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Small Business Lags Behind in Weak Economic Recovery
While GDP growth rebounded slightly in the second quarter, it is quite clear that 2014 will likely be just another sub-par year of growth and low small-business optimism. Consumer spending has been weak, spending on plant and equipment modest, and government purchases have been restrained. Payroll employment has finally recovered its peak level reached in […]
DiNapoli: local sales-tax revenue growing slowly
Local sales-tax collections in New York state grew by $177 million, or 2.4 percent, in the first half of 2014, compared to the same period
Eastern Shore Associates acquires Cronk Agency of Central Square
FULTON, N.Y. — Eastern Shore Associates Insurance (ESA) has announced its acquisition of the Cronk Agency, Inc., which operates at 647 S. Main St. in
Local technology business, Mohawk Valley GIS, expands
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley GIS recently announced it has hired two full-time employees and moved into office space on North Main Street in the
State forms craft-brewer work group to develop ideas to expand the industry
A new craft-brewer work group will pursue recommendations on ways that New York’s craft-beer industry can pursue additional growth. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement
N.Y. AG: Tebb’s Head Shops owner pleads guilty in tax-evasion scheme
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — John Tebbetts, the former owner and operator of Tebb’s Headshops, today pleaded guilty to felony charges related to a five-year scheme to
Insurance agency buys Auburn office building for $350,000
AUBURN, N.Y. — John Bouck, owner/broker of Bouck Real Estate, announced the recent sale of the 4,400-square-foot office building located at 126-128 Grant Ave. in
The Krebs hires GM, executive chef, prepares for mid-August opening
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — The Krebs, a Skaneateles restaurant with a history that dates back to the 19th century, today announced the hiring of a general
Corso’s Cookies poised for more growth
GEDDES — Walk down the aisle of any supermarket, and you will find kosher certification on products from Oreos to Coca-Cola. More than $150 billion of kosher-certified products are consumed annually and spending on kosher products is rising dramatically. Beware Oreos: On Mother’s Day, Corso’s Cookies received kosher certification from the Orthodox Union. This is just
Empire Brewing seeks federal money for bottling facility
SYRACUSE — Empire Brewing Company in Syracuse’s Armory Square is working to build its Empire Farmstead Brewery in Cazenovia to grow hops and create a bottling facility. Empire Brewing, a Syracuse–based brewer of handcrafted ales and lagers, would use the facility to bottle its own beer for the first time in the company’s 20-year history.
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