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Art supplies, training, and gallery business to formally open in Rome on Jan. 3
ROME, N.Y. — Studio PK101, a new small business offering art supplies, painting classes, and an art gallery, will hold a formal grand opening, starting
Cuomo announces 13 more businesses expanding under START-UP NY
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 13 additional businesses will expand or locate in the state under the START-UP NY program that

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville looking to hire 200 employees
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville is seeking to hire about 200 employees for its new restaurant at Destiny USA, slated to open in early
People news: POMCO hires Decker as customer-service supervisor
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — POMCO Group announced that it has hired Brett Decker as its supervisor of customer service. Decker will manage the firm’s customer-service department.
New York milk production rises nearly 4 percent in November; prices mixed
New York dairy farms produced 1.11 billion pounds of milk in November, up 3.8 percent from the year-earlier period, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural
State selects HealtheConnections as PHIP contractor for CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Health has selected HealtheConnections of Syracuse as a regional contractor for its Population Health Improvement Program
SBA recruiting for 2015 Emerging Leaders class
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it is recruiting candidates for the 2015 Emerging Leaders class,

People news: Bankruptcy Bar Association elects Smith as president
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Association, Inc. (CNYBBA) has elected Neil Smith of the Syracuse law firm of Mackenzie Hughes, LLP

People news: Guido van der Ven joins VIP Structures’ development team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — VIP Structures on Tuesday announced that Guido van der Ven of Skaneateles has joined the firm as managing director of investor relations.
CNY unemployment rates decline in November
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, and Ithaca metro areas fell in November, compared to a year earlier, according to the latest New York
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