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Small Biz Interview: The co-founders of Geeksmith
CAMILLUS — As high-school students in Camillus, Philip Impaglia, 23, and Michael Serrata, 25, played a lot of video games. Now, they still play video games, but as the co-founders and co-owners of Geeksmith Productions, they have transformed their hobby into a fledgling business. Starting as a “nerd culture” podcast in the fall of 2012 […]
NYSTEC awards $50K to student entrepreneurs at Commercialization Academy
MARCY, N.Y. — The New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC) has awarded $50,000 to teams of student entrepreneurs participating in the 2014 Commercialization Academy.
ConMed declares quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents
UTICA, N.Y. — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20
Southern Tier Health Link plans to merge with similar downstate organization
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Southern Tier HealthLink (STHL) on Monday announced plans to merge with Taconic Health Information Network and Community (THINC) into a single “qualified

Finger Lakes Technologies Group expands into Binghamton market
— Finger Lakes Technologies Group, Inc. (FLTG) conducted a two-day sales blitz Oct. 7-8 to introduce the Greater Binghamton region to the company. FLTG recently built 200 miles of fiber-optic cable connecting area communities such as Binghamton, Endicott, Vestal, and Endwell to its already existing 1,800 miles of cable connecting 25 communities in Central New
Haylor, Freyer & Coon rebuilds website for client interaction
SALINA — Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc., a Salina–based insurance and risk-management agency, on Oct. 17 announced it has launched a redesigned website, which the agency contends is more “interactive.” “What it is…. [is] a complete rebuild of our website that was probably built [several] years ago,” says James D. Freyer, Jr., the agency’s chairman

40 Below, Junior Achievement team up on job shadow venture
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The young professionals group 40 Below and the nonprofit Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York formally launched their joint venture, Job

Saturday event to highlight AFRL technologies, student entrepreneurs
MARCY, N.Y. — More than 100 entrepreneurs, investors, and Department of Defense officials will gather tomorrow in Marcy at the SUNY Polytechnic Institute for a
OCRRA extends contract with waste-to-energy facility operator Covanta
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The board of directors of the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) has approved an amended operating agreement with Covanta, the operator

People news: SRC promotes two employees
Chabot will oversee all aspects of SRC’s corporate-compliance program including compliance monitoring, training, policy development, and export compliance, SRC said in a news release. She
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