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Mackenzie Hughes elects new managing partner
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based law firm Mackenzie Hughes LLP announced it has elected a new managing partner. The firm elected attorney Richard Engel for the role. He succeeds attorney Anne Ruffer, who stepped down as managing partner on Dec. 31, after having served in the role for six years. As managing partner, Engel will oversee […]
ANDRO lands contract to help develop B5G technologies
ROME, N.Y. — ANDRO Computational Solutions, LLC announced a contract award from Peraton Labs, Inc. to support Peraton on a Navy initiative for advancing beyond-fifth generation (B5G) wireless-communications technologies for military tactical-edge operations. Peraton, headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., was awarded the prime contract under the National Security Technology Accelerator’s (NSTXL) Strategic and Spectrum Missions
Bowers CPAs & Advisors acquires Rochester accounting firm
Syracuse–based Bowers CPAs & Advisors has acquired a Rochester accounting firm that it says will help expand its office in that market. Kasperski Dinan & Rink CPAs is joining Bowers in a transaction that adds to its tax, audit, and client accounting and advisory services teams in Rochester, according to a news release from Bowers
People news: C & D Advertising hires digital-marketing manager
ROME, N.Y. — C & D Advertising announced it has added Cristi Kaido to its team as digital-marketing manager. Kaido, of Rome, brings a decade of marketing and sales experience to her new role. She began her career with the Boy Scouts of America, developing skills in marketing, fundraising, and event planning. Kaido then worked
Onondaga County hotels post business gains in November across three different indicators
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County hotels registered improvements in three vital benchmarks of business performance in November. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county increased 3.3 percent to 54.4 percent in the 11th month of the year compared to November 2022, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market
Ethical, sustainable boutique opens in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca has a new option for shoppers looking for ethically made clothing, bath and body products, artwork, home goods, and more. Heidi Brown, who lived in Ithaca for about eight years before heading west to Portland, Oregon, opened her Feel Goods store and maker space on Nov. 11. Brown also owns organic
CNY subregion job growth mixed in November versus a year ago
Job growth in Central New York’s six subregions was mixed in November 2023 compared to a year earlier. The Syracuse, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Elmira regions gained jobs between November 2022 and this past November. Meanwhile, the Utica–Rome, Binghamton, and Ithaca areas lost jobs in the same period. That’s according to the latest monthly employment report
Broome County hotel occupancy drops nearly 3 percent in November
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw a decline in guests in November compared to the year-prior month, while two other business indicators were mixed. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county fell 2.9 percent to 53.9 percent in the 11th month of 2023 versus November 2022. Year
N.Y. manufacturing index slides into negative territory in December
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 24 points to -14.5 in December, pointing to a decline in the sector, according to the latest monthly report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The index had gained 14 points to 9.1 in November, its highest reading since April, after declining 7 points
B&C Storage rolls out plans for expansion this year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — B&C Storage, a local chain of self-storage facilities, has opened a new location in the village of Camillus, the first step in
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