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Web-based Simple Admit aims to streamline pre-admission process
BALDWINSVILLE — Daniel Coholan recalls it was a simple conversation that led to what is now Simple Admit, LLC, a company he co-owns in Baldwinsville. For much of his career, 26 years, Coholan had been the sole owner of De-Tec, Inc., a distributor of medical equipment. The idea for Simple Admit resulted from a quick […]
BlueRock Energy providing electricity for the Buffalo Bills
SYRACUSE — BlueRock Energy, Inc. of Syracuse on July 1 announced an agreement with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League to become the team’s “official” electricity provider. The deal, which took effect a month earlier, is a “multi-year contract,” says Philip Van Horne, president and CEO of BlueRock Energy. He declined to provide
Heffron Media opens its first office
BALDWINSVILLE — For the first few months of operation, Brian Heffron handled his new business from his home in Baldwinsville. But now, Heffron Media, LLC has a new home, located in a small office in the Titcomb Center at 52 Oswego St. in Baldwinsville. The office opened on May 1. The firm specializes in graphic
Tully Rinckey law firm opens office in Rochester
Tully Rinckey PLLC, an Albany–based law firm that operates an office in Syracuse, on Friday announced the opening of a new location in Rochester.
Oneida Nation opens ‘Exit 33’ to the public
VERONA — The Oneida Indian Nation on Thursday night opened to the public “Exit 33,” a new multi-venue entertainment complex at Turning Stone Resort Casino.
Road Kitchens U.S.A. formally opens in Utica
UTICA — Road Kitchens U.S.A., which builds custom mobile cuisine trucks and concession trailers, held its grand opening Monday in Utica, according to a news
SBA Syracuse hires economic-development specialist
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it has hired Daniel Rickman as an economic-development specialist. In
Brown and Brown profit rises 24 percent in the second quarter
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE: BRO), the Florida–based parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, reported it earned more than $52 million, or 36
Rescue Mission opens Baldwinsville bottle and can redemption center
BALDWINSVILLE — The Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse on Friday opened a bottle and can redemption center in Baldwinsville, the organization’s 12th location of what
NFIB: Small-business optimism dips in June
Small-business optimism fell nearly a point in June to 93.5, remaining in “tepid territory,” according to the monthly economic index released by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) on July 9. The 0.9 drop in the index effectively ends “any hope of a revival in confidence among job creators,” the NFIB said in a
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