Small Business

Seneca Savings announces temporary branch closures, changes due to COVID-19

BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — Seneca Savings has temporarily closed its Bridgeport (town of Sullivan) and Liverpool (town of Clay) branches, effective Monday, to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Read More

Small Business Spotlight: Justin’s Canine Campus to expand in 2021

CLAY — Justin’s Canine Campus opened in 2014 as the self-funded project of owners Justin Bonn and Carrie Lindley. Read More

OthersideAI, SU Launchpad startup, secures $2.6M in seed funding

SYRACUSE — OthersideAI, a Syracuse University LaunchPad startup, on Nov. 12 announced that it has secured $2.6 million in seed funding. Read More

FuzeHub awards Ithaca firm and five others funding in commercialization competition

ITHACA, N.Y. — Del Tocororo LLC of Ithaca, which brews sustainable alcoholic beverages called Norwhey, won $50,000 in the fourth annual FuzeHub commercialization competition. Read More

Camillus store among those hoping to benefit from this weekend’s Small Business Saturday

CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Aubry Panek, owner of Witty Wicks Candles and Gift Shop in Camillus, is ready to provide consumers with plenty of stocking stuffers and presents this holiday season. Read More

Ithaca firm wins funding in Grow-NY competition, Israeli company captures grand prize

Halomine of Ithaca is among the businesses winning prize money in this year’s virtual Grow-NY food and agriculture business competition. Read More

Greater Binghamton Chamber to host job fair Dec. 4

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce will host an in-person, indoor job fair on Dec. 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Binghamton. Read More

Nearly six in 10 Broome County hotel rooms were empty in October

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels posted an average occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 40.6 percent in October, down 36.2 percent from a year ago, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Read More

Possible virus exposure reported at bar/restaurant in Endwell

ENDWELL, N.Y. — The Broome County Health Department announced Sunday that a person who was at the Brickyard Endwell — located at 800 Hooper Road — on several recent days, has tested positive for COVID-19. Read More