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ZeroDraft enters third market with Buffalo office
SYRACUSE — ZeroDraft opened its third office in January and has plans for even more expansion in 2013 or 2014. The Syracuse–based company provides services like insulation and air sealing, replacement windows and doors, energy assessments, heat and cooling, and more to residential and commercial customers. The firm’s third office, in Buffalo, opened last month […]
CenterState CEO unveils big changes to annual business show
SYRACUSE — Organizers of CenterState CEO’s annual business show are making several moves this year — on the map, on the calendar, and in planning and promoting the event. CenterState has decided to hold the show, which is in its 20th year, on Oct. 25. That is about seven months later than it has been
Solvay Glass is expanding with new showroom, bath line
SYRACUSE — Solvay Glass is preparing to open a new window of opportunity this spring with a renovated showroom. “Getting people into the showroom is going to be exciting now,” says Lisa Husnay, marketing director at Solvay Glass. “We’ve got beautiful displays.” The business is in the process of redoing the showroom at its headquarters
Gentiva Health Services expands in Oswego
OSWEGO — Gentiva Health Services, Inc. decided to move from its home of five years in Oswego to accommodate increased staffing levels that left its longtime office bulging at the seams. “We’ve really just outgrown the space,” says Bernadette Schuffenecker, branch director of Gentiva’s Oswego office. “We would have been happy to stay [in place]
Waite Toyota of Watertown embarks on expansion, renovation
WATERTOWN –– Waite Toyota of Watertown, a fourth-generation auto dealership that has been serving Watertown and the Fort Drum area since 1929, is expanding and remodeling its facility. Darrick Pleskach, general manager, says the dealership is participating in the nationwide Toyota re-imaging plan, and is expecting to put up a new sales center as well
MAMI Interpreters settles into bigger Syracuse office
SYRACUSE — The Multicultural Association of Medical Interpreters of Central New York, Inc. (MAMI) recently relocated its Syracuse office to a larger space to accommodate increased demand for its interpreting services. The nonprofit MAMI’s new home at 731 James St., to which it moved on Jan. 23, is 968 square feet. That’s more than twice
Focus turns to second wing in Brittonfield Medical Center
DeWITT — The owners of Brittonfield Medical Center in DeWitt are turning their attention to converting a second wing of the building to clinical space. A 22,000-square-foot wing on the building’s southwest side will undergo conversion to clinical office space and could have its first tenants in place by August or September of this year,
Personality Testing: Don’t Hire Without it
“Having the most talented people in each of our businesses is the most important thing. If we don’t, we lose.” — Jack Welch while CEO of GE “If you don’t invest the time to do it correctly today, you will spend more time and money in repairing mistakes tomorrow.” — Don Paullin Would you
A Solution to Fix the Broken Congress: Make it Bigger
Everybody hates Congress and its work. And, its sleazy, out-of-touch, and corrupt politicians. Here is a remedy: increase the size of Congress— dramatically. Both houses. You know the politicians are out of touch. They treat themselves as royalty. Most are millionaires. Most know only politics their entire careers. Their votes are bought by big money
PAR posts profit increase in Q4, but loss for 2011
NEW HARTFORD — Earnings rose slightly in the fourth quarter at PAR Technology Corp, (NYSE: PAR), but it wasn’t enough to prevent the technology company from reporting a net loss for the year as sales slipped more than 2 percent. PAR generated net income of $1.8 million, or 12 cents per share, in the fourth
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