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High school students to receive business training
SYRACUSE — Some local high school students will spend this week in entrepreneurship training and mentoring with the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at
Income falls at Tompkins Financial on merger costs
ITHACA — Tompkins Financial Corp. (NYSE Amex: TMP) earned $8.8 million in the second quarter, down 6.1 percent from a year earlier. Earnings per share
Texas company to acquire five Upstate television stations
Irving, Texas–based Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) plans to acquire television stations serving the Syracuse, Binghamton, Elmira, and Watertown markets as part of a
Regulator finds ‘unsafe’ practices at Beacon Federal
SYRACUSE — The federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) found unsafe banking practices related to asset quality and risk management at DeWitt–based
ITHACA — A local software development company has added more than 100 employees in the past three years, and by the end of 2012 expects to reach more than $15 million in revenue. Around 2009, Envisage Information Systems, which provides recordkeeping systems and other software products for the retirement industry, had about 30 employees and
Profit slips 16 percent at Alliance Financial in Q2
SYRACUSE — Ongoing low interest rates pushed profit lower at Alliance Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ALNC) in the second quarter, despite growth in the banking company’s loan portfolio. Syracuse–based Alliance Financial, the holding company for Alliance Bank, earned $2.9 million, or 61 cents a share, in the quarter, down 16 percent from $3.5 million, or 73 cents,
New York manufacturing activity rises in July
Manufacturing activity in New York picked up some speed in July after a deceleration in the previous month, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The general business conditions index in the survey, which was released July 16, jumped 5.1 points to 7.4. That marked a reversal in course
retz advertising + design draws inspiration from new home
SYRACUSE — Donald Retz says his firm’s new headquarters on Syracuse’s Burnet Avenue is an ideal backdrop for the company. “Creatively, it’s inspiring to us,” says Retz, owner and creative director of retz advertising + design. “I love the noise of Interstate 690. It clears my head. It feels like you’re in Manhattan. For me,
AT&T customers in the greater Binghamton and Syracuse regions will soon see improved Internet coverage and voice performance due to enhancements the company has made
Tops to acquire 21 stores from GU Markets
Tops Friendly Markets has agreed to acquire 21 supermarkets in upstate New York and Vermont in a transaction expected to close by fall of this
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