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	Small businesses won more federal contract dollars in fiscal year 2009
	Small businesses won nearly $97 billion in federal contracts during fiscal year 2009, up more than $3 billion over fiscal year 2008. The finding is part of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) annual small-business procurement scorecard released on Friday. Fiscal year 2009 covers the period from Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009.

	Keystone Material Testing merges with Enviro Testing
	Keystone Material Testing, LLC (KMT) of Binghamton on Thursday announced its merger with Enviro Testing, also of Binghamton. The joint press release did not include any financial details of the transaction. KMT offers construction material testing services. The firm operates at the corporate offices of Keystone Associates Architects, Engineers, and Surveyors, LLC at 58 Exchange St. in Binghamton.

	NYSEG to launch efficiency program for small companies
	New York State Electric & Gas Corp. (NYSEG) is offering a new small business energy-efficiency program in most of its service area. The utility is partnering with EnerPath of Rochester, a firm that specializes in energy-efficiency assessments.

	USDA awards grant funding for rural broadband service
	The Port Byron Telephone Co., Inc. in Cayuga County and the Deposit Telephone Co. Inc. in Broome County will use federal grant money to provide high-speed Internet service to their respective customers in rural areas.

	Unshackle Upstate launches political action website
	Unshackle Upstate on Tuesday announced the launch of a new website for its political-action committee, UPAC. The site enables New Yorkers to contribute to UPAC's efforts to bring about change in Albany, the organization said in a news release.

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Business Of The Week

	Defenshield builds sales by saving lives
	DeWITT — Collins White, president of Defenshield Inc., flew home to Syracuse in October 2001 noting the airports full of well-armed National Guard, state troopers, and local police — all wearing little body armor. <

Viewpoints

	Steps to building a culture of accountability in your business
	"Accountability breeds response-ability." - Stephen R. Covey The importance of strategic planning is a frequent topic of this column because it's essential to business success. Especially in

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Breaking News CNYBJ

Court affirms decisions on seven Pass & Seymour patents

The federal Court of Appeals has upheld several rulings on violations of patents owned by Syracuse-based Pass & Seymour/Legrand.

The U.S. International Trade Commission ruled in 2009 that a number of Chinese manufacturers and their U.S. distributors violated Pass & Seymour's patent rights. The appeals court has affirmed the earlier rulings in the case of seven of the nine manufacturers involved.

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From The Publisher

	Celebrating Washington Station
	Spending on office buildings, which has dropped 47.5 percent since the September 2008 record-spending high, is nearing a 13-year low, according to the Institute for Trend Research. Permits for new-office construction have dropped 26.7 percent just since last December. Office vacancy rates in the second quarter of 2010 increased to 17.4 percent, the 10th consecutive quarterly rise. Construction of office buildings is projected to close 2010 at nearly 32 percent below 2009.

ROMBEL ON BUSINESS blog

	Another Jobs Report, Another Disappointment
	Another month brought more disappointing news on the pace of hiring. Businesses added fewer jobs than expected in July, and previous estimates of private-sector hiring were revised downward, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

VIEWPOINTS/OP-EDS

	How to Turn the Economic Tide in Your Favor
	Even the most self-assured and stoic among us feel the intensity of the times. The economic recovery seems quite elastic at best. Today’s good news can disappear as quickly as it appeared.

On The Move

	People on the Move - GB - 8/30/2010
	BANKING & FINANCE Wilber National Bank has appointed Kenneth W. Giblin, Jr., to the position of senior mortgage account representative in its Provantage Home Loans division.

Market Research

Top Ranks Lists
The 2010 Book of Lists electronic edition may be downloaded in Excel format. These 62 lists include key business information (when available) such as number of employees, revenue, products/services offered, and top executives for each company.

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