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State moves toward racehorse safety reforms
New York’s governor is pushing for new racehorse safety measures following a task force’s suggestions. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is recommending an overhaul of the New
Aspen Athletic continues growth with new Fairmount club
CAMILLUS — Aspen Athletic Clubs’ pursuit of a location in Fairmount has been a marathon, not a sprint. “We’ve actually been looking at the Fairmount–Camillus area since back before our Liverpool location opened,” says Nichole Polos, who owns and manages Aspen with her husband, Brent Polos. “2006 is when we opened the Liverpool location.” Aspen
Federal grant to support manufacturing training at area community colleges
OCC will receive $1.2 million; CCC will receive $629,000 SYRACUSE — A federal grant will pump more than $14.6 million into New York’s community colleges for new training in advanced manufacturing. The colleges’ Training and Education in Advanced Manufacturing Educational Pathways Project was one of the initiatives chosen to share $500 million in grants to expand
M&T mid-market survey finds both pessimism and optimism
Many mid-market company leaders continue to feel positive about the prospects for their own businesses, despite ongoing pessimism on the national economy, according to a new survey from M&T Bank. One in five of middle-market respondents in the survey said they expect U.S. economic growth to speed up in the next six months, down from
New York construction employment rises compared to last month, lags behind last year
Despite rising in August, the number of New Yorkers working in construction dropped since summer ended in 2011, according to an analysis of U.S. Department of Labor data from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The state gained 300 construction jobs between July and August of this year, bringing the total number of construction
New KeyBank branch opens in Manlius
MANLIUS — KeyBank opened a new branch in Manlius this week. The 3,900-square-foot office, at 7670 Highbridge Road, features four teller stations, five private offices,
Hofmann moves sales and marketing offices downtown
SYRACUSE — Hofmann Sausage Company both makes hot dogs and sells hot dogs, so it only makes sense that its two major divisions have their own workspace, company officials say. That’s why Hofmann (www.hofmannhotdogs.com) has moved its sales offices to downtown Syracuse in the Onondaga Tower building on East Jefferson Street, says Frank Zaccanelli, CEO.
Gallery One Fourteen marches out new location at Fort Drum
FORT DRUM — Kathleen Backus Alibrandi didn’t expect the military to recruit her art and framing gallery. But it did. And she responded to the call, opening a new branch of her Syracuse–based Gallery One Fourteen at Fort Drum on Sept. 4. Alibrandi hadn’t planned to open a second location. She operated Gallery One Fourteen
Equity Crowdfunding: Issuers Assemble
More than five months have passed since enactment of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the JOBS Act), and its much-heralded third article, the Capital Raising Online While Deterring Fraud and Unethical Non-Disclosure Act (the CROWDFUND Act). Only four months remain until the acts’ provisions are scheduled to go into effect, and for a business
Survey: Small-business owners uncertain about new 401(k) fee notices
New U.S. Department of Labor required 401(k) fee disclosures haven’t given small-business owners a shot of confidence about explaining their retirement-plan offerings, according to a new survey. The rules, which the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration put into effect this summer, require plan administrators to provide participants and beneficiaries with plan-related information like
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