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Competition aims to create food & agriculture innovation hub
ITHACA, N.Y. — Grow-NY, a food and agriculture innovation business competition, does more than just hand out a $1 million top prize. The contest draws businesses to the 22-county region that spans Central New York, the Finger Lakes region, and the Southern Tier as it seeks to grow a food and agriculture innovation hub. Why […]
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ITHACA, N.Y. — Grow-NY, a food and agriculture innovation business competition, does more than just hand out a $1 million top prize.
The contest draws businesses to the 22-county region that spans Central New York, the Finger Lakes region, and the Southern Tier as it seeks to grow a food and agriculture innovation hub.
Why agriculture? “It’s the tie that binds those three regions,” says Grow-NY Program Director Jenn Smith. With more than 40 percent of New York’s working farmland and 20,000 people employed in food and agriculture businesses, it just made sense to look there when seeking an area that could benefit from Upstate Revitalization Initiative funding. The regional economic development councils for the three regions agreed, which allowed Empire State Development to collect the funding and distribute it to Cornell University for the program.
The program hosts a yearly business competition that attracts high-growth food and agriculture startups from around the world and makes them aware of what the area has to offer.
“There are a lot of reasons for startup companies to be looking at our region,” Smith says, noting the region is within 500 miles of more than 100 million consumers.
Competition entrants must operate in a food or agriculture field including foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains, meat, and dairy products; fuels such as ethanol; fibers including animal and plant fibers; raw materials such as livestock feed; and processes or systems to improve development, growth, production, distribution, delivery, or processing.
Entrants must be early stage and have a scalable business model. Winners must commit to operating in at least one of the three regions for at least 12 months — and agree to repay the award if they don’t meet that requirement.
While the criteria are strict, winners can walk away with a hefty prize, Smith says. The competition awards a $1 million top price, two $500,000 prizes, and four $250,000 prizes.
Last year, more than 300 companies applied for Grow-NY. Applications this year opened on May 16 and will close on July 1. After that, 10 panels of three members each will work their way through the applications and each panel will pick two eligible entrants to move forward.
Grow-NY essentially serves as an accelerator program, and the 20 finalists spend the first three months going through a business development phase, Smith says.
A final summit takes place Nov. 15-16 where the finalists get to pitch their businesses and the judges select a winner.
In the four years since Grow-NY started, 21 startup companies have moved forward with their plans in New York, bringing in $65 million in follow-up funding and creating more than 200 jobs, Smith notes.
Last year’s winner Every Body Eat of Chicago committed to establishing a wet allergen-free processing facility in the region to make allergy-free versions of things like dips. The company manufactures and sells foods free of 14 common allergens and corn.
“We don’t have something like that in Central New York,” Smith notes. Every Body Eat plans to act as a co-packing facility, providing an opportunity for existing small companies to add allergy-free products and even for people to create new companies.
“We call that feeding two birds with one stone,” Smith says.
The counties included in the Grow-NY (www.grow-ny.com) region are Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego counties in the Central New York region; Genesee Livingston, Monroe, Orleans, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates counties in the Finger Lakes; and Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Delaware, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins counties in the Southern Tier.

AAA’s new Watertown Travel & Insurance Center is a more efficient size
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — AAA’s new Travel & Insurance Center in Watertown is a “much more efficient size and member-friendly office,” Elizabeth Carey, director of public relations and corporate communications for AAA Western and Central New York, says. The new 1,800-square-foot space is located at 19472 U.S. Route 11 in Watertown, not far from its previous
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WATERTOWN, N.Y. — AAA’s new Travel & Insurance Center in Watertown is a “much more efficient size and member-friendly office,” Elizabeth Carey, director of public relations and corporate communications for AAA Western and Central New York, says.
The new 1,800-square-foot space is located at 19472 U.S. Route 11 in Watertown, not far from its previous location on Outer Washington Street.
The new office includes an open floor plan with less paper storage and more electronic features and wireless connectivity for AAA associates to assist visitors. AAA offers travel, insurance, membership, and other services from the new office.
