Small Business

CR Fletcher Associates, Inc. is under new ownership

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CR Fletcher Associates, Inc., a Syracuse professional-recruitment firm, has two new owners who are very familiar with the organization. Read More

Ithaca company creates, pilot tests cold-emitting film

ITHACA — Imagine being able to walk into a hardware store and purchase a film that, when applied to a window on a hot summer day, not only blocks the sun’s heat but actually emits cold. Read More

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Eden Fresh Network co-founders show how crowdfunding is done

SYRACUSE — If one were to look at the playbook for how to set up a successful crowdfunding campaign, Mark Pawliw would check all the boxes. Read More

NBT to acquire Connecticut–based Salisbury Bancorp for $204 million

NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAL), of Connecticut, in an equity transaction valued at $204 million. Read More

Launch NY rolls out resource navigator for startup firms

Launch NY announced it has started a new resource navigator to help startup companies with the “identification and pursuit” of funding opportunities and other sources of support. Read More

Crumbl Cookies franchise store formally opens in DeWitt

DeWITT, N.Y. — A locally owned and operated Crumbl Cookies franchise store formally opened on Erie Boulevard in DeWitt on Dec. 2. Read More

Regional organizations awarded state tourism-grant funding

CNY Arts, Inc., ICAN, the Town of Massena, and Opera Ithaca are among the organizations receiving state funding through the Market New York program and the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) initiative. Read More