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CHRISTINE BENN has joined Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) as business-development coordinator. She previously worked at the Alzheimer’s Association Central New York Chapter and has experience in marketing, customer service, research, and data processing. Benn earned her bachelor’s degree in business marketing from Le Moyne College. PETER JOHNSON has joined the RMS Healthcare team […]
SUE WALLACE has joined AP Professionals as a placement director for the firm’s Syracuse office. She brings more than 25 years of business development, management, and networking experience in the Syracuse business community to assist candidates and clients with professional staffing placements. Wallace has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Nazareth College. KIMBERLY ANKEN
The serendipitous story of Adirondack Distilling
UTICA — “It started with a glass of vodka,” recalls Jordan Karp, president of Adirondack Distilling Co., Inc. “At the time, I was a political consultant. While sitting in my Washington, D.C. office late one evening in 2010 bemoaning clients’ complaints, it dawned on me that I could make a better vodka than I was
Primary Urgent Care accepting, treating patients in Utica
UTICA — Utica’s newest walk-in health-care clinic has been accepting and treating patients since early July.Primary Urgent Care on July 5 formally launched operations at 1908 Genesee St. in Utica. The space was previously home to Mohawk Valley Health System’s Genesee Urgent Care and Independent Urgent Care, says Jeremy Enck, CEO of Primary Urgent Care.
Operation Oswego County presents award to Beacon Hotel owners for entrepreneurial activities
OSWEGO — Operation Oswego County (OOC), at its annual meeting in June, presented its 2016 Dee Heckethorn Entrepreneur Award to Atom and Falecia Avery in recognition and appreciation of “exceptional entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, and dedication to fostering economic, community and tourism growth in Oswego County through diverse real-estate development activities.” The couple was honored for
Oneonta wins Mohawk Valley’s $10M prize in state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Oneonta is the Mohawk Valley’s winner in New York’s $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), according to a news release that the
SBA lending in upstate New York rises 16 percent in FY 2016 compared to a year ago
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved 741 loans in 34 counties across upstate New York during the first nine months
Oswego wins $10 million prize in state’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego is Central New York’s winner in New York State’s $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). “Congratulations, you deserve it,” Gov. Andrew
CenterState CEO names Geisler to new Tech Garden resource manager position
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO has hired Traci Geisler as its new resource manager for the Tech Garden, the organization’s technology incubator and business accelerator. The
Cayuga Strategic Solutions names Verrier as new executive director
AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga Strategic Solutions, Inc. — the joint venture and umbrella organization of the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce and Cayuga Economic Development
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