“Having a modern, up-to-date location is key to meeting the needs of our members,” Tony Spada, president and CEO of AAA Western and Central New York, said. “We look forward to utilizing this office concept in Watertown to meet the needs of our growing membership base.”
Area officials, community partners, and members of the board of directors joined the organization for a ribbon cutting for the new location on June 7. The Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber of Commerce assisted AAA with the ribbon cutting.
“It was a short move across the parking lot, but visitors will notice big changes at the new facility that is more modern and user friendly,” Barbara Park, manager of the AAA Watertown Travel & Insurance Center, said. “We are already seeing that with increased foot traffic at the new location, and we invite everyone to stop out at the grand re-opening.”
Besides Park, the new Watertown location has four additional employees, Carey tells CNYBJ.
Area partners, including towing contractors, law enforcement, offered their support at the June 7 formal-opening event. The New York State Police used the opportunity to remind the public about traffic safety.
“Many area residents will visit this office in coming weeks to get maps and more when they head out on summer road trips,” Jack Keller, public information officer with the New York State Police, Troop D, said “Please remember to drive safely, obey traffic laws, and slow down, move over for roadside workers.”

ESD redesignates Tech Garden, Shipley Center as innovation hot spots
The Tech Garden in Syracuse, Griffiss Institute Business Incubator in Rome, and the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park in Geneva are among several regional incubator programs that Empire State Development is redesignating or certifying under its Business Incubator & Innovation Hot Spot support program, per a June 9 announcement. Administered and overseen by NYSTAR,
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The Tech Garden in Syracuse, Griffiss Institute Business Incubator in Rome, and the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park in Geneva are among several regional incubator programs that Empire State Development is redesignating or certifying under its Business Incubator & Innovation Hot Spot support program, per a June 9 announcement.
Administered and overseen by NYSTAR, the state’s Business Incubator & Innovation Hot Spot support program provides operating grants to the centers throughout their five-year designations.
NYSTAR is ESD’s Division of Science, Technology & Innovation.
The state-certified business incubators accelerate the development of early-stage companies through an array of support resources and services specifically designed to meet the needs of startup companies. Innovation hot spots also coordinate regional entrepreneurial ecosystems and can offer support and incentives to local businesses.
About $12.1 million in state funding from the Business Incubator & Innovation Hot Spot Support Program was awarded to the 14 newly designated and redesignated programs across the state as part of the Regional Economic Development Council initiative.
Innovation Hot Spots
The five innovation hot spots that earned redesignation have “delivered significant impacts for their regional economies and innovation ecosystems, fostering new collaborations, encouraging local entrepreneurship and supporting growth and job creation within startups and early-stage companies,” ESD said.
They include the Tech Garden in downtown Syracuse; the Shipley Center for Innovation at Clarkson University in Potsdam; and the Southern Tier Startup Alliance, which is based in Ithaca.
Business Incubators
The six New York State-certified business incubators — which were awarded redesignation for the “impact they’ve generated thus far” — take a “more targeted approach” than the regional innovation hot spots to meet the “entrepreneurial support needs” of communities or specific industries.
They include the CNY Biotech Certified Business Incubator in Syracuse; the Griffiss Institute Business Incubator in Rome; and the Binghamton Incubator Program, which involves the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator and the Start-Up Suite pre-incubator at Binghamton University.
Cornell Ag and Food Tech Park
NYSTAR is recognizing the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park in Geneva as one of three newly state-certified business incubators, ESD said in its June 9 announcement.
Besides the Cornell Ag and Food Tech Park, NYSTAR is added Communitas America and Mount Sinai Innovation Partners, both based in New York City.
Each of the business incubators will have a different primary area of focus, such as lowering barriers to business entry for BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of color) entrepreneurs, cultivating new agriculture technology companies, and turning medical discoveries into commercial products.
Now part of NYSTAR’s statewide network of innovation resources, the three Business Incubators will receive state funding as well as administrative support and assistance.
The three newly designated centers will receive a total of $1.875 million in operating grants.
The Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park operates a 20,000-square foot incubator facility in Geneva, providing office, manufacturing, and laboratory space to startups and emerging companies in agribusiness industries. The Tech Farm, the park’s incubator, will partner with the Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture at Cornell AgriTech to better coordinate, market and deliver its services and provide access to facilities to support companies and new technologies in the ag and food industry.
Program overview
In total, NYSTAR has designated 10 innovation hot spots and 20 state-certified business incubators — including the five hot spots and nine business incubators just designated or redesignated.
NYSTAR also oversees the state’s network of Centers for Advanced Technology, Centers of Excellence, New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership centers and more. Across its programs, it has more than 70 NYSTAR-backed centers across the state that are actively working to generate technology-driven economic growth.
Collectively, they provide innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders with “access to the support they need to solve challenges and grow companies, often connecting academia and industry to spark collaborations that lead to new discoveries and job creation,” ESD said.
Broome County hotel occupancy rises nearly 19 percent in May
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw another increase in guests in May compared to a year earlier, as the hospitality industry continues to rebound from the pandemic, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 18.9 percent to 63.7 percent in May,
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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw another increase in guests in May compared to a year earlier, as the hospitality industry continues to rebound from the pandemic, according to a new report.
The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 18.9 percent to 63.7 percent in May, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Year to date, occupancy is up 29.6 percent to 56.6 percent.
Broome County’s revenue per available room (RevPar), a key industry gauge that measures how much money hotels are bringing in per available room, jumped 46.8 percent to $74.10 in May, compared to the year-ago month. Through the first five months of this year, RevPar increased 59.4 percent to $56.58.
Average daily rate (or ADR), which represents the average rental rate for a sold room, climbed 23.4 percent to $116.37 in the county in the fifth month of 2022, compared to May 2021. So far this year, ADR is up 22.9 percent to $100.01.

NBT Bank creates chief diversity officer role
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank is taking the next steps in its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts by creating and filling a full-time chief diversity officer position. “It’s pretty clear in the research over time that a diverse workforce and a diverse leadership team provide better results,” says John H. Watt, Jr., president and CEO
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NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bank is taking the next steps in its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts by creating and filling a full-time chief diversity officer position.
“It’s pretty clear in the research over time that a diverse workforce and a diverse leadership team provide better results,” says John H. Watt, Jr., president and CEO of NBT.
Since 2016, NBT had two different employees who served as a diversity officer while also performing their normal jobs, he says, but it was time to create a full-time position to handle the duties.
NBT had a well-qualified candidate in house, and Karen Sastri stepped into her new role as chief diversity officer in mid-April. She not only provides continuity for already established initiatives, but also works with bank leadership to establish new programs and best practices that will help NBT recruit, retain, and develop a diverse workforce.
Sastri, a 25-year employee, previously worked in NBT’s human-resources department, so the transition to the new job was an intuitive one that fit well with her previous experience with recruitment, employee relations, training, and development.
“I was honored to be asked,” Sastri says. She earned her bachelor’s degree from University at Albany and holds a strategic human resources business partner certification. She serves on the boards for the Chenango United Way and Dollars for Scholars and is a member of the Norwich Boys Soccer Boosters. Sastri joined NBT in 1996.
Diversity isn’t a new thing at NBT, she notes. Currently, seven of the 11 executive leaders and 55 percent of the overall management team members are women. However, diversity needs to be constantly nurtured and inclusivity must be fostered.
The goal is to promote a workplace where people can come to work and be their authentic selves, she says, and feel welcomed and supported while doing so.
“The companies that are successful are the ones that encourage inclusion,” Watt notes. NBT already has several initiatives around inclusion including roundtable discussions where employees can speak up, company community events, and empowerment workshops. These events give employees a voice, and the bank can learn from them and make the workplace a richer environment, he adds.
Diversity and inclusion initiatives can even go beyond employees to customers, Sastri says. NBT is focused on keeping its branches a welcoming space for customers and remains connected in the communities it serves to causes and organizations it deems important.
While the main intention is to ensure people feel seen and heard, accepted, and welcomed, Watt says NBT also has an obligation to its shareholders. Fortunately, he adds, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace leads to happy employees who deliver strong results.
