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KS&R names Reicher new board chair
SYRACUSE — Market-research firm Knowledge Systems & Research, Inc. (KS&R) today announced that its board of directors recently appointed Rita Reicher as its new board
Tops returns to local ownership after management buyout closes
Tops Markets on Monday announced that its management group’s acquisition of Tops Holding II Corp. from New York City–based Morgan Stanley Private Equity closed on
Sherrill Manufacturing reorganization plan approved
SHERRILL — A little more than three years after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Sherrill Manufacturing’s reorganization plan received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York. On Nov. 6, Judge Diane Davis signed off on a plan that repays all Sherrill’s secured creditors and sets the company on
BSU thrives in contract-assembly manufacturing niche
ITHACA — Jack-of-all-trades, master of none? That’s not the case at BSU, Inc., a woman-owned, contract-assembly manufacturer of electronic-circuit boards that has not only carved out its own niche, but also has thrived in it. “We’re not going to be all things to all people, so let’s just concentrate on doing what we do really
Utica Custom T-Shirt Company to expand, add jobs
UTICA — The Utica Custom T-Shirt Co., a producer of custom apparel, on Tuesday announced its acquisition of a building that will triple the size
SBA Emerging Leaders initiative graduates its latest class
SYRACUSE — Representatives from more than a dozen local companies graduated from this year’s Emerging Leaders initiative (formerly known as e200), a program of the
Gallup: Majority in U.S. say health care is not the government’s responsibility
Polling firm Gallup reported Nov. 18 that its most-recent annual health-care poll, conducted Nov. 7-10, found that 56 percent of U.S. adults now say it’s not the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have health-care coverage. Before 2009, “a clear majority of Americans consistently had said the government should take responsibility for ensuring
A La Carte Business Services to move to new, nearby space
SALINA — A La Carte Business Services is moving to a new location across the highway from the office where it has operated since April 2012. The business is moving from 916B Old Liverpool Rd. in Salina to the Lakeshore Office Building across the highway at 913 Old Liverpool Rd. It’ll be one of several
Spark.Orange aims to solve business problems with technology
SYRACUSE — Spark.Orange, LLC, a salesforce consulting and web-application development company based at the Syracuse Tech Garden, makes its mission tackling business problems, like customer service, with technology. It does so by partnering with and using the software of San Francisco, Calif.–based Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRM). “We are a Salesforce cloud-alliance partner, which means that
Dave’s Hard Surface Restoration has only scratched the surface
WEST MONROE — After 35 years of working for someone else’s company, David (Dave) Ciereck is now operating his own business. Ciereck launched Dave’s Hard Surface Restoration, the “doing business as” name of Ciereck Enterprises, LLC, in July. He operates the business from his home in the town of West Monroe. He started the business
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