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Madison County Small Business Summit set for mid-January
MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County Rural Equity will present the 2025 Small Business Summit on January 15 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Charlton
Ithaca–area fitness-equipment firm to be acquired
ITHACA, N.Y. — Advantage Sport & Fitness Inc. (ASF) — an Ithaca–area provider of fitness equipment and gym facility design, installation, and maintenance services —
CNYSME to honor area entrepreneur with 2025 Crystal Ball Award
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Sales & Marketing Executives (CNYSME) announced it has selected Jeff Knauss as the 48th recipient of its annual Crystal Ball Award. Knauss, 38, a serial entrepreneur and angel investor who lives in Skaneateles, is the youngest Crystal Ball Award recipient since its inception in 1977. CNYSME will present
Seneca Foods’ net sales rise more than 4 percent in latest fiscal quarter
FAIRPORT, N.Y. — Seneca Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: SENEA, SENEB) recently reported that its net sales for the quarter ending Sept. 28, 2024 rose 4.4 percent to $425.5 million from $407.5 million in the same quarter a year earlier. The company — a Finger Lakes–based provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities across the U.S.,
Syracuse Triple-A team to get new owner but stay here & with Mets
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A New York City firm will soon be the new owner of the Syracuse Mets, the Triple-A baseball affiliate of the New York Mets, but the team will continue playing its games in Syracuse. Syracuse will also remain the New York Mets’ top minor-league baseball affiliate. Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH) on Dec.
Oneida County Tourism board announces two new members
UTICA, N.Y. — Michael Lehr, VP of marketing and content for the Utica Comets, and Danny Frieden, co-owner of Copper City Brewing Co. in Rome, have recently joined the board of directors of Oneida County Tourism (OCT). Their combined expertise will strengthen OCT’s strategy and expand its insight into sports tourism and agritourism, the organization
JetBlue to keep twice-daily, nonstop flights from Syracuse to Orlando
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — JetBlue Airways’ (NASDAQ: JBLU) twice-daily, nonstop flights from Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) directly to Orlando International Airport (MCO) will continue. The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) and JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) announced the extension on Dec. 9. JetBlue increased the frequency of its daily nonstop flights to Orlando to twice-daily earlier
CNY closed home sales fall nearly 19 percent in October
But housing inventory, new listings increased SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Realtors closed on the sale of 716 previously owned homes in October in the six-county Central New York area, down 18.9 percent from the 883 existing homes they sold in the year-ago month, according to a recent housing report from the Greater Syracuse Association of Realtors
Herkimer College provost inducted into Genesis Group Hall of Distinction
HERKIMER, N.Y. —Michael Oriolo, chief academic officer and provost of Herkimer College, was inducted into the Genesis Group’s Hall of Distinction for lifetime achievement in education. Oriolo was honored at the Genesis Group’s 18th Annual Celebration of Education at Hart’s Hill Inn in Whitesboro on Thursday, Nov. 21. Oriolo joined Herkimer College in 1981 as
VIEWPOINT: Cybercrime and small business: The question is not if but when
Cyberattacks on small- and medium-sized businesses (SMB) continue to rise and will only intensify over the next few years. With the increased prevalence and cost of attacks, the absence of a safety net like cyber insurance is no longer an option SMBs can afford. Assessing the threat Ransomware is one of the most-common forms of
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