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Ithaca software firm opens new offices in Syracuse, Endicott
SYRACUSE — Ithaca–based software-development firm Envisage Information Systems has new offices in Syracuse and Endicott and is working to tap into the local talent pools in those markets to keep pace with its recent growth. The Syracuse office, located in 4,000 square feet at Presidential Plaza, opened in January. Envisage has had a presence in […]
A pair of Cortland insurance agencies plan merger
CORTLAND — The owners of the George B. Bailey Agency and Place Insurance are trying to merge without losing any name recognition. “It’s two independent agencies, and both names are known well,” says Chuck Spaulding, owner and president of the Bailey Agency. “So why wouldn’t we take advantage of using both names?” On Jan. 31,
Mercy Flight Central files plan for new base east of Utica
SCHUYLER — Air-ambulance service Mercy Flight Central plans to open a new base in the town of Schuyler in an attempt to speed its service
Southern Tier voters split on fracking
Southern Tier voters are torn on the issue of hydraulic fracturing, according to a poll released today by the Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI) that
Mohawk Valley startup aims to help seniors navigate Medicaid benefits
NEW HARTFORD — A new business that promises to help seniors navigate the hassles of the Medicaid benefits-application process and stay on top of key
Binghamton gets $100K in grants to carry on energy-efficiency program
BINGHAMTON — The city of Binghamton has received $100,000 in grants to continue for a third year a program that retrofits homes and places of business to make them more energy efficient. The Energy Leadership Program secured a $50,000 grant from the Binghamton–based Stewart W. and Willma C. Hoyt Foundation. It also received a $50,000
Berkshire posts higher profit in fourth quarter and 2012
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB), parent of Berkshire Bank, earned $9.3 million in the fourth quarter, up from $8.5 million a year earlier. Earnings per share
CXtec plans to open sales office in Rochester
Company also expects to boost hiring in Syracuse area SALINA — CXtec is set to open a sales office in Rochester later this year to tap into the talent base in that market. CXtec, which sells new and used data networking and voice equipment and its own line of cabling, expects the Rochester office
Mohawk Valley fiber-optics firm goes solar
KIRKLAND — Legacy Fiberoptics, Inc., a small business that manufactures and repairs fiber-optic test equipment, is banking on solar power to reduce its energy costs. Legacy Fiberoptics, headquartered in a 7,500-square-foot building at 7930 Limberblost Road in the town of Kirkland, recently had a solar-panel system installed that it expects to provide all its electricity.
DeWITT — Profit rose to $3.5 million, or 27 cents a share, in the fiscal second quarter at Anaren, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANEN) from $1.2 million, or 8 cents a share, a year earlier. The DeWitt–based company released its second quarter results Jan. 22. Net sales increased 6.3 percent to $38 million for the period. Anaren
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