Headquartered in Norwich, NBT Bank offers banking and wealth-management services in New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and Connecticut. The bank employs about 1,800 people, with more than 700 of those employees in branch offices. Parent company NBT Bancorp (NASDAQ: NBTB) has $12.1 billion in total assets.

New York manufacturing index rises in June but remains negative
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 10 points in June but stayed in negative territory at -1.2. The index — the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector — had declined significantly in May, falling 36 points to -11.6. The June reading — based on firms responding to the survey — indicates
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The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 10 points in June but stayed in negative territory at -1.2.
The index — the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector — had declined significantly in May, falling 36 points to -11.6.
The June reading — based on firms responding to the survey — indicates business activity “was little changed” in New York state, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in its June 15 report. A negative reading on the index indicates a decline in the sector, while a positive number points to expansion or growth in manufacturing activity.
The survey found 28 percent of respondents reported that conditions had improved over the month, while 29 percent said that conditions had worsened, per the New York Fed.
Survey details
After plunging below zero the prior month, the new orders and shipments indexes climbed into positive territory in June, pointing to a “small increase” in both areas, the New York Fed said.
The unfilled-orders index fell to -4.3, its first negative reading in over a year, indicating that unfilled orders “shrank.” The delivery-times index fell 6 points to 14.5, suggesting that delivery times lengthened, though at the “slowest pace in over a year.”
The inventories index rose 9 points to 17.1, indicating that inventories expanded.
The index for number of employees increased 5 points to 19.0, pointing to a solid increase in employment, and the average workweek index came in at 6.4, indicating a small increase in hours worked.
The prices-paid index rose 5 points to 78.6, several points below its recent record high, and the prices-received index edged down to 43.6, signaling “ongoing substantial increases” in both input prices and selling prices.
Optimism about future conditions was “subdued” for a third consecutive month. The index for future business conditions fell 4 points to 14.0.
Delivery times are expected to decline over the next six months, as are unfilled orders, while increases in prices and employment are expected to continue in the months ahead, the New York Fed said. Capital spending and technology spending plans remained firm.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York distributes the Empire State Manufacturing Survey on the first day of each month to the same pool of about 200 manufacturing executives in New York. On average, about 100 executives return responses.

CNY closed homes sales fall 10 percent in May, median sales price rises over 5 percent
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Realtors in a six-county region of Central New York sold 622 homes in May, down 10.2 percent from 693 homes in the year-ago month. The CNY monthly median sales price hit $181,250 in May, up 5.4 percent from $172,000 in May 2021, according to the latest housing-market report released by the Greater
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Realtors in a six-county region of Central New York sold 622 homes in May, down 10.2 percent from 693 homes in the year-ago month.
The CNY monthly median sales price hit $181,250 in May, up 5.4 percent from $172,000 in May 2021, according to the latest housing-market report released by the Greater Syracuse Association of Realtors (GSAR) on June 21.
“Central New York home selling prices continued to show solid growth from year-ago totals in May even as buyers wrestled with the changing economy and mortgage rate hikes,” said Lynnore Fetyko, GSAR CEO. “As we head into the summer months, Central New York’s [realtors] believe the market will remain active, but at a less frenzied pace than last summer.”
Pending home sales (houses under contract) in Central New York fell 25.7 percent in May to 788 from 1,060 in May 2021, indicating that further drops in closed homes sales could occur in in the next couple months, per the GSAR data.
“Rising mortgage rates and continued home selling price growth are combining to strain buyers’ budgets as they also contend with increased living expenses due to rapid inflation,” said Fetyko. “As a result, buyers are being more selective in their offers and watching their budgets much more closely.”
All data is compiled from the Central New York Information Service and includes single-family residential activity in Cayuga, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, and Seneca counties.
Year-to-date through May 31, realtors in the region sold 3,117 existing homes, down 6.6 percent from 3,339 in the same period in 2021. The year-to-date (Jan. 1 to May 31) median sales price of $175,000 is 9.4 percent higher than $160,000 a year ago. Pending home sales for the first five months of this year totaled 3,323, down 16.8 percent from 3,996 in the same timeframe in 2021.
