custom web crawlers like Pinkerton’s to succeed in the
Questions to Ask Yourself When Starting a Business
When entrepreneurs ask me for help in starting a business, I immediately think of three questions I need to ask them back. I do that for two reasons. First, there is such a wide range of business types, startup forms, levels of experience, and personal situations, that more details are needed to move beyond the
CNY ATD announces CNY BEST nominees
SYRACUSE — The CNY ATD has announced nominees for the 9th Annual CNY BEST Learning and Performance Awards. The organization annually presents these awards to recognize excellence in learning and performance in the Central New York region. The awards put the spotlight on organizations that link learning to the strategic growth or success of organizations

New York jobless claims jump nearly 80 percent in latest week
The number of people filing applications for unemployment benefits in New York state soared 79 percent to 33,159 in the week ending May 7 from

Original Grain to open in Pike Block space that Tim Hortons vacated
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new restaurant called Original Grain plans to open June 13 in the former Tim Hortons space of the Pike Block building

Greater Utica Chamber to move Community Business Expo to MVCC venue this fall
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce is moving its Community Business Expo to Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) Jorgensen Center this September.

SUNY Oswego to sponsor Chinese firm in START-UP NY space in Tech Garden II
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego will sponsor a Chinese company that will occupy part of its tax-free, START-UP NY space in the Syracuse Technology Garden

CNY ATD announces CNY BEST nominees
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The CNY ATD has announced nominees for the 9th Annual CNY BEST Learning and Performance Awards. The organization annually presents these awards

Student teams from area schools win prize money in New York Business Plan Competition
ALBANY, N.Y. — Student-led teams from area colleges and universities won prize money during the New York Business Plan Competition. SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly)
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