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Bernier Carr appoints Dimmick to take over day-to-day operations
WATERTOWN — Bernier Carr & Associates, a Watertown–based architecture, engineering, and construction-management firm, has named Kris D. Dimmick vice president of operations and said he
Novomer gets $5M from Energy Department
ITHACA — A Cornell University spinoff company with a research and development lab in Ithaca will use $5 million in federal funds on a project
NFIB New York expresses disappointment over state budget agreement
A group that advocates for small businesses says the agreement on a new state budget signals “the momentum to revitalize the [New York’s] economy has
CenterState CEO moving to Pike Block
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO, the area’s major business and economic development group, will relocate to the Pike Block project in downtown Syracuse later this year.
Two Elmira businessmen acquire Greek Peak Mountain Resort at auction
SYRACUSE — Two Elmira businessmen on Thursday acquired Greek Peak Mountain Resort and Hope Lake Lodge following a Chapter 11 bankruptcy auction held in federal
SU student company honored by Inc.
SYRACUSE — A company launched by a Syracuse University (SU) student has been chosen as of the Coolest College Startups for 2013 by Inc. magazine.
Shabby Chic Boutique owner turns job loss into opportunity
FAYETTEVILLE — Losing your job isn’t always a bad thing. For Lisa Hogan, being laid off two years ago brought an opportunity. Because of her company’s “last-hired, first-fired” policy for downsizing, Hogan was fired in 2011 from a salon/spa development partner position at the cosmetics manufacturer and distributor Aveda Corp., a unit of the Estée
CenterState CEO plans to move to Pike Block by late summer
SYRACUSE — CenterState CEO, the area’s major business and economic-development group, says it will relocate to the Pike Block project in downtown Syracuse by late summer. The group, which has more than 2,000 members, is currently housed at the former Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce building at 572 S. Salina St. The chamber and the
Synapse to sell local car-charging network
SYRACUSE — Synapse Sustainability Trust, Inc. of Syracuse is selling its network of electric-vehicle charging stations in the region to a nationwide provider of charging services. Car Charging Group, Inc. of Miami Beach, Fla. announced plans March 12 to acquire the network from Synapse. Synapse is a nonprofit focused on sustainable environmental initiatives. Financial terms
Cleanup at Massena GM site moves ahead with redevelopment efforts
MASSENA — Environmental cleanup at a former General Motors (GM) site in Massena should wrap up sometime in the next few years Work at the carmaker’s shuttered powertrain operation near the banks of the St. Lawrence River should finish by late 2015 or early 2016, says Brendan Mullen, New York cleanup manager for the RACER
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