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EMPEQ works to make energy audits faster to boost retrofits
ITHACA — After years of conducting energy-efficiency audits — checking buildings for things like drafty windows and outdated heating and cooling equipment — the founders of EMPEQ felt there had to be a better way than the inefficient pen-and-paper method most auditors used to take notes. And if enough time wasn’t spent on taking notes […]
Dataflow focused on continued growth
BINGHAMTON — From adding locations in New York state to picking up customers from other states, Dataflow, Inc. has been growing in recent years and has no plans for that to change. The company got its start in Binghamton in 1958 by Dale Zimmerman, providing microfilm products for its business customers to store data and
Ithaca startup receives Launch NY funding
ITHACA, N.Y. — An Ithaca–based startup is one of three companies that will receive a seed-fund investment from Launch NY through its InvestLocal financing programs to support scaled-up manufacturing for products that show potential. Caretech Human received $175,000 from Launch NY which includes $75,000 from its nonprofit seed fund and $100,000 from the Launch NY
The White Silo at Saphead Complex in Canton formally opens
CANTON, N.Y. — The St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce (STLC Chamber) says it hosted a formal-opening event for The White Silo at Saphead Complex,
Winand Products brings Brazilian spices to area kitchens
AUBURN — Pandemic cooking and memories of her mother’s kitchen in Brazil inspired Patricia Winand Springer to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming an entrepreneur with her own business. She launched Winand Products, Inc., which produces her Perfeito seasoning brand, in December 2021. Springer moved from Boston to the Auburn area in March 2020, the
Lewis County firms win grants to improve visibility
LOWVILLE — Naturally Lewis, the economic-development agency in Lewis County, recently announced it has awarded the second round of grant funding from its Small Things, Big Impacts Fund. A total of 16 businesses and organizations in Lewis County will use more than $14,000 in grant funding to improve their visibility. The awarded grants totaled as
Onondaga SBDC honors eight firms as Small Business of the Year
ONONDAGA — Eight companies with operations in Central New York have been recognized as a Small Business of the Year. The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) headquartered at Onondaga Community College (OCC) serves firms in eight counties, and it honored one small business in each county. The SBDC at OCC announced the recognition as it
Oswego County small business certified as SDVOB
PENNELLVILLE — New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Commissioner Jeanette Moy recently announced that 20 businesses across the state were certified as service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB), including one small firm in Oswego County. The New York OGS Division of Service-Disabled Veterans’ Business Development (DSDVBD) issued the certification to Hamilton Tech Company, which is
Doug’s Fish Fry Cortlandville owner wins SBA rural award
CORTLANDVILLE — Mark Braun, owner of the Doug’s Fish Fry location in Cortlandville, is the recipient of the 2024 Rural Small Business Owner of the Year Award as selected by the Syracuse-Upstate New York district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Braun said he was “so humbled and honored” to have received this
DeWitt firm leader named Veteran Owned Small Business Person of the Year
DeWITT — The man who leads a DeWitt business is the recipient of the SBA’s regional office’s “Veteran Owned Small Business Person of the Year” award. The Syracuse-Upstate district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) made the selection. Daniel Rickman, director of the SBA Syracuse-Upstate New York district office, presented the award on
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