GSAR is the trade association representing more than 2,000 realtors in Central New York.
CEO FOCUS: Green CHIPS Legislation to Help Drive Opportunity and Growth
Green CHIPS is a significant piece of legislation with the potential to have long-term impact by attracting billions in new private investment and leveraging billions more in federal incentives. It holds the potential to create thousands of new high-paying jobs and will cement New York as the nation’s leader in semiconductor manufacturing. The bill [recently]
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Green CHIPS is a significant piece of legislation with the potential to have long-term impact by attracting billions in new private investment and leveraging billions more in federal incentives. It holds the potential to create thousands of new high-paying jobs and will cement New York as the nation’s leader in semiconductor manufacturing.
The bill [recently] passed the State Senate and Assembly and [as of press time was] expected to be signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Green CHIPS is an amendment to the Excelsior Tax Credit program that allows the state to offer up to $500 million a year in state tax credits to chip companies that build new factories in New York state with a focus on reducing carbon emissions and greenhouse gases. Companies must create at least 500 net new jobs and spend at least $3 billion in capital investments over 10 years. In addition to the impact it will have on Central New York as we pursue semiconductor manufacturers for the White Pine site in Clay, it will also drive opportunities in Albany, Marcy/Utica, and western New York. The economic opportunities created by such investments will undoubtedly have a ripple effect across the state. Green CHIPS will set a new standard for environmentally sustainable chip manufacturing and reinforce community engagement as a standard of project development.
Strategic, intentional investments, regardless of their size, are what will continue to drive growth and progress for our region. As the state advances projects and investments aimed at greater community impact, private companies are also recognizing the role they can play in advancing our economy through intentional investments. [Recently], Salina 1st officially broke ground on the $10 million, 52,000-square-feet facility that is the community’s first all-minority commercial development. The project will transform a vacant downtown property into a mixed-use, all-electric building that is equipped with solar panels and will be self-powered, giving off no carbon emissions.
Likewise, the Oneida Indian Nation, the largest employer in Oneida and Madison Counties, is highlighting its commitment to the community by creating new affordable housing for its employees. The Villages at Stoney Creek apartments are located next to Turning Stone and are exclusively for new employees relocating to the region. This project helps to reduce the pressure on local housing as the company looks to attract talent to the region. These projects reflect the kinds of ways local businesses can directly support the larger community.
As always, our economic-development team stands ready to assist companies looking to invest, expand. and grow within Central New York. Please contact Andrew Fish, senior VP of economic development. at afish@centerstateceo.com.
Robert M. Simpson is president and CEO of CenterState CEO, the primary economic-development organization for Central New York. This article is drawn and edited from the “CEO Focus” email newsletter that the organization sent to members on June 9.
Ask Rusty: Must I Pay Income Tax on my SS Benefits?
Dear Rusty: I do not recall the rules on my income-tax obligation for Social Security (SS) benefits. Can you please explain these rules to me? Signed: Senior Taxpayer Dear Senior Taxpayer: I’ll be happy to review the rules about income tax on Social Security benefits for you. If your combined income from all sources is
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Dear Rusty: I do not recall the rules on my income-tax obligation for Social Security (SS) benefits. Can you please explain these rules to me?
Signed: Senior Taxpayer
Dear Senior Taxpayer: I’ll be happy to review the rules about income tax on Social Security benefits for you. If your combined income from all sources is low enough, your SS benefits aren’t subject to being taxed by the IRS. But some of your SS benefits will become taxable if your combined income from all sources exceeds certain thresholds, and the thresholds are dependent on your tax-filing status (single or married).
If you file your income tax as “married-filing jointly” and your combined income from all sources — both taxable and non-taxable income — is less than $32,000, then your Social Security benefits aren’t taxable. But if your combined income as a married couple is between $32,001 and $44,000, then half of the SS benefits you received during the tax year becomes part of your taxable income. And if your combined income as a married couple exceeds $44,000 then up to 85 percent of the SS benefits you received during the tax year becomes part of your taxable income. Those SS benefits will simply be included as part of your taxable income and taxed at your normal IRS tax rate.
