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Auburn Doubledays add four to front-office staff
AUBURN — The Auburn Doubledays, single-A, short-season affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals, today announced the hiring of four summer employees in the team’s
Miner, Maffei call for more broadband access for Syracuse
SYRACUSE — A new local coalition will advocate for more broadband-Internet access for Syracuse. The coalition, the Alliance for Reliable, Competitive High speed Internet (ARCH),
The Kitchen Store to formally open in Owego next Tuesday
OWEGO — The Kitchen Store, Inc. has relocated to Owego from Apalachin and is ready to formally mark the occasion. The Tioga County Chamber of
SBA honors five Onondaga County businesses
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on May 5 honored the achievements of five local businesses with excellence awards. The SBA and the New York Business Development Corporation hosted the 16th annual luncheon to recognize the accomplishments of local small businesses at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in
Small businesses more optimistic in April, NFIB survey finds
April’s Small Business Optimism Index rose 1.8 points to a post-recession high of 95.2, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported on May 13. April’s index crossed the 95 mark for the first time since 2007, as seven components improved, two fell, and one was unchanged. Even though the 95 mark indicates “progress in
Schumer wants Obama administration to push Japan to eliminate tariff on grape juice
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on May 13 called on U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman to urge Japan to eliminate its tariff on U.S. grape juice. The U.S. is involved in ongoing trade negotiations with Japan, Schumer’s office said in a news release. Japan currently levies a 19.1
WISE Symposium: The place to be for business engagement
On April 8, I had the opportunity to attend and present at the 2014 WISE (Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship) Symposium at the Oncenter in Syracuse. The initial presenter was Melinda Emerson, CEO of Quintessence Multimedia, who is dubbed the “SmallBizLady.” Emerson was pumped and energetic as she got the crowd on its feet,
Auburn Doubledays to hold job fair on May 24
AUBURN — The Auburn Doubledays, the single-A short-season affiliate of Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals, are working to fill out their employment roster for the
Rockbridge relocates to new, expanded location
SYRACUSE — Rockbridge Investment Management has relocated to an expanded office on the 9th floor of the Merchant Commons Building at 220 S. Warren Street
SYRACUSE — Yogibo, a retailer specializing in lounge bean bags, has opened a store at Destiny USA, on the second level of the mall’s expansion
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