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Syracuse, Onondaga County land bank application approved
Syracuse and Onondaga County are among the first municipalities in the state that received approval to create land banks to redevelop vacant or abandoned properties.
State gains few jobs, unemployment steady
New York gained 100 private-sector jobs in April, but with a private sector job count of 7.3 million, New York is one of only five
Little Falls Hospital plans renovation project
LITTLE FALLS — Little Falls Hospital is set to begin a $12.3 million expansion and renovation project to upgrade the facility to meet the rising
Laing Industries returns to diesel services
CONKLIN — The Laing family is back in the diesel business with a new diesel-service division at Laing Industries, Inc. The company, which got its
Lourdes completes $70M Mission 2012 project
BINGHAMTON — After three years and $70 million, Lourdes Hospital completed its Mission 2012 project and celebrated with an open house at the new facility
Hardinge reports improved first quarter
ELMIRA — Machine-tool manufacturer Hardinge, Inc. continued its return to profitability with a strong first quarter in which profit jumped and sales edged up. Hardinge
Bankers Healthcare Group reaches $1 billion in loans
SYRACUSE — Reaching $1 billion in loans is just another milestone for a company that has averaged 2,526 percent growth over the last decade. This sustained expansion has earned Bankers Healthcare Group, Inc. (BHG) continued recognition on Inc. magazine’s list of the fastest-growing companies in America. BHG is a private-equity corporation that originates, funds, and
Busy summer construction season set for SUNY Oswego
OSWEGO — The State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego will be humming with construction activity this summer as the school nears the end of a $300 million expansion plan that began in 2008. This summer, a $17.2 million project will begin that will connect Oswego’s two School of Education buildings. The university’s Park Hall,
American Granby seeks growth in Canada
CLAY — American Granby Inc. has a new pipeline into Canada. It’s a line laid on March 20, when American Granby owner John Lowe acquired a group of five Canadian companies based in Burnaby, British Columbia, near Vancouver. The Canadian firms will give American Granby, a Clay–based distributor, access to an enlarged distribution network north
Currier Plastics ready to start expansion in Auburn
Plans to add 50 new jobs over three years AUBURN — Currier Plastics, Inc. is moving forward on a 55,000-square-foot expansion project that was in limbo at the end of last year. The project is nearing a groundbreaking after Empire State Development awarded the Auburn manufacturer a $750,000 Economic Transformation Grant — a grant
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