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Social–networking site for small businesses set to launch in mid-April
DeWITT — A locally based social-networking site for owners of small and home-based businesses, called Brazzlebox.com, will launch on April 15. The website, created and operated by DeWitt–based social-media firm Brazzlebox, Inc., intends to build connections between businesses and local communities. The website will initially target businesses located in upstate New York, including Syracuse, Rochester, […]
Ensemble Video continues growing
SYRACUSE — Revenue at Syracuse–based Ensemble Video has doubled since 2011 and the company has been growing its workforce to keep pace. Ensemble Video provides an online video platform aimed at the corporate and education markets. The firm added five people in the past year and now employs eight. The company expects more growth this
Lindt chocolate store to reopen at Destiny USA on Friday
SYRACUSE — Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli will reopen its Syracuse Lindt Chocolate Shop in the newly constructed Outlet Wing at Destiny USA on Friday,
O’Brien & Gere launches safety app
SYRACUSE — A new iPad app from Syracuse–based engineering firm O’Brien & Gere aims to spread safety information from the company around the world. O’Brien & Gere has been presenting safety information on topics ranging from safe driving to safe chainsaw use for its own employees and clients for years, says Jamie Newtown, senior managing
Ithaca’s GiveGab raises $1.5 million in funding
ITHACA — GiveGab, a social network for volunteers, announced that it has raised $1.5 million in its first round of outside financing. The volunteer-management software
Paychex profit, revenue rise in fiscal third quarter
Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYX) earned more than $144 million, or 40 cents a share, during its fiscal third quarter, which ended Feb. 28. The firm
Bernier Carr appoints Dimmick to take over day-to-day operations
WATERTOWN — Bernier Carr & Associates, a Watertown–based architecture, engineering, and construction-management firm, has named Kris D. Dimmick vice president of operations and said he
Novomer gets $5M from Energy Department
ITHACA — A Cornell University spinoff company with a research and development lab in Ithaca will use $5 million in federal funds on a project
NFIB New York expresses disappointment over state budget agreement
A group that advocates for small businesses says the agreement on a new state budget signals “the momentum to revitalize the [New York’s] economy has
CenterState CEO moving to Pike Block
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO, the area’s major business and economic development group, will relocate to the Pike Block project in downtown Syracuse later this year.
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