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Frozen yogurt retailer Red Mango to open store at Destiny
SYRACUSE — Red Mango, a growing international chain of frozen yogurt and smoothie stores, plans to open a location at Destiny USA. Red Mango, which
Affordable Care Act enrollment climbs to 4.2M in February, HHS reports
Total enrollment in private health-insurance plans through state and federal exchanges rose to more than 4.2 million as of March 1, the U.S. Department of
Fingerlakes Mall signs lease with Track Cinema
AURELIUS — The Fingerlakes Mall in Aurelius today announced it signed a 10-year lease with Track Cinema. The Fingerlakes Mall describes Track Cinema as a
Adam Weitsman accelerates his lily-pad strategy
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. — Proverb OWEGO — On Jan. 22, Adam Weitsman, CEO and owner of Upstate Shredding, LLC. and sister company Ben Weitsman & Son, Inc., announced the acquisition of Jack’s Recycling located in Mt. Morris, Penn. Jack’s, an auto and scrap business recycling ferrous and non-ferrous materials, is located
Meyda: America’s decorative lamplighter
YORKVILLE — Meyda Lighting, which says it’s the nation’s leading manufacturer of decorative and custom lighting, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in business. “We didn’t start out as a business,” says Robert Cohen, company president. “My mother [Ida] was tired of looking at the ‘vintage’ cars in our backyard, which my father [Meyer] said he
Governor Cuomo launches START-UP NY approval board
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Feb. 26 announced the launch of the START-UP NY approval board with the appointments of Edward Cupoli, Abraham Lackman,
State awards three CNY organizations funding to develop advanced energy-storage technologies
New York state has awarded two Central New York companies and a university $250,000 each for their work on new technologies in battery and energy
Rasmussen Business Equipment formally opens in Oswego
OSWEGO — James Rasmussen, who has more than 23 years of experience in business-machine service and repair, has formally opened his own business. Rasmussen Business
Ageless Medicine opens in Vestal
VESTAL — A new medical weight loss and skin/aesthetics practice, called Ageless Medicine, recently opened in Vestal. Located at 2220 Vestal Parkway East, the practice offer services such as medically supervised weight loss as well as techniques in skin rejuvenation. It also has a full-service MedSpa and laser center with services available for both women
Upstate Shredding acquires Chautauqua County firm
OWEGO — Upstate Shredding, LLC and its sister business Ben Weitsman & Son, Inc. have announced the asset acquisition of Brant Auto Parts in the
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