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Chobani founder honored at entrepreneur awards
NORWICH — Chobani, Inc. founder Hamdi Ulukaya is the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year for 2012. The award encourages entrepreneurial activity and
New local market president named at Bank of America
SYRACUSE — Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) named a new Syracuse market president today. Michael Brunner will work with company leaders throughout the region in
Hardinge sales, profit fall in the third quarter
ELMIRA — Sales declined in the third quarter at Hardinge, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDNG), falling just a bit short of the figure company officials were shooting for, but still coming in line with expectations for the quarter, officials said. After a second quarter that netted sales of $86 million, Hardinge Chairman, President, and CEO Richard Simons
Newman Development breaks ground on Ithaca project
ITHACA — Vestal–based Newman Development Group and Ithaca–headquartered Warren Real Estate, Inc. broke ground Nov. 14 on new luxury apartments and Class A office space in downtown Ithaca. The partners are redeveloping 140 Seneca Way to house 9,000 square feet of office space along with 38 luxury apartments housed on four upper floors. Warren Real
STOC and S3IP name region’s technology leaders
BINGHAMTON — The New York State Center of Excellence in Small Scale Systems Integration and Packaging (S3IP) at Binghamton University and the Southern Tier Opportunity Coalition (STOC) recently honored five individuals for their efforts in promoting economic development in the Southern Tier. William Murphy, retired senior engineer and fellow at Lockheed Martin, was recognized as
CenterState CEO unveils new structure of Grants for Growth
SYRACUSE — The new structure of CenterState CEO’s Grants for Growth program should help the initiative become more sustainable and broaden its reach, organizers say.
Chuck Stormon launches his sixth startup
CAZENOVIA — Chuck Stormon, the CEO of Attend LLC has his head in the cloud. On Nov. 8, at the Cloud Computing West event in Santa Monica, Calif., Stormon announced the launch of a new software product — MediaCloud.cc. Targeted to video producers, MediaCloud negates the need to ship disks, tapes, or memory packs and
Onondaga County Medical Society names new president
The Onondaga County Medical Society has installed its 185th president. The society’s new president is Dr. Ramsay S. Farah of Farah Dermatology and Cosmetics, which
VIZIONefx expects more growth after adding new clients
BALDWINSVILLE — VIZIONefx LLC, a provider of interactive kiosks based in Baldwinsville, has about 35 clients and expects to grow to between 75 and 100 clients by the end of 2013, says J.C. Whipple, chief operating officer. The three-year old company showed signs of growth in late October by adding two new clients. VIZIONefx announced
Rural/Metro spends $300,000 on technology upgrades
SYRACUSE — Rural/Metro Medical Services of Central New York is loading up on new technology in an attempt to boost efficiency and improve patient care, according to its division general manager, Michael Addario. The ambulance company spent about $300,000 to upgrade its computer hardware, software, computer-aided dispatch system, and vehicle-locator system. Money also went to
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