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Somebody Else Built My Business
It was years ago when my wife and I were having dinner with cousin Shelly. At some point, the conversation turned to the economy and
Offshoring: Fact and Flatulence
In an effort to divert our attention from the current economic recovery, whose movement can only be observed through time-lapse photography, the latest Obama-campaign ad
Only Government Could Pay $51.71 an Hour to Pick Up Debris
As old and jaded as I am, government never fails to amaze me with its bureaucratic rigidity and disregard for the taxpayer. E.J. McMahon, of
Newsflash: Obama is tightfisted with taxpayer dollars
I felt like Rip Van Winkle, waking up from a 20-year sleep and seeing a world I didn’t recognize. On May 22, Rex Nutting, the
President Barack Obama touts the number of green jobs in the American economy — 3.1 million to be exact — reminding us that these are
Health-care staffing company adds to services offered
UTICA — The Fortus Group, Inc., which has specialized in health-care staffing since the 1990s, has some new offerings on tap for 2012 that it
Burritt Motors expands facility, green efforts in $2.2M project
OSWEGO –– Burritt Motors Inc., a family-owned auto dealership now in its fourth generation, is expanding and renovating its facility at 340 Route 104 in
New York faces another iceberg
Think of New York State and its 3,200 employer-entities (state, county, municipal, school districts, towns, villages, and public authorities) as the Titanic, steaming on its
The case for performing bariatric surgery on government
According to my American Heritage dictionary, bariatrics is “… [t]he branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.” A recent
Giarrosso Sheetmetal hopes tin man will help business grow
SYRACUSE — One man working for Giarrosso Sheetmetal, Inc. spends all day in one spot. Yet the company hopes it can follow him down a