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Amidon Marketing launches, acquires Custom Business Services
CICERO — Amidon Marketing, a new marketing firm headquartered in Cicero, has acquired Customer Business Services, a marketing business in Auburn. Customer Business Services, also known as CBS Marketing & Development, operated at 360 Grant Ave. in Auburn. Amidon Marketing is located at 6250 South Bay Road in Cicero. Josh Amidon, co-owner of Amidon Marketing, […]
SyracuseFirst moves forward as a program of CenterState CEO
“Across Central New York, small businesses are an important driver of our regional economy as they create jobs and attract investments,” Andrew Fish, senior VP of business development at CenterState CEO, said in a news release. “We are excited to formally adopt the SyracuseFirst brand and to restructure the organization so we can become an
StartFast Venture Accelerator adds Shomar to leadership team
Named program director SYRACUSE — James Shomar has joined the StartFast Venture Accelerator leadership team as program director. StartFast is a program of Upstate Venture Connect, a nonprofit group formed in 2010 to encourage the development of more small, innovative companies in upstate New York. Shomar will lead the StartFast accelerator program and broaden support
Operation Oswego County presents Entrepreneur Award to Allen Chase
OSWEGO — Operation Oswego County (OOC) announced that it recently presented its 2017 Dee Heckethorn Entrepreneur Award to Allen Chase in recognition and appreciation of “exceptional entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, and dedication to fostering the growth and development” of Allen Chase Enterprises, Inc. Allen Chase Enterprises is a commercial outdoor maintenance provider for plowing, landscaping, herbicide
Thinking about driving for Uber? Tax planning for your new business
Upstate New York has finally joined the rest of the country and now allows ride-sharing companies to operate in the area. After much dispute, lawmakers agreed to a 4 percent sales tax on each fare for the state’s general fund, plus an additional 2.5 percent surcharge for workers’ compensation. Although Uber will handle collecting and
People news: Klee hired as Syracuse Crunch assistant coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Tampa Bay Lightning have hired Ken Klee as an assistant coach for their top minor-league affiliate the Syracuse Crunch. Klee, 46,
Seven area startups selected for Upstate Medical’s medical device innovation challenge
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University announced it has selected seven startups with medical devices and service proposals to participate in what’s being called the
Report: All CNY regions gain jobs in the last year, except Elmira
The Syracuse region added 2,200 jobs over the past year while the Utica–Rome area picked up 1,900 jobs. The Binghamton, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions
StartFast Venture Accelerator names Shomar program director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — James Shomar has joined the StartFast Venture Accelerator leadership team as program director. StartFast is a program of Upstate Venture Connect, a
CenterState CEO acquires SyracuseFirst program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The nonprofit SyracuseFirst is now a “fully integrated” program of CenterState CEO in Syracuse. The two organizations had collaborated for “more than
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