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Lamar Advertising moves local office to DeWitt
DeWITT — Lamar Advertising Co. (NASDAQ: LAMR) is settling its Central New York office into a new location after purchasing a building on East Molloy Road. The outdoor-advertising firm, which had been located at 745 W. Genesee St. in Syracuse, relocated to 5947 E. Molloy Road in DeWitt on June 18. Lamar, which is based […]
Plan & Print lays foundation for future with technology center
DeWITT — A technology center at Plan & Print Systems, Inc. is part of a blueprint the company is using to adapt to changing client demands. The firm, which is headquartered in a 15,000-square-foot building at 6160 Eastern Ave. in DeWitt, is finishing work on the new technology center, which will help it show hardware
Ithaca firm hopes GE research project leads to more wind-sector work
ITHACA — An Ithaca company worked with GE Global Research to develop new technology for inspecting wind-turbine blades. International Climbing Machines (ICM) of Ithaca worked on the project with GE Global Research, which serves as GE’s hub for technology development. GE Global Research is based in Niskayuna, near Schenectady. ICM’s remote-controlled climber can scale virtually
Matt Brewing begins anaerobic-digester project
UTICA — The F.X. Matt Brewing Co. is “greening” up its brewing process by installing an anaerobic-digester system at the Utica brewery that will use waste products from the brewing process to generate electricity. “We’ve been actively working on this and talking about it for three or four years,” says Nicholas Matt, chairman and CEO
Thruway Toll Hike Is A Road To Fewer Jobs, Weaker Economy
On May 30, the New York State Thruway Authority voted to hike tolls by 45 percent on certain trucks, the first step in its toll-hike approval process. If approved, the increase would lead to fewer jobs, a weaker economy, and higher prices for New York consumers. The proposed 45 percent toll increase will make it
Productive 2012 Legislative Session Comes to a Close in Albany
The 2012 legislative session has come to a close. I would like to highlight some of the real achievements of the past six months. With sound fiscal planning and the consolidation, merging, or elimination of nearly 30 government agencies and offices, my colleagues and I closed $13.5 billion in budget deficits over two years without raising
Only Government Could Pay $51.71 an Hour to Pick Up Debris
As old and jaded as I am, government never fails to amaze me with its bureaucratic rigidity and disregard for the taxpayer. E.J. McMahon, of the Empire Center for New York State Policy, just highlighted yet another example of government waste and regulatory idiocy. Last summer, Poughkeepsie’s Fallkill Creek sustained damage from flooding caused by
AICPA survey: Economic outlook among executives worsens
Business executives are feeling worse about their 12-month outlook for the U.S. economy than they were earlier this year, according to a new survey from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The organization’s second-quarter Economic Outlook survey, released June 7, polled chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers and other certified public accountants
Foundation for Accounting Education installs new president
The Foundation for Accounting Education announced its new President June 4. John Kearney, a shareholder of Jaeckle Kearney & Lepselter in Garden City, will serve for a one-year term. The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) created the foundation in 1972 as a continuing professional education resource for accountants and other financial
Syracuse attorney named chairman of bar’s labor and employment law section
SYRACUSE — An attorney with Syracuse–based law firm Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC will lead the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section for the next year. John Gaal became chairman of the section in June. He has been a member of the bar association for 33 years and is a past
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