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Greater Binghamton Chamber honors five for business and community leadership
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce held its 58th annual dinner last Thursday, May 12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Binghamton and
Fly Creek Cider Mill moves forward out of pandemic
FLY CREEK — “Apples and cider, apples and cider, apples and cider.” If you just sang that jingle in your head, you’ve probably visited the Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard just outside of Cooperstown. The mill, located at 288 Goose St. in Fly Creek, opened for the season on April 29 after a rocky
Greek Peak looks ahead to next ski season
VIRGIL, N.Y. — A $700,000 snow-making upgrade and new trail project, along with replacing and upgrading chair 3 in a $600,000 project are in the works at Greek Peak Mountain Resort. The ski resort in Virgil in Cortland County is focused on completing those projects ahead of the next ski season. In total, crews plan
SBA’s upstate office seeks T.H.R.I.V.E. business training participants
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Entrepreneurs interested in participating in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) T.H.R.I.V.E. business training have until the end of the month of May to submit an application to the SBA Upstate New York District Office. T.H.R.I.V.E. — which is short for Train, Hope, Rise, Innovate, Venture, Elevate — is a free national
Broadwell starts new role as Cayuga Strategic Solutions CEO
AUBURN, N.Y. — After serving as executive director of the Fulton Community Development Agency, Bradly Broadwell has started his new position as CEO of Cayuga Strategic Solutions (CSS). CSS is a joint venture of the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce and the Cayuga Economic Development Agency (CEDA). Broadwell began his new duties on April 27,
Syracuse, CenterState CEO to help small firms train workers for digital industry
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The City of Syracuse and CenterState CEO will use a $500,000 grant help target digital literacy and support entrepreneurship, small businesses, and workforce training for digital industries. Microsoft Philanthropies awarded the $500,000 Skills for Jobs and Livelihoods grant, CenterState CEO said. A team representing Microsoft recently met with Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh,
United Way of CNY board elects Ingram chair
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Evelyn Ingram, director of community engagement at Wegmans Food Markets, was recently elected chairperson of the board of directors of United Way of Central New York. She had served as board vice chair for the last two years. Kerry Tarolli, a partner at King + King Architects, has been elected the new
New York Business Plan Competition Winners for 2022
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The Upstate Capital Association of New York recently announced the list of winners for its 2022 New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC). The association named the 2022 Grand Prize winner, along with special prize winners at Venture NY, which it says is its “marquee early-stage event.” The NYBPC Grand Prize Winner
CEO FOCUS: Support Small Businesses, Key Drivers of Economic Growth
National Small Business Week [which ran May 2-6, presented] a time to recognize the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small-business owners. In the Syracuse metro area, small businesses with fewer than 100 employees represent about 11,500 companies, which employ more than 80,000 people and contribute over $3.5 billion in annual payroll to the local
New Jiffy Lube being built in Clay
CLAY, N.Y. — The property at 5229 W. Taft Road in Clay will soon be home to a new Jiffy Lube service center that is under construction. Guggenheim Development Services recently purchased 1.43 acres at that address and is building the Jiffy Lube. Lee Salvetti and Patrick Hillery, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company, helped
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