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Meyda Custom Lighting adds new manufacturing equipment
YORKVILLE — Meyda Custom Lighting recently announced it has acquired and installed what it says is new “state-of-the-art” manufacturing equipment to expand its custom-lighting capabilities.
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Katko announces nearly $40,000 federal grant for Volney Volunteer Fire Corporation to buy equipment
U.S. Rep. John Katko (NY-24) on May 3 announced that, with his support, the Volney Volunteer Fire Corporation (VFC) in Oswego County has received $39,810
A chat with the Armory Square Ventures’ leader
Editor’s Note: CNY Executive Q and A is a feature appearing regularly in The Central New York Business Journal, authored by guest writer Jeff Knauss,
SU professors receive nearly $1M grant to recruit “underrepresented” students in STEM fields
SYRACUSE — Four Syracuse University (SU) professors will use a grant of nearly $1 million for a program to “support recruitment and retention of underrepresented”

CH Insurance acquires Hanley & Associates
SYRACUSE — CH Insurance recently acquired Hanley & Associates, a Syracuse–based group-benefits company. The transaction closed Feb. 1, says Joseph (Joe) Convertino, Jr., president of
Why Leaders Need to Be Great Salespeople to Succeed
Whether it’s a CEO, a coach, or someone else whose job it is to motivate others, a great leader is at heart a good salesperson.
Survey examines generational differences in consumer involvement in health-care plans
Millennials are more involved than other generations in making health-care choices, including some that are costly for health-plan sponsors. That’s among the “key” findings on
Millennials May Be More Financially Savvy Than You Realize
Millennials came of age at a time when the job market was weak and their student-loan debt was high. Such a dreary combination did not
7 Differences Between Generation Z and Millennials As They Enter The Workforce
There’s a new generation in town and it’s one that employers better get ready for, because it’s 23 million strong and will be flooding the
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