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Syracuse student business incubator ranks highly on national list
SYRACUSE — The Tech Garden’s Student Sandbox ranked third on a list of top college business incubators in the country from BestCollegesOnline.com. The Rochester Institute
Federal grants to fund Syracuse, Ithaca airport improvements
The U.S. Department of Transportation is making grants to Syracuse Hancock International Airport and Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport to combat winter weather. The Syracuse airport
Utica firm wins $27M cyber contract from Air Force
UTICA — Quanterion Solutions, Inc. won a five-year, $27 million contract from the Air Force to operate a cyber security center. The Cyber Security and
SUNY Oswego to offer small business training online
OSWEGO — The State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego Small Business Development Center will offer an online small business training course starting Aug. 13.
State Small Business Outreach Initiative to visit Syracuse tonight
SYRACUSE — Officials from six New York state agencies are scheduled to visit Syracuse tonight to teach small-business owners about state resources designed to spark
Exelis Rome location to perform work on new cyber contract
ROME — Defense contractor ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) won a contract from the U.S. Air Force to work on cyber technology for the military. The
New charter jet service coming to Rome in September
ROME — A Miami–based company plans to launch a new executive charter jet service flying from Rome’s Griffiss International Airport in September. Catalina Aerospace Corp.
Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities returns to SU
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University starts hosting a class of military veterans this weekend as part of its sixth annual Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities
NBT Bancorp profit dips nearly 10 percent in Q2
NORWICH — Profit fell almost 10 percent at NBT Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) in the second quarter as the banking company continued its growth strategy through mergers and acquisitions. NBT reported second-quarter net income of $13.3 million, down by $1.4 million, or 9.5 percent, from the year-ago period. Earnings per share (EPS) fell to 40
Second-quarter earnings slip at Peoples
HALLSTEAD, Pa. — Second-quarter profit dipped slightly at Peoples Financial Services Corp. (OTCBB: PFIS) as it no longer benefitted from gains it saw in 2011
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