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Roberts Office Furniture Concepts opens showroom
CICERO — Roberts Office Furniture Concepts, Inc. is opening its first design showroom in the Syracuse area, moving into the site of a former Hechinger home-improvement store. The showroom, which Roberts is leasing at 7387 Frontage Road in Cicero, is 40,000 square feet. The company scheduled a grand opening for March 13. Roberts designs, fabricates, […]
Armory Square hotel project gets off the ground at last
SYRACUSE — Construction began March 1 on a new seven-story hotel in downtown Syracuse’s Armory Square after nearly four years. RHS Holdings, LLC announced the project in 2008, but it was delayed by financing issues in the wake of the economic downturn and financial crisis of recent years. Financing for the $30 million project closed
D&W Diesel moves into former Fleet-source location
KIRKWOOD — By mid-month, Auburn–based D&W Diesel, Inc. will open its new facility at 27 Link Drive in Kirkwood, ready to tap into the area’s busy trucking, industrial, and natural-gas markets. The company, which distributes new and remanufactured engine components, tank-truck equipment, industrial products, and hoses, is in the process of finishing renovations on the
BAE chooses Huron Campus for permanent local site
ENDICOTT — BAE Systems, displaced last fall by severe flooding at its Johnson City location, won’t have far to go to move into its new permanent home. That’s because the company recently signed a five-year lease to stay at the Huron Campus in Endicott, where BAE has been operating since the days after the September
Commerce Chenango annual report highlights 2011 projects, growth
NORWICH — In its 2011 annual report, Commerce Chenango looked back on a year filled with business growth and the successful launch and implementation of several new programs. Highlights from the year include: Agro-Farma, Inc., maker of Chobani yogurt, was one of the region’s top business success stories, announcing $134 million in investments that will
Binghamton University hosts technology events in April
VESTAL — Two new events at Binghamton University will bring together entrepreneurs, industry partners, and investors over the course of two days in April. Things kick off with Binghamton University’s first-ever Energy Innovation Day on April 17. The day will feature speakers and panels on alternative-energy research and education, tours of campus facilities, and an
California firm to close on InfiMed acquisition in April
SALINA — Medical-imaging hardware and software developer InfiMed, Inc. will soon be a part of Palo Alto, Calif.–based Varian Medical Systems, Inc. under an acquisition agreement slated to close in early April. Varian (NYSE: VAR) agreed to purchase privately owned InfiMed for $15 million, plus payments based on the sales of InfiMed products over the
Tech Garden companies to merge, take on anchor space
SYRACUSE — The new anchor tenant in downtown Syracuse’s Tech Garden is homegrown. Rounded Development moved into the facility’s 1,600-square-foot anchor space in February. The firm, which specializes in app and Web development, was formed from businesses that grew up in the Tech Garden. AppFury, founded in 2009, and Rounded Development, launched in 2011, were
Husband and wife duo open senior-care franchise in Syracuse
DeWITT –– Gair and Tom Adams recently started their Home Instead Senior Care franchise business, serving Onondaga County’s growing needs for companion care for senior citizens. Home Instead, Inc. (dba, Home Instead Senior Care), a Nebraska–based company that provides non-medical senior-care services, was founded in 1994 by Paul and Lori Hogan. The independently owned and
Pediatric urgent-care center opens at Community General
ONONDAGA — Upstate University Hospital at Community General has opened a pediatric urgent-care center, providing care to newborns to 21-year-olds. The center, which is named the Upstate Golisano After Hours Care, opened to patients Feb. 27 and launched with a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony March 6. The State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University,
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