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New Ithaca-area BJ’s Wholesale Club opens
LANSING — BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. has opened a new Ithaca-area location in the village of Lansing. The store, which is 85,000 square feet, is
Welch Allyn fills two chief officer spots
SKANEATELES FALLS — Welch Allyn has appointed two employees to chief officer positions, the medical-device manufacturer said today. The company named Scott Gucciardi executive vice
Insurers settle with A.G. over online in-network lists
Eight health insurers have agreed to maintain accurate provider directories on their websites as part of a settlement with the state attorney general’s office. The
New York manufacturing conditions keep rising in January
Business conditions for New York Manufacturers continued to swing upward in January, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s monthly Empire State Manufacturing
Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists moving surgeons to St. Joseph’s Hospital
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, PC (SOS) plans to increase its presence at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse starting next month. Eleven SOS
Q4 consumer confidence falls in Syracuse, rises in Utica and Binghamton
Consumer confidence dropped in Syracuse in the fourth quarter of 2011, diverging from rising confidence levels in most of the state’s other cities — including
Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Georgia drug developer
NEW YORK — The biopharmaceutical maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has reached an agreement to acquire clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Inhibitex, Inc. Bristol-Myers (NYSE: BMY), based in
SRI poll: Upstate consumer confidence grows for second straight month
Consumer confidence among upstate New Yorkers increased for the second consecutive month in December, thanks in large part to growing optimism for the future. Upstate’s
Small-business optimism grows for fourth straight month in December
Small-business owners displayed increasing optimism for the fourth straight month in December, raising sales expectations and lowering concerns over future business conditions. Those are the
Acquisition adds Brazilian firm to Cooper Crouse-Hinds
SYRACUSE — Cooper Industries has added a newly acquired Brazilian manufacturer to its Syracuse–based Cooper Crouse-Hinds division. Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE), based in Dublin, Ireland,