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Kinney acquires two pharmacies in Finger Lakes
Kinney Drugs, Inc. has acquired two pharmacies in the Finger Lakes area and will transition them to the Kinney brand this summer. Kinney purchased Palmer
Verizon Wireless upgrading data network in Southern Tier
Verizon Wireless plans to roll out faster data-network coverage in the Binghamton, Elmira, and Corning areas June 21. The wireless provider will bring its 4G
NBT completes First Hampshire merger
NORWICH — NBT Bank, N.A. wrapped up its merger with New Hampshire–based Hampshire First Bank on Friday, making Hampshire First a division of NBT Bank.
CenterState CEO, Mohawk Valley Chamber form alliance
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO and the Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce announced a new partnership today, the CenterState Chamber Alliance, that will bring the organizations
Surace to head Utica chapter of state CPA society
UTICA — Stephen Surace of Deerfield is the new president of the Utica chapter of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accounts (NYSSCPA)
Upstate consumers grow more confident about current conditions in May
Not as optimistic about the futureUpstate consumers tapped a well of current confidence in May, buoying their willingness to spend, according to a monthly poll from the Siena (College) Research Institute (SRI). SRI’s overall consumer-confidence index for upstate New York edged up 3.3 points to 74.7. It nearly breached the index’s break-even point of 75.
HERKIMER — Licari Motor Car, Inc. is making strides in 2012 — including a new service department and expanded service and showroom facility — that should boost business for the Herkimer–based auto dealer. In early March, Licari opened a four-bay NAPA Auto Care Center at its facility on Route 28 in Herkimer and hired two
Construction survey finds Upstate’s troubles persist
The construction industry in upstate New York continues to experience hard times, according to a new survey from Rochester–based The Bonadio Group. Nearly a quarter of upstate construction companies, 24 percent, are losing money, according to Bonadio’s 2012 Upstate New York Contractors State of the Industry Study. The accounting, business-advisory, and financial-services group, which has
Downtown Ithaca Alliance picks candy, clothing stores in Race for the Space
ITHACA — A candy shop and clothing store, tabbed as the winners of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance’s “Race for the Space” free-rent competition, will bring missing elements to the city’s downtown, predicts the organization’s executive director. “When we looked at our criteria, not only were we looking for great businesses, we were looking for great
Consultant: Firms need to be savvy about complying with ID-theft rules
NEW HARTFORD — Federal “red flag” regulations that help provide protection from identity theft have been in effect since 2007.But a recent uptick in enforcement to make sure businesses are complying means that firms need to make sure that if they need to comply, they are doing so, says one local compliance expert. Any businesses
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