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The real story: the public is the problem
Late in the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 16, President Barack Obama signed legislation to re-open the federal government, which had been partially shut for 16
Proposition One: What’s in a name?
What’s in a name? According to Will Shakespeare, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Some call it
Metal Solutions: from tin-knocker to sheet-metal engineer
UTICA — Joe Cattadoris, Sr. was a tin-knocker from the Mohawk Valley. In construction slang, a tin-knocker is someone who works in sheet metal. Cattadoris
The Fortus Group’s sales skyrocket
UTICA — The Fortus Group, Inc. recently made the Inc.–5000 list with a three-year revenue growth averaging 139 percent. The Utica–based recruitment-services firm, which specializes
Beebe Construction: the second century
MARCY — Few construction companies ever reach their centenary. H. R. Beebe, Inc., a general contractor headquartered in Utica, just celebrated its 100th anniversary and
Back in 1995, the Cato Institute published a study entitled, “The Work vs. Welfare Trade-Off,” which analyzed welfare benefits in all 50 states, and concluded
VESTAL — “From 2008 until 2011, [our] sales averaged in the $50 million [a year] range,” says Kenneth (Ken) Elliott, the CEO of Matco Electric
Mid-York Press thrives in sluggish economy
SHERBURNE — “Nothing gives me cardiac arrest anymore,” says Robert W. Tenney, president and CEO of Mid-York Press, Inc., a printing and packaging firm located
Pinnacle grows assets 189 percent in six years
SYRACUSE — On May 22, Pinnacle Investments, LLC, announced that James A. Mirabito of Binghamton had moved his wealth-management practice to Pinnacle. “The plan is
Bergmann Associates to expand Syracuse office
SYRACUSE — Bergmann Associates, a Rochester–based engineering and architectural design firm, is planning to expand its Syracuse office space by nearly half as it continues