MANLIUS — Less than a year after launching, retzcanter, a local advertising and design firm, has opened a new office in Manlius.

Retzcanter is the result of a partnership between the former dcanter creative of DeWitt and retzdesign of Fayetteville.

SYRACUSE — Betsy Rengert is no stranger to Mill Pond Landing, a building in Armory Square near Onondaga Creek that stretches from West Fayette Street to Walton Street.

Many people who use tax-computation software don’t understand the changing structure of the U.S. tax code. They fill in the blanks, click “compute,” and pay the tax. Then they forget about the torture until next year.

Six characteristics typify small business owners who projected revenue increases and business expansion even as the recession peaked. That’s according to a new research report from The Guardian Life Small Business Research Institute.

In that time period, the SBA district office in Syracuse backed 86 loans totaling nearly $6.7 million, according to the office, which covers a 34-county area of upstate New York.

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.

<

"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