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Hilltop Marketing certified as woman-owned business
FRANKFORT, N.Y. — Marketing and website-design firm Hilltop Marketing is now recognized and certified as a New York State Woman-Owned Business Enterprise. Granted by Empire
Naturally Lewis awards $180K in Launch Lewis County grants to microenterprise businesses
LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Naturally Lewis is awarding $180,000 in Launch Lewis County grant awards to nine of the county’s microenterprise businesses. The grants include two
Jefferson Clinton Suites in Armory Square now operates under Best Western brand
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Jefferson Clinton Suites at 416 S. Clinton St. in Syracuse’s Armory Square area is now operating as the Best Western Syracuse
FuzeHub awards manufacturing grants to projects in Syracuse, Ithaca, Binghamton
ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub has awarded manufacturing grants to projects at Cornell University along with those involving clients of the CNY Biotech Accelerator and Koffman
Riger’s Roper joins Catholic Charities of Broome County board of directors
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Catholic Charities of Broome County recently appointed Mary Roper, media buyer for Riger Marketing Communications, to its volunteer board of directors. Roper brings decades of experience in regional media planning and buying, as well as a background in local broadcasting, to her new role on the board. Catholic Charities provides services to
Leslie’s Pool Supplies leases new space in Camillus
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Leslie’s Pool Supplies recently leased a 5,393-square-foot retail building at 5374 West Genesee St. in the town of Camillus. Glenn Weisiger, of CBRE Syracuse, represented the tenant, Leslie’s Pool Supplies, in this transaction, according to a news release from the real-estate firm. Leslie’s Pool Supplies says it is the largest swimming-pool supplies
Three organizations honored at Downtown Committee meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Downtown Committee of Syracuse Inc. recognized the Hanover Square Association, the Corbett Corner project, and the downtown lunch restaurant Darwin during its June 23 annual meeting held at the Oncenter. The event, which attracted a crowd of 400, also included the annual State of Downtown report. Merike Treier, executive director of
New York home sales climb in May, prices keep soaring
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York realtors sold 12,451 previously owned homes in May, up 12.2 percent from the 11,095 homes sold in the year-ago month. However, pending sales fell more than 3 percent in May, pointing to likely sales declines in the next month or two. The data comes from the New York State Association
Cybersecurity resilience focuses on staying operational
UTICA, N.Y. — A growing mindset in the world of cybersecurity is cybersecurity resilience, which is the idea that hacks are inevitable, so businesses need to figure out how to remain operational when those hacks happen. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), cybersecurity resilience is the ability to anticipate, withstand, recover
Operation Oswego County’s Treadwell to retire at year’s end
OSWEGO, N.Y. — After nearly 40 years of leading Operation Oswego County, Inc., L. Michael Treadwell plans to retire as of Dec. 31 of this
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