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	Crouse Hospital gets funding for energy project
	The New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) today announced an award of $360,000 for Crouse Hospital in Syracuse to pay for a lighting retrofit project. The award, funded by the federal economic stimulus package, will save Crouse more than $100,000 per year in energy costs, Dr. Paul Kronenberg, CEO of Crouse Hospital, said in a news release.

	NYPA announces extensions under state power programs
	New York Power Authority (NYPA) Trustees have approved contract extensions for all 533 allocations to companies and nonprofit groups under the Power for Jobs and Energy Cost Savings Benefit programs. NYPA President and CEO Richard Kessel announced the extensions today at Specialized Packaging Group, Inc. of Baldwinsville. Kessel said in a news release that the programs help protect more than 300,000 jobs statewide, including more than 31,000 jobs at 150 companies in Central New York.

	State funds to aid housing projects
	The State Division of Housing and Community Renewal and nyhomes today announced $32 million in funding for communities in Central New York. The money will aid development of affordable housing, redevelopment of downtown areas, and upgrades to water and sewer systems.

	New grant program targets 'distressed' counties in New York
	Empire State Development Corp. today announced it will serve as the lead agency for managing the Northern Border Regional Commission grant program for New York. Federal funds totaling $1.3 million are available for eligible projects through the program. The federal-state commission targets economic growth projects in a four-state, 36-county region of New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

	SU institute receives grant to help veterans find jobs
	The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University has received nearly $500,000 to serve as a partner in the Veterans' Employment and Training Service National Technical Assistance Center. The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday announced the grant through its Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.

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	Staff education key to CPS success
	LIVERPOOL — Usually, sister companies Contemporary Personnel Staffing, Inc. and Professionals, Inc. see their slowest revenue growth during the first quarter of the year. That’s not the case this year.

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	Small Business Development Centers Provide Solutions in Tough Times
	Those operating small businesses today have seen some exciting and challenging changes in the marketplace that influence the way people live and do business. From the Internet to e-mail to blackberries and globalization, the business landscape is eve

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SRC wins federal IT security contract

SRC, formerly Syracuse Research Corp., said today it won a federal contract worth up to $41.9 million for information-technology (IT) work.

The contract is from the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement unit. SRC will establish and maintain a security operations center under the deal that will help protect IT infrastructure against cybersecurity threats.

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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.

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	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.

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	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.

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	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.

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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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