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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
New CNY Irish Festival set for July in Oneida County
DEANSBORO, N.Y. — The newly formed Central New York Irish Festival is set for Friday and Saturday, July 22 and 23 at MKJ Farm in
Overkill Truck Accessories leases industrial space in DeWitt
DeWITT, N.Y. — Overkill Truck Accessories has leased 2,300 square feet of industrial space at 6301 Meade Road in the town of DeWitt. Gary Cottet, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company, helped arrange the transaction, representing the landlord, according to a release from the real-estate firm. No lease terms were disclosed. Benjamin Ridley and Lee
Chemung Chamber offers May 26 webinar on disability inclusion
ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Chemung County Chamber of Commerce will present a panel-discussion webinar educational series at 10 a.m. on Thursday May 26 on how
Wheels are in motion for Binghamton entrepreneur
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The owner of Chenango Point Cycles in Binghamton has taken his love for bicycling and purchased a business that focuses on that activity. His efforts also earned him recognition as the 2022 Small Business Person of the Year Award from the Upstate New York District of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
Herkimer College receives funding for second chance education program
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College will participate in the third round of the Second Chance Pell Experiment, an initiative launched in 2015 to
Cayuga Strategic Solutions names Broadwell new CEO
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Strategic Solutions (CSS) has announced Bradly Broadwell as its new CEO. CSS is a joint venture of the Cayuga County Chamber
Flooring Environment leases more than 9,400 square feet of space in Yorkville
YORKVILLE, N.Y. — Flooring Environment, Inc., a provider of environmentally sustainable commercial flooring, recently leased 9,445 square feet of space at 55 Oriskany Blvd. in Yorkville. Jeff D’Amore, of Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company, helped arrange the transaction, per a release from the real-estate firm. No lease terms were disclosed. The 51-55 Oriskany Blvd. property
Oneida County hotels see 8 percent rise in occupancy in March
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) increased 8.1 percent to 52.9 percent in March from the year-ago month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Through the first three months of the year, occupancy in the county
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