Small Business

Grant funds open to Onondaga County small businesses, nonprofits for pandemic-safety expenses

SYRACUSE — Onondaga County small businesses and nonprofit organizations can pursue grant funding to help pay for out-of-pocket expenses related to COVID-19 health and safety requirements. Read More

Hummel’s Office Plus uses acquisition to expand to Albany area

MOHAWK — Hummel’s Office Plus has expanded its footprint to the Capital Region with the Aug. 1 acquisition of the Albany–area office of Workplace Central. Read More

Onondaga County is offering $500K grant program for small businesses, nonprofits

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County is offering a $500,000 grant program for small businesses and nonprofit organizations to help with out-of-pocket expenses related to COVID-19 health and safety requirements. Read More

Hummel’s Office Plus expands to Capital Region with acquisition

MOHAWK, N.Y. — Hummel’s Office Plus has acquired the Albany–area office of Workplace Central in a deal that took effect on Aug. 1. Read More

Oswego Industries to produce medical gowns for Oswego Health

OSWEGO — Oswego Health announced it has recently entered into a contract with Oswego Industries to have 1,000 medical gowns produced per month through 2020. Read More

Morning fire damages apple barn at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards

ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department says it’s investigating a Thursday morning fire inside a barn at Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard at 2707 Route 80 in the town of Onondaga. Read More

Onondaga County receives $22 million sales-tax payment; still short $26 million on 2020 budget

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Wednesday received a sales-tax payment of more than $22 million, leaving the sales-tax deficit in the county’s 2020 budget deficit at $26 million. Read More

Concessions operator at Syracuse airport warns employees of 54 layoffs

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Buffalo–based Delaware North, which operates food and beverage eateries at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, has told 54 of its employees they will be out of a job longer than previously anticipated. Read More