If you file your income tax as a “single,” the thresholds at which Social Security benefits become taxable are different. Single filers with a combined income of $25,000 or less pay no income tax on their benefits. But single filers with combined income between $25,001 and $34,000 will have half of their SS benefits received during the tax year become taxable, and single filers whose combined income exceeds $34,000 will see up to 85 percent of their Social Security benefits become taxable. These single-filer thresholds apply also to those filing as single head of household or qualifying widow(er), and to those filing as “married-filing separately” if they lived apart for the entire tax year. But the threshold is zero dollars for married couples who file separately but lived together at any time during the tax year.
To clarify what “combined income” is — the IRS uses something called your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) to determine if your Social Security benefits should be taxed. Your MAGI is your normal adjusted gross income (AGI) from your tax return, plus any non-taxable income you may have had, plus 50 percent of the Social Security benefits you received during the tax year. If your MAGI is over the thresholds described above, a portion of the SS benefits you received during the tax year will be included in your taxable income. If it is not, you pay no income tax on your benefits.
To be sure you’re aware, when you file as “married/jointly” income from both partners counts when determining your MAGI for income-tax purposes.
Russell Gloor is a national Social Security advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC). The 2.4 million member AMAC says it is a senior advocacy organization. Send your questions to: ssadvisor@amacfoundation.org.
Author’s note: This article is intended for information purposes only and does not represent legal or financial guidance. It presents the opinions and interpretations of the AMAC Foundation’s staff, trained and accredited by the National Social Security Association (NSSA). The NSSA and the AMAC Foundation and its staff are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Social Security Administration or any other governmental entity.

Usherwood adds to Syracuse office space to enable growth
SYRACUSE — Usherwood Office Technology says it has expanded its Syracuse space again, noting that it’s the result of “continuous growth [that] commanded a larger, more collaborative space.” The firm has added 15,000 square feet of space to its Syracuse headquarters office located at 1005 West Fayette St. in the Rockwest Center building. Usherwood —
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SYRACUSE — Usherwood Office Technology says it has expanded its Syracuse space again, noting that it’s the result of “continuous growth [that] commanded a larger, more collaborative space.”
The firm has added 15,000 square feet of space to its Syracuse headquarters office located at 1005 West Fayette St. in the Rockwest Center building.
Usherwood — a provider of office-technology solutions and managed information-technology (IT) services — has operated at that location since 1993, per its June 13 announcement.
Usherwood’s Odyssey Technical Assistance Center, which offers help-desk services for its clients, will operate in the additional space. In addition, a large portion of the Usherwood’s Syracuse employees, including the finance, contracts, marketing, client services, and human-resources workers, will also occupy the space, the firm said.
The company has 70 employees at its Syracuse location, Usherwood tells CNYBJ in an email.
“The expansion of Usherwood’s Syracuse headquarters has been designed with our team and clients in mind,” Ken Stinson, president of Usherwood Office Technology, said. “It allows us to have most of our Syracuse team members on one floor to create a more collaborative environment. Additionally, this expansion will enable Usherwood to continue building upon our ‘client first’ culture while creating a foundation for future growth within our 17 offices throughout the Northeast. We are proud to call Syracuse our home and invest further in this great city.”
The expanded space includes eight private office suites; three conference rooms; five huddle rooms/spaces; a training center; a technology lab; a large kitchen with different types of seating; and a fitness center.
Usherwood says it has occupied many spaces throughout the building on West Fayette Street over the last 30 years. With the “flexibility” available at Rockwest Center, Usherwood has been able to expand from 10,000 square feet to operations in more than 65,000 square feet “without relocation,” the company noted.
To celebrate the new office opening, Usherwood hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 7, with all employees returning to work on that date.
Since 1976, Usherwood Office Technology has provided IT products and services throughout New York and New England with more than 140 employees serving 8,000 clients in the Northeast.
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