Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, social media, tech, HR, and career tips. SCORE Mentors @SCOREMentorsMissed our free #SmallBusi Read More
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New York farmers increase corn-planted acreage by 12 percent in 2018
New York farmers have planted corn, for all purposes, on 1.12 million acres this year, up 12 percent from 1 million acres in 2017, according to a new report from the USDA, National Agricultural Statis Read More
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Onondaga County hotel occupancy rate soars more than 17 percent in May
Hotels in Onondaga County saw a jump in guests in May compared to the year-ago month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county Read More
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Oneida County hotel occupancy rate jumps 10 percent in May
Hotels in Oneida County took in more guests in May compared to a year ago, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 10 Read More
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Daino reflects on 13-year tenure as WCNY leader
SYRACUSE — Robert Daino, president and CEO of public broadcaster WCNY since 2005, never understood pledge-a-thons. So he got rid of them. Read More
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Brotzki, Masingill, and Smith acquire Schneider Packaging
BREWERTON — Three top executives at Schneider Packaging Equipment Co. have bought the business from the Schneider family. President Bob Brotzki, Executive VP Greg Masingill, and VP of Engineering and Read More
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CountryMax opens store in Oswego, its 16th location
OSWEGO — CountryMax — a 34-year-old Rochester–area-based, family-owned retailer of pet supplies and farm and garden products — has opened a new store at 276 State Route 104 in Oswego. Read More
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Pathfinder Bancorp to pay dividend of 6 cents a share in August
OSWEGO — Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBHC), holding company for Pathfinder Bank, recently declared a quarterly cash dividend of 6 cents per share on its common stock for the fiscal quarter endin Read More
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Northeastern Electronics to expand plant, workforce as sales double
ELBRIDGE — Northeastern Electronics Co. is growing rapidly and expects to keep expanding. Read More
Health Care & Education
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People news: Geiss joins St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care in Cicero CICERO, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health announced that Mary Geiss, DO, has joined its St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care affiliate in Cicero. Read More -
Ithaca College appoints Costa as general counsel ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College announced it has named Guilherme Costa VP and general counsel. Read More -
Rome selects downtown projects for $10 million state award ROME — Rome Mayor Jacqueline Izzo called it a “very proud day” in the city of Rome. Read More
Construction, Design & Real Estate
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South Clinton Street reopens to traffic after railroad-bridge section collapse SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 500 block of South Clinton Street, near the intersection of West Onondaga Street, in downtown Syracuse has reopened to traffic following the July 5 railroad bridge-section collapse on to the street below. Read More -
CountryMax opens store in Oswego, its 16th location OSWEGO — CountryMax — a 34-year-old Rochester–area-based, family-owned retailer of pet supplies and farm and garden products — has opened a new store at 276 State Route 104 in Oswego. Read More
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Northeastern Electronics to expand plant, workforce as sales double ELBRIDGE — Northeastern Electronics Co. is growing rapidly and expects to keep expanding. Read More
Manufacturing & Engineering
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Brotzki, Masingill, and Smith acquire Schneider Packaging BREWERTON — Three top executives at Schneider Packaging Equipment Co. have bought the business from the Schneider family. President Bob Brotzki, Executive VP Greg Masingill, and VP of Engineering and Read More
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Binghamton University to use $3M federal award for battery and energy-storage research VESTAL, N.Y. — A Binghamton University professor will use $3 million in federal funding to continue research on battery systems and energy storage. Read More -
Town of Hartwick to use $52K to study alternative water, sewer options along Route 28 HARTWICK, N.Y. — The Town of Hartwick in Otsego County will use $52,000 in two grants to study alternatives for water and sewer services along the Route 28 corridor. Read More