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Curtis Lumber grows into the largest independent lumber dealer in New York

BALLSTON SPA — In 1822, Capt. Isaac Curtiss built a sawmill near Ballston Spa. Little did he know that 191 years later it would become the largest independent lumber dealer in New York state. Robert Read More

Web-based Simple Admit aims to streamline pre-admission process

BALDWINSVILLE — Daniel Coholan recalls it was a simple conversation that led to what is now Simple Admit, LLC, a company he co-owns in Baldwinsville. For much of his career, 26 years, Coholan had bee Read More

BlueRock Energy providing electricity for the Buffalo Bills

SYRACUSE — BlueRock Energy, Inc. of Syracuse on July 1 announced an agreement with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League to become the team’s “official” electricity provider. The deal, wh Read More

MAMI, OCC partner to offer medical-interpreter training program

SYRACUSE — Understanding a diagnosis or the doctor’s instructions on how to treat an illness are crucial to receiving good health care, but are often a challenge for those who don’t speak or are not y Read More

Nearly half of local Bryant & Stratton students pursue health-care degrees

SYRACUSE — As the nation moves closer to insurance requirements in the federal health-care reform law, students in the health-care degree programs at Bryant & Stratton College know it’s an issue t Read More

Upcoming Health-Care Reform Tax

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) created the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), a nonprofit corporation which will, according to regulations, “assist patients, Read More

Benefits consultants: employer-mandate delay brings mixed reaction

Area businesses with 50 or more full-time employees now have an extra year to make sure they are ready to meet the national health-care reform law’s mandate to provide health insurance for employees. Read More

Le Moyne College is the new home of a business-ethics program

DeWITT — Le Moyne College recently announced that it is the new home of a program focused on ethics in business. And the program cited the school’s work in creating the Jesuit Case Series, a group of Read More

The Price is Right: a tale of the Merchant Prince of Syracuse

The concept of “you can’t sell anything unless you promote” was the underlying reason behind 19th century businessman Milton Price’s success. His unusual promotion practices ensured that customers flo Read More