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DiNapoli releases profile of New York’s small-business owners
ALBANY — Even as many small businesses shuttered their doors or struggled through the COVID pandemic, entrepreneurs in New York continued to identify and pursue new opportunities. That’s according to an analysis that New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released on March 18. New York exceeds the nation in the share of businesses that are […]
North Street Tavern opens in Endicott
ENDICOTT — Endicott has a new tavern, but its owners aren’t new to the bar and restaurant business. Partners Kelly Philhower and Troy Rohmann have operated Beer Thirty Grill & Bar on Upper Court Street in Binghamton for about seven years and also operate CONES Ice Cream in Port Crane. Now, they have added the
L3 Harris Technologies wins more than $8M Navy contract modification
SYRACUSE — L3 Harris Technologies Inc. was recently awarded an $8.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract for level-of-effort engineering support and other direct costs to support new construction and in-service class submarines. Work will be performed in Northampton, Massachusetts (80 percent) and Syracuse (20 percent), and is expected to be
CapitalConnectNY.org initiative to help minority entrepreneurs
An initiative that covers the Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse regions is working to help startups and small businesses secure funding, particularly those from underserved minority or immigrant communities. Supported by an earlier pilot grant from JPMorgan Chase, CapitalConnectNY.org has received an additional $250,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase, which seeks to give entrepreneurs from underserved backgrounds
New physical therapy, fitness businesses open in New Hartford
NEW HARTFORD — Winberg Physical Therapy and Forte Strength and Fitness are open for business at 50 Genesee St. in New Hartford. For Erik Winberg, opening the two businesses is a natural progression in his career. With a doctorate in physical therapy from Utica University, he went to work after graduation in 2019 at SPI
Mohawk Valley teams advance in state business plan contest
MARCY, N.Y. — Seven student teams were named regional finalists in the Mohawk Valley region semifinal of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC), hosted
Speakers discuss downtown dining during Downtown Committee’s spring progress breakfast
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dining in downtown Syracuse and the history of the dining scene throughout the years. That was the focus of the spring progress
NASRCC recruiting women for pre-apprenticeship program
The North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters (NASRCC) has launched its annual Sisters in the Brotherhood recruitment program. The effort is aimed at providing women the opportunity to establish a career in carpentry, which the NASRCC says is an “industry that is traditionally overlooked,” per its March 19 announcement. It cites data from the
NETI fellowship program to expand exit-planning help for small firms
The Northeast Transition Initiative (NETI) selected 18 fellows from across the small-business ecosystem of New England and New York state to join its inaugural NETI fellowship program cohort. NETI is a partnership of organizations whose mission is to expand the knowledge, resources, and tools needed to support exit planning for business owners and transitions to
Assured Information Security is awarded its 22nd patent
ROME — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has recently issued Assured Information Security (AIS) a new patent for a new method of determining the location of radio-frequency (RF) emitters including Wi-Fi routers, wireless laptops, walkie-talkies, garage-door openers, and more. This latest patent raises AIS’s total number of patents to 22 with multiple others pending,
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