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Syracuse law firm gets new partner
SYRACUSE — The law firm Scolaro, Shulman, Cohen, Fetter & Burstein, P.C. has a new partner. The Syracuse–based firm announced in December that Zachary Benjamin
Mohawk Valley Chamber names five new board directors
UTICA — The Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce recently named five new members to its board of directors. The quintet, which began serving three-year board
Unshackle Upstate unveils 2013 policy agenda
Pro-business group Unshackle Upstate posted a 2013 policy agenda Jan. 4 that includes allowing shale-gas drilling in New York. Other legislative changes the group is
SYRACUSE — An Albany law firm with a Syracuse office is expanding into the Buffalo market. Tully Rinckey, PLLC will open its Buffalo office Jan.
Ithaca’s Primet to begin licensing its technology
ITHACA — Primet Precision Materials, Inc., an Ithaca–based advanced materials company, plans to start licensing its technology to larger businesses. The firm’s core technology involves the production of very small particles on the micron to nano scale. Those particles have a range of applications, but Primet has been focusing on materials used in manufacturing lithium
Blue Ocean caps year of growth in 2012
SYRACUSE — Blue Ocean Strategic Capital, LLC went through a growth spurt in 2012, adding two new staff members from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in Syracuse and acquiring Hebert Financial Strategies of Liverpool. Stephen Chow and Jeffrey Moro joined Blue Ocean from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in July. It’s one of the first times in
Center for Orthotic & Prosthetic Care coming to Syracuse
SYRACUSE — A southern company specializing in orthotics and prosthetics plans to open a location in Syracuse in the middle of January. The Center for Orthotic & Prosthetic Care expects to open a 2,500-square-foot office at 522 Liberty Street. It will be the firm’s fourth location in New York State, joining offices in Elmira, Binghamton,
Canton engineering firm says merger will help it grow
CANTON — A merger with a larger Michigan–based company will help Burley-Guminiak & Associates, Consulting Engineers, P.L.L.C. (BGA) of Canton grow and expand its services. C2AE, an architectural, engineering, and planning firm based in Lansing, Mich., announced Nov. 28 it merged with BGA. The move will help with recruiting new talent to Canton, says Timothy
New leader takes helm at UVANY, plans more programs
The Upstate Venture Association of New York, Inc. (UVANY) has a new executive director and plans for growth in 2013. The nonprofit, based in Albany, works to increase capital investment in private companies through upstate New York. Its member funds manage more than $1 billion in capital and between 2005 and 2012 invested more than
SU institute helps launch online hub for veterans
SYRACUSE — The Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University and a group of other partners have launched an online hub, called VetNet, to help veterans with their transition to civilian life. VetNet combines the resources of the institute, the nonprofit Hire Heroes USA, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Hiring Our Heroes
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