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Dinosaur’s Stage working on recipes for three more restaurants
SYRACUSE — The next 14-odd months could be less like slow smoking and more like pressure cooking for Dinosaur Bar-B-Que founder and CEO John Stage. Stage has heaped his plate full of plans for new restaurants, with three Dinosaur outposts ordered for opening by the end of next fall. The company will start operating a […]
C&S divests crane and rigging business
SALINA — C&S Cos. has sold its crane and rigging business to a Tennessee firm with 25 locations around the country. C&S announced the sale of C&S Crane & Rigging, Inc. on Oct. 1. Barnhart Crane & Rigging of Memphis, Tenn. acquired the business. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. Salina–based C&S has 14 locations throughout the
New Bonadio Group division to focus on construction industry consulting
A new consulting division at The Bonadio Group plans to deepen the firm’s work with the construction industry even further. The Rochester–based accounting firm already has more than 200 construction clients across the state. Its new Bonadio Construction Consultants Division (BCC) is aiming to serve those clients as well as other contractors and construction-related businesses
Downtown Ithaca Race for the Space winners climb to their feet
ITHACA — The two winners of the Downtown Ithaca Alliance’s “Race for the Space” free-rent business competition wrapped up a four-month sprint to open their stores within the required time frame. First past the post was The Art and Found, a women’s fashion boutique focusing on sustainable and ethically produced clothing. The store launched at
Weaver Wind Energy nears the commercialization of wind turbine
ITHACA — An Ithaca company has plans to export a new type of wind turbine throughout the country and eventually around the world. Weaver Wind Energy began three years ago. The business grew from work its founder, Arthur Weaver, did with 10-year-old Renovus Energy, also founded by Weaver and based in Ithaca. Renovus works on
FLTG expects more job growth, plans new headquarters
Expansion of the Finger Lakes Technologies Group (FLTG) fiber network has sparked job growth at the firm in the past two years and the company isn’t done yet. Since the end of 2010, FLTG added 50 full-time employees and now employs about 100 people, FLTG President and CEO Paul Griswold says. The company, which provides
Solarize Madison pushes back enrollment deadline
The Solarize Madison group purchasing program for solar power has extended its enrollment deadline to Oct. 12. The program has signed up 23 homeowners and
Menorah Park CEO attends White House briefing
The CEO of DeWitt’s Menorah Park has returned from a Wednesday meeting with Obama administration officials in Washington, D.C. Mary Ellen Bloodgood attended the Association of Jewish Aging Services’ White House Briefing on Senior Issues on Oct. 3 at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House. About 100 executives and board members
New deals site, SweetJack, debuts in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — The latest expansion by SweetJack, a daily deals website based in Atlanta, brought the service to 36 new cities across the country, including Syracuse. The service (www.sweetjack.com) allows companies ranging from restaurants to performance venues to offer deals for 50 percent off and up and promote them through local radio stations via SweetJack,
New York alliance makes grants available for biomass projects
The New York Biomass Energy Alliance is seeking applicants for technical-assistance grants that will help bring biomass projects closer to commercialization. The grants could pay for engineering, design, feasibility and financial analysis, or other technical assistance, according to the alliance. The aid could go to individuals, groups, or businesses. The funding is targeted for projects
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