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Dinosaur’s Stage working on recipes for three more restaurants
SYRACUSE — The next 14-odd months could be less like slow smoking and more like pressure cooking for Dinosaur Bar-B-Que founder and CEO John Stage. Stage has heaped his plate full of plans for new restaurants, with three Dinosaur outposts ordered for opening by the end of next fall. The company will start operating a […]
Head of DreamWorks Animation to visit SU
SYRACUSE — The CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG will be in Syracuse Oct. 17 as part of a forum at Syracuse University (SU). Jeffrey Katzenberg,
Griffiss Business and Technology Park to get another hotel
ROME — Griffiss Business and Technology Park will be getting a new hotel in the next couple years, now that Griffiss Local Development Corp. (GLDC)
Jerky business, country store expand in Sherrill
SHERRILL — Joe’s Jerky didn’t win this year’s EDGE Business Competition, but the Sherrill start-up business sparked enough interest from contest sponsors that they followed
State moves toward racehorse safety reforms
New York’s governor is pushing for new racehorse safety measures following a task force’s suggestions. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is recommending an overhaul of the New
Aspen Athletic continues growth with new Fairmount club
CAMILLUS — Aspen Athletic Clubs’ pursuit of a location in Fairmount has been a marathon, not a sprint. “We’ve actually been looking at the Fairmount–Camillus area since back before our Liverpool location opened,” says Nichole Polos, who owns and manages Aspen with her husband, Brent Polos. “2006 is when we opened the Liverpool location.” Aspen
Hofmann moves sales and marketing offices downtown
SYRACUSE — Hofmann Sausage Company both makes hot dogs and sells hot dogs, so it only makes sense that its two major divisions have their own workspace, company officials say. That’s why Hofmann (www.hofmannhotdogs.com) has moved its sales offices to downtown Syracuse in the Onondaga Tower building on East Jefferson Street, says Frank Zaccanelli, CEO.
Gallery One Fourteen marches out new location at Fort Drum
FORT DRUM — Kathleen Backus Alibrandi didn’t expect the military to recruit her art and framing gallery. But it did. And she responded to the call, opening a new branch of her Syracuse–based Gallery One Fourteen at Fort Drum on Sept. 4. Alibrandi hadn’t planned to open a second location. She operated Gallery One Fourteen
Galaxy programming VP to retire
SYRACUSE — Mimi Griswold, vice president of programming at Galaxy Communications, will retire at the end of this year. Griswold has been with Galaxy since
Vestal businesswoman wins competition
VESTAL — White Knight Productions owner Elin Barton is one of 30 winners in the Make Mine a Million business competition. Barton, who gave a
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