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CrossFit Exagora to formally open near Oriskany on Friday
ORISKANY, N.Y. — A new specialty fitness gym, called CrossFit Exagora, will formally open this Friday near Oriskany. CrossFit Exagora will hold a ribbon-cutting event
CNY Executive: A chat with Eric Hinman, a serial Syracuse entrepreneur
In this issue, I speak with Eric Hitman, a serial entrepreneur and competive endurance athlete. His passion for health and wellness led him to co-found two Syracuse–based businesses — Urban Life Athletics (a CrossFit gym, indoor cycling studio, and high-intensity training studio) and Original Grain (a healthy, fast-casual restaurant). Hinman is also an investor in
Local entrepreneurs graduate from the SBA’s Emerging Leaders program
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) honored the latest graduates of its Emerging Leaders program in a graduation ceremony held Nov. 2. The SBA recognized the 17 local entrepreneurs at an event held at the Gateway Center on the campus of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Robert Half survey: small-business workers are the happiest
Employees at companies in the U.S. and Canada are “generally happy” people and those working at small businesses are the happiest of all. That’s according to a “major” research study that Robert Half and London–based Happiness Works released Oct. 27 that addresses the question of what drives people to be happy — or unhappy — at
Money names KeyBank “best” for startups
The magazine Money has named KeyBank the “Best Bank for Startups” in its 2016-17 list of best banks. KeyBank, which is a major player in the Central New York banking market, won the honor in recognition of its business-reward checking, a non-interest-bearing account that rewards clients with exclusive discounts on products and services, the banking company said
Hopshire Farm & Brewery in Tompkins County is expanding
FREEVILLE — Hopshire Farm & Brewery in the village of Freeville in Tompkins County is implementing an expansion project that will add 2,500 square feet of space in two phases. The company is located at 1771 Dryden Road in Freeville, which is part of the town of Dryden. Hopshire Farm & Brewery opened in May 2013
DiNapoli: CNY economy is “starting to rebound”
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York economy is “starting to rebound” from the Great Recession, thanks to a “wealth” of locally educated young adults,
Snow Dragon, i3Assemblies join START-UP NY program
Snow Dragon Corp. and i3Assemblies Inc. are among 39 startup companies that have joined the START-UP NY program. START-UP NY stands for SUNY Tax-free Areas
CNY region unemployment rates dipped in September compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas decreased in September compared to a year ago, according to the latest
Central New York jobs picture mixed in latest state report
The Syracuse, Binghamton, and Utica–Rome regions lost jobs in the past 12 months, while the Ithaca and Watertown–Fort Drum regions gained jobs in the same
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