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Masonic Care Community: 121 years of charity
UTICA — The Masonic fraternity, the oldest and largest fraternal organization in the world, focuses on community service and charitable work as its principal activities.
Bartell Machinery to open China office
ROME — Bartell Machinery Systems, L.L.C. is planning to open an office in Qingdao China to complement its sales and service offices in Rome, N.Y.
ECR International focuses on innovation
UTICA — To cavemen, an open fire was high tech. The Greeks brought added comfort when they invented central heating, and the Romans perfected it
Adam Weitsman accelerates his lily-pad strategy
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. — Proverb OWEGO — On Jan. 22, Adam Weitsman, CEO and owner of Upstate Shredding, LLC. and sister
Meyda: America’s decorative lamplighter
YORKVILLE — Meyda Lighting, which says it’s the nation’s leading manufacturer of decorative and custom lighting, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in business. “We didn’t
Al Cleinman focuses on optometrists’ vision
ONEONTA — Alan H. Cleinman can’t help it; he is a serial entrepreneur. At age five, he held a yard sale at his home in
Wisconsin’s experiment in public-labor law
Just over three years have passed since Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed Public Act 10 (PA 10), a major labor-reform bill. Organized labor, legislative Democrats,
Walsh family bets big on casino license for Traditions
JOHNSON CITY — The Walsh family is thinking big, really big. That is the mantra behind the recent push to obtain a new casino license
Tioga State Bank: 150 years of navigating a community bank
How do you mark your 150th birthday? If you are Tioga State Bank (TSB), you celebrate for an entire year, starting with a ribbon-cutting, press
Ioxus forges triple-digit growth
ONEONTA — At the start of 2014, Ioxus, Inc. leased an additional 24,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The high-tech company, which is nearing production