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BrandYourself takes home major award from SXSW
SYRACUSE — A Syracuse–based company won the award for best bootstrapped startup at the fourth annual SXSW Accelerator in Austin, Texas. BrandYourself.com, a tenant at
O’Brien & Gere moves manufacturing unit
CLAY — O’Brien & Gere’s manufacturing operation has a new home at a 160,000-square-foot building in Clay. The engineering firm relocated its manufacturing business to
Road trip to focus on manufacturing
AUBURN — Cayuga Community College (CCC) is leading a daylong trip on March 22 to three area manufacturers as part of its Entrepreneurial Road Trip
BrandYourself secures $1.2M in new funding
SYRACUSE — BrandYourself.com, a startup based in downtown Syracuse’s Tech Garden, announced $1.2 million in new financing today and the public launch of its product.
Earnings surge in Q4, full year at Inficon
DeWITT — Inficon (SIX Swiss Exchange: IFCN) earned $12.1 million in the fourth quarter, or $5.50 per share, up 41 percent from a year earlier.
CenterState CEO annual meeting to focus on exports
SYRACUSE — A leader of the Export-Import Bank of the United States will deliver the keynote address at the CenterState CEO annual meeting in April.
First Niagara expands small business banking team
First Niagara Financial Group (NASDAQ: FNFG) had added 40 bankers throughout its footprint in the Northeast to focus on small business. They started in February.
Sensis systems headed for NYC airports, South Korea
DeWITT — Saab Sensis Corp. said today its technology will be used to improve the safety of flights near the Lotte World Tower in Seoul,
Chancellor touts contributions of SUNY campuses
SYRACUSE — Economic development and job creation will remain a priority for State University of New York (SUNY) campuses in the years ahead, SUNY Chancellor
Lockheed wins new radar contract
SALINA — The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $881 million for production of new radar systems. The AN/TPQ-53 Firefinder Radar