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Sherrill Manufacturing reorganization plan approved
SHERRILL — A little more than three years after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Sherrill Manufacturing’s reorganization plan received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York. On Nov. 6, Judge Diane Davis signed off on a plan that repays all Sherrill’s secured creditors and sets the company on […]
BSU thrives in contract-assembly manufacturing niche
ITHACA — Jack-of-all-trades, master of none? That’s not the case at BSU, Inc., a woman-owned, contract-assembly manufacturer of electronic-circuit boards that has not only carved out its own niche, but also has thrived in it. “We’re not going to be all things to all people, so let’s just concentrate on doing what we do really
Inficon, CNYIBA encourage area firms to pursue international sales
DeWITT — Central New York firms should strongly consider pursuing global sales to generate additional revenue. And, local businesses that are prospering selling overseas are here to share their experiences. That was the message of a recent press event put on by the newly relaunched Central New York International Business Alliance (CNYIBA). Inficon, Inc., a
Cuomo unveils NY’s plan to build high-tech manufacturing complex in Buffalo
BUFFALO — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Nov. 21 announced New York will build an anchor hub facility for high-tech and green-energy businesses in the city of Buffalo. The effort is part of Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion initiative to attract companies and jobs to the region. Soraa and Silevo, two California–based clean-energy companies, will invest a total
Time Warner Cable Business Class to develop business-services center in DeWitt
DeWITT — Time Warner Cable, Inc. (NYSE: TWC) plans to develop a $7.3 million business-services center in a 55,000-square-foot space in the former Hechinger shopping plaza at 3179 Erie Boulevard in DeWitt. The project will create 95 new jobs over the next four years and moves 171 existing Time Warner Cable Business Class jobs into
Gifford and Allyn Foundations jointly announce recipients of 2013 Leadership Award
SYRACUSE — Gifford Foundation board president Jack Webb recently announced the recipients of the 2013 Kathy Goldfarb-Findling Leadership Award. The Allyn Foundation has joined the Gifford Foundation in presenting the award, and in acknowledgement of this new partnership have named two winners of “The Kathy” this year. Randi Bregman, executive director of Vera House, and
Gallup: Majority in U.S. say health care is not the government’s responsibility
Polling firm Gallup reported Nov. 18 that its most-recent annual health-care poll, conducted Nov. 7-10, found that 56 percent of U.S. adults now say it’s not the federal government’s responsibility to make sure all Americans have health-care coverage. Before 2009, “a clear majority of Americans consistently had said the government should take responsibility for ensuring
Governor announces grants for local-government cost reduction
Several local governments in Central New York are among 68 governments statewide that will share in $4 million in grant funding to implement initiatives to streamline operations and “save taxpayer money.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the grant awards on Nov. 12. The New York State Department of State will distribute the Local Government Efficiency (LGE)
A La Carte Business Services to move to new, nearby space
SALINA — A La Carte Business Services is moving to a new location across the highway from the office where it has operated since April 2012. The business is moving from 916B Old Liverpool Rd. in Salina to the Lakeshore Office Building across the highway at 913 Old Liverpool Rd. It’ll be one of several
Spark.Orange aims to solve business problems with technology
SYRACUSE — Spark.Orange, LLC, a salesforce consulting and web-application development company based at the Syracuse Tech Garden, makes its mission tackling business problems, like customer service, with technology. It does so by partnering with and using the software of San Francisco, Calif.–based Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRM). “We are a Salesforce cloud-alliance partner, which means that
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