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Henderson Wholesale Lamps wants to expand its footprint
SOLVAY — Henderson Wholesale Lamps, LLC has a customer base that’s primarily in Onondaga County, but the firm would like to expand its footprint across Central New York. “We’ve already started that a little bit,” says David Henderson, the company’s sole owner, noting the business has serviced referrals from outside the county. Henderson Wholesale Lamps, […]
Self-taught cookie baker looking for Armory Square storefront
SYRACUSE — A self-taught baker with a growing home-based cookie business is looking for a storefront in Armory Square. Cathy Pemberton, founder and sole owner of three-year-old Cathy’s Cookie Kitchen, wants to move the business that she is running from her house in Camillus to a 1,000–square-foot location in downtown Syracuse. “It’s the natural next
M3 Placement & Partnership hopes national certification spurs growth
UTICA — The Women Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) has certified M3 Placement & Partnership of Utica as woman-owned. WBENC notified the Utica firm of its certification in January. Founded in 1997, the Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit WBENC is the “largest third-party certifier of businesses owned, controlled, and operated by women” in the U.S., according to
Paradigm Consulting receives WBE certification
UTICA, N.Y. — Laurie Schoen, president and CEO, and Amy Mielnicki, executive VP, of Paradigm Consulting, Inc., recently announced that their firm has been granted Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certification by Empire State Development’s Division of Minority and Women Business Development. Paradigm Consulting says it provides group retirement consultation and investment advisory services in Central
State, national unemployment claims drop in latest week
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits fell nationally and in New York State in the latest week, according to a U.S. Department
SUNY Cortland to host April 28 symposium on U.S. relations with Cuba
CORTLAND, N.Y. — SUNY Cortland recently announced that former U.S. Defense Secretary and Senator William S. Cohen will headline a symposium of diplomats, business people,
State forms temporary council to review New York’s business climate
ALBANY, N.Y. — State leaders have formed a temporary business-regulation council that will conduct a “comprehensive review of New York State’s business climate.” The group
CNY region unemployment rates decline in March
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in March, compared to a year ago, according to the latest
Pyramid Business Systems opens new corporate office in Endicott
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — Pyramid Business Systems, Inc., a provider of information-technology (IT) services, has opened its new corporate offices in building 257-1 on the Huron
Paradigm Consulting receives WBE certification
UTICA, N.Y. — Laurie Schoen, president and CEO, and Amy Mielnicki, executive VP, of Paradigm Consulting, Inc., recently announced that their firm has been granted Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) certification by Empire State Development’s Division of Minority and Women Business Development. Paradigm Consulting says it provides group retirement consultation and investment advisory services in Central
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