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Competition aims to create food & agriculture innovation hub
ITHACA, N.Y. — Grow-NY, a food and agriculture innovation business competition, does more than just hand out a $1 million top prize. The contest draws businesses to the 22-county region that spans Central New York, the Finger Lakes region, and the Southern Tier as it seeks to grow a food and agriculture innovation hub. Why […]
ESD redesignates Tech Garden, Shipley Center as innovation hot spots
The Tech Garden in Syracuse, Griffiss Institute Business Incubator in Rome, and the Cornell Agriculture and Food Technology Park in Geneva are among several regional incubator programs that Empire State Development is redesignating or certifying under its Business Incubator & Innovation Hot Spot support program, per a June 9 announcement. Administered and overseen by NYSTAR,
Broome County hotel occupancy rises nearly 19 percent in May
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels saw another increase in guests in May compared to a year earlier, as the hospitality industry continues to rebound from the pandemic, according to a new report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 18.9 percent to 63.7 percent in May,
New York manufacturing index rises in June but remains negative
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index rose 10 points in June but stayed in negative territory at -1.2. The index — the monthly gauge on New York’s manufacturing sector — had declined significantly in May, falling 36 points to -11.6. The June reading — based on firms responding to the survey — indicates
CNY closed homes sales fall 10 percent in May, median sales price rises over 5 percent
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Realtors in a six-county region of Central New York sold 622 homes in May, down 10.2 percent from 693 homes in the year-ago month. The CNY monthly median sales price hit $181,250 in May, up 5.4 percent from $172,000 in May 2021, according to the latest housing-market report released by the Greater
Usherwood adds to Syracuse office space to enable growth
SYRACUSE — Usherwood Office Technology says it has expanded its Syracuse space again, noting that it’s the result of “continuous growth [that] commanded a larger, more collaborative space.” The firm has added 15,000 square feet of space to its Syracuse headquarters office located at 1005 West Fayette St. in the Rockwest Center building. Usherwood —
Syracuse Label & Surround Printing merger fulfills succession plan
CICERO — With company presidents planning to retire at the end of the year, Syracuse Label & Surround Printing has merged its operations with two sister companies that operate in Cohoes, near Albany. The boards of directors of Syracuse Label & Surround Printing — along with Macaran Printed Products and sister company W.N. Van Alstine
Broome Leadership Institute gears up for new class with a new leader
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Broome Leadership Institute (BLI) is getting ready to kick off its 36th year with a new director and a slate of
Robert A. Ford, CPA merges operations with D’Arcangelo & Co.
DeWITT, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Robert A. Ford, CPA has merged its operations with the Syracuse–area office of D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP that is located in
Syracuse Athletics expanding co-licensing program for student-athletes
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics has announced a multi-year partnership with Fantastec SWAP that will create non-fungible tokens (NFT), or digital collectibles, which feature
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