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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
Tom Schryver: Ithaca’s entrepreneurial concierge
ITHACA — The word “concierge” evolved from the French expression comte des cierges, which identified a servant whose job was to attend to the whims of visiting noblemen. Tom Schryver is Ithaca’s concierge par excellence, who has forsworn noblemen to attend to the region’s budding entrepreneurs. In this role, he wears many hats. Schryver’s hatsSchryver
Best Bagels in Town settles into smaller space in owners’ hometown
APALACHIN — Best Bagels in Town, a Southern Tier neighborhood bagel shop, moved to a smaller location in Apalachin on Feb. 21 and formally opened on March 24. Co-owner Erryn Wilson says the business moved from a 3,100-square-foot space in Vestal to a 1,000-square-foot location at 8836 Route 434 in Apalachin. “The facility is smaller
CenterState CEO announces “Business of the Year” recipients during annual meeting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday used its annual meeting to honor five area organizations with its “Business of the Year” awards in five
Upstate, statewide consumer sentiment rise in March
Consumer sentiment in upstate New York was measured at 81.8 in March, up 2.8 points from the last measurement in December That’s according to the
Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce names new CEO
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A woman whose spouse grew up in Broome County will serve as the next president and CEO of the Greater Binghamton Chamber
Syracuse businesses cater to Orange hoops fans during Final Four run
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s a big weekend for Syracuse Orange basketball fans with both the men’s and women’s teams playing in the Final Four. And,
Sonostics launches Heart Partner
BINGHAMTON — The national statistics are stark. On average, Americans sit 11 hours per day. For people 35 and older, 20 percent of deaths are attributed to a lack of physical activity. Less than 20 percent of the U.S. workforce holds physically active positions. Sedentary lifestyles are estimated to cost the country $24 billion in
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