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ConMed profit dips in fourth quarter, but beats expectations
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based surgical-device maker, today reported that its fourth quarter net income fell to $10.2 million, or 37 cents
Cayuga County Chamber appoints new board of directors
AUBURN — The Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce has appointed its board of directors for 2014. The officers are: chair, David Tehan, Karpinski, Stapleton, &
Cornell, city of Utica use grant to create R2G urban-planning studio
UTICA — Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Oneida County and the city of Utica on Monday announced a downtown-development partnership and grant funding that they’ll use
Giotto builds his 10th business, Oriskany Arms
ORISKANY — The Greeks called it “sunergia.” Today, we call the word “synergy,” meaning “cooperation” or “working together.” In business, it generally relates to the cooperative interaction of acquired subsidiaries or merged entities. For Frank Giotto, it’s the driving force behind his business enterprises. Not content to manage nine corporations, he incorporated his 10th last
2014 NORTH COUNTRY PROGRESS REPORTS
The following are progress reports from businesses and nonprofits headquartered in the North Country — highlighting their 2013 accomplishments, 2014 plans, and some key statistics. The progress reports are based on forms the organizations completed and submitted. These North Country reports were also part of the broader Progress Edition, covering our entire 16-county area, published
GPO Federal Credit Union names Mayhew to president, CEO posts
NEW HARTFORD — The board of directors of GPO Federal Credit Union (GPOFCU) in New Hartford on Tuesday announced it has selected Nicholas Mayhew to serve as president and CEO. Mayhew assumes his new role on Feb. 3. He most recently served as vice president and CFO of Rome Memorial Hospital, GPOFCU said in a
The Beeches: Adapting in the second hundred years
Necessity is the handmaiden of invention. — author unknown ROME — On Dec. 12, 1901, Guglielmo Marconi received the first radio signal transmitted across the Atlantic Ocean. At the same time, Frank Destito was on board a ship bound from Italy to New York City — final destination: Rome, N.Y. Destito, who was newly married,
Oneida Savings Bank: Diversification turns sleepy bank into community powerhouse
ONEIDA — One year after the Civil War ended, residents of Oneida established the Oneida Savings Bank (OSB). Chartered in New York state, the corporation was structured as a mutual savings bank, whereby the depositors were the bank’s owners. Serving clients in Oneida and Madison counties, OSB collected deposits, paid interest, and financed residential mortgages
El Chico’s Bar & Grill to formally reopen in Rome Friday
ROME — El Chico’s Bar & Grill, an area restaurant started in the 1940s, will formally reopen in Rome on Friday. The grand-opening ceremony for
Gander Mountain to reopen Johnson City store this spring
JOHNSON CITY — Gander Mountain is planning to reopen its Johnson City store this spring, about two-and-a-half years after closing it due to flooding. The Johnson
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