Governor’s Budget Reforms Medicaid, Pension System, Boosts Education Aid Some
Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed his executive budget recently. Overall, it’s a good start that addresses contentious issues and has the taxpayers in mind. It keeps spending at the same level as last year. Read More
Cornell University relaunches humanities building project
ITHACA — Cornell University will relaunch the design phase of its new humanities building now that the buildings and properties committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees unanimously approved the meas Read More
Speedy Awards relocates to Crossroads Plaza
NEW HARTFORD — Speedy Awards & Engraving, Inc. has a new home and plans to add some new products as the company’s owners work to continue the growth they generated in 2011. Speedy co-owners Antho Read More
PAR completes sale of logistics-management subsidiary
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) completed the asset sale of its PAR Logistics Management Systems (PAR LMS) subsidiary to ORBCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORBC) on Jan. 12. The sale is valued at Read More
Utica-Rome consumer confidence rises in Q4 2011
Area still has lowest confidence in the state Utica-Rome–area residents increased their willingness to spend in the fourth quarter of 2011 along with consumers in most other parts of the state. Ov Read More
Business-to-business predictions
AIR INNOVATIONS 7000 Performance Dr., North Syracuse, NY 13212 - Website: www.airinnovations.com - Products/Services: Air Innovations designs and builds specialty air conditioning, refrigeration, a Read More
CVI takes over Sheltered Workshop services
BINGHAMTON — Johnson City–based Country Valley Industries (CVI) has taken over as service and contract provider for Sheltered Workshop’s location at 203 Court St. in Binghamton. “They were a long-sta Read More
Upstate New York pays the state less in taxes and other revenue than it receives back in state expenditures, according to a report from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government at the Univers Read More
Health-Care Capitation: What Goes Around, Comes Around
“Necessity is the mother of invention.” — Anonymous Back in 1996, when I was young and optimistic, I wrote a column about the evils and “benefits” of health-care “capitation” in a “managed-care” mod Read More
Opinion
Business Mentors
People on the Move
