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JMC Benefits Group joins CH Insurance Brokerage
SYRACUSE — JMC Benefits Group, a Syracuse–based provider of employee benefits and business insurance, on Sept. 1 joined CH Insurance Brokerage, Inc. CH Insurance Brokerage is an independent agency located on the ground floor of AXA Tower I in downtown Syracuse. Joseph Courcy, who operated JMC Benefits Group, has been hired by CH Insurance and […]
SBA, Women’s Business Center to hold disaster-planning workshop in Utica
UTICA — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Women’s Business Center of New York State have scheduled a disaster-planning workshop for Mohawk Valley business owners. The event, titled “When Disaster Strikes, Is Your Business Ready,” is set for Sept. 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Radisson Hotel-Utica Centre in downtown

SkyWolf Wind Turbine Corp. inks deal to distribute its wind turbines in Colombia and other markets
GENESEO — SkyWolf Wind Turbine Corp. — a Finger Lakes–based company that designs, manufactures, and sells small wind turbines — recently announced that it has signed an agreement with a company to sell its products in overseas markets including Colombia. SkyWolf Wind Turbine inked a 10-year international-representation agreement with SkyWolf Eco-Energies Colombia (SWEEC) SAS, which

SALT Makerspace formally opens in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Inventors, tinkers, and creative types in Syracuse now have a place where they can come together to make anything from anything. The

Lily Style Loft women’s boutique to formally open in Owego Sept. 16
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lily Style Loft, a new women’s clothing store located in downtown Owego, will hold a formal grand-opening event on Sept. 16. The

New York state cheese production rises nearly 4 percent
New York farms’ total production of cheese, excluding cottage cheese, rose 3.5 percent to 777 million pounds in 2013 compared to 2012, according to a
AssureStart starts selling online small-business insurance in New York state
AssureStart Insurance Agency, Inc., a Seattle–based, online small-business insurance provider, announced it is now open for business across New York state. AssureStart sells business property
SBA, Women’s Business Center to hold disaster-planning workshop in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Women’s Business Center of New York State have scheduled a disaster-planning workshop for Mohawk
National job growth falls short in August
ROMBEL ON BUSINESS U.S. employers added 142,000 net jobs to their payrolls in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday. That was

Success comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. — A sign posted in Ryan Brooks’ office. ONEONTA — Brooks Bottling Co. just took delivery of a new bottling line. The machinery should be installed and operational by the end of August. Driving this latest capital investment is consumer demand for
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