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New York is investing $5 million to help create hub for upstate drone industry
New York will make an “initial” $5 million investment to help ongoing efforts to create a hub for unmanned-aerial system (UAS) “innovation” and manufacturing in upstate New York. The funding seeks to “support and grow the emerging” UAS industry in the upstate region, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Aug. 2. Unmanned-aerial systems are […]
Startup firm Bojaga Studios’ farmstand location app is almost ready for iPhone
SYRACUSE — Bojaga Studios, a startup company that is a virtual tenant at the Syracuse Technology Garden, has a mobile-phone application (app) that will soon be available for iPhones. The app, called Farmstand Finder, is already available for Android devices, says Alexander (Alex) Jones, the fledgling firm’s chief information officer. It’ll be available for the
New York state adds 6,400 private-sector jobs in July, ADP report says
Private-sector employers in New York state added 6,400 jobs in July, according to the latest ADP Regional Employment Report issued Wednesday. All the job gains
SBA, partners to host Aug. 16 event for entrepreneurs over the age of 50
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Entrepreneurs over the age of 50 who want to start or grow their small business can participate in an event scheduled for
EBRI: Small employers cutting health-insurance coverage
In the wake of the national health-care reform law, fewer small employers are offering health-insurance benefits to their workers, but big employers are holding steady. That’s according to new findings from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). EBRI says its analysis examines the percentage of employers offering health insurance from 2008–2015 to “better understand” how
Pretty Garden Boutique and Cafe to formally open Aug. 2 in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — The Pretty Garden Boutique and Cafe will formally open Tuesday, Aug.2 in a ribbon-cutting event with the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce.
CNY region unemployment rates decline in June compared to a year ago
Unemployment rates in the Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica–Rome, Ithaca, and Watertown–Fort Drum metro areas fell in June, compared to a year earlier, according to the latest
Labor report: All CNY regions add jobs, except for Binghamton
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, and Ithaca regions all gained jobs in the past 12 months, while the Binghamton area lost jobs in the same
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
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