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SKANEATELES FALLS — Welch Allyn President and CEO Julie Shimer will retire at the end of 2012. “After a long and fulfilling career that has lasted more than 30 years and offered the opportunity to work for wonderful companies in a number of different capacities , I am looking forward to retirement and the opportunity […]
CEO signs new contract at Community Bank
DeWITT — The president and CEO of DeWitt–based Community Bank has a new three-year employment contract, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange
Former employees of Fulton’s Birds Eye plant can apply for federal aid
FULTON — Almost 300 workers who lost their jobs when the Birds Eye plant in Fulton shuttered Dec. 16 will be able to apply for
Auburn manufacturer in ‘holding pattern’ on plant expansion
AUBURN — Currier Plastics’ plans to expand its facility in Auburn are in limbo while the company waits to learn the status of $1.75 million in state aid. The manufacturer is trying to find out why it did not receive a $750,000 capital grant it applied for through New York’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative.
SBDC at SUNY Oswego aims to help grow online businesses
FULTON — The State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego Small Business Development Center and its Watertown Regional Center are launching a temporary office in Fulton to help displaced workers launch new businesses. The effort is funded by a $100,000 portable assistance grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The temporary office will house
Sydow grateful to be selected for CNYSME Crystal Ball Award
Honored for effectively marketing OCC’s strengths to the community SYRACUSE — After spending years closing a perception gap entrenched around Onondaga Community College (OCC), Debbie L. Sydow says she is gratified to receive an award recognizing her contributions to the marketing profession. Sydow, OCC’s president, has been named the recipient of the Central New
Microsoft, iSchool plan partnership on social software
SYRACUSE — Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies (iSchool) is helping Microsoft test a new type of social software. The software, So.cl (pronounced “social”), is
SUNY Oswego to offer workshops on contracting
PHOENIX — The State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego is launching a series of five workshops on government contracting. The workshops begin Feb. 2
St. Joseph’s using $2.5 million ESD grant for hospital expansion
SYRACUSE — St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center will use a $2.5 million state grant to help fund a second phase in its $140 million hospital expansion. Empire State Development awarded the grant as part of the state’s Regional Economic Development Council initiative. It will help pay for a new 104,000-square-foot patient tower with operating-room suites,
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