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Small-business optimism slips in May; firms ‘treading water’

A monthly measurement of small-business owners’ optimism nationally stabilized in May, diminishing incrementally after registering ups and downs in April and March. The Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) dipped one-tenth of a point in May. It registered 94.4, which is low by historical standards and matches slow growth

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Crouse program trains EMS providers in Lean Six Sigma

SYRACUSE  —  Crouse Hospital is using a new training program to try to straighten the road for ambulances and emergency medical service (EMS) providers. The program teaches Lean Six Sigma strategies. It is an attempt to boost medical-care quality and improve interactions between hospitals and EMS organizations. Lean strategies zero in on eliminating waste, while

Contractors believe Solarize Madison will help their firms shine

Two upstate New York companies are brightening their outlook for 2012 after being selected as contractors for a new solar-power group-purchasing program in Madison County. The program, Solarize Madison, selected Rochester–based Arista Power, Inc. and Endicott–based ETM Solar Works to install photovoltaic solar-power systems in Madison County. Arista Power will sell direct-buy systems, which owners purchase

Housing Visions, residents reap rewards of green-home construction

SYRACUSE  —  The benefits of green building don’t evaporate after the last pieces of drywall are in place for a Central New York nonprofit housing organization.  They trickle down long after work is complete, according to Benjamin Lockwood, the director of development at Housing Visions, a 501(c)(3) that focuses on revitalizing neighborhoods by building and

AECC expects acquisitions before year’s end

DeWITT — A DeWitt–based environmental consulting firm has been growing rapidly since its launch in 2009. AECC had nine employees when it was founded and is up to 25 people now. Company President Bryan Bowers originally expected to have that many employees after five years. “Things are going well and much faster than anticipated,” he

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