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StartFast adds more expertise for 2013
SYRACUSE — The StartFast Venture Accelerator has added a second entrepreneur in residence to its team for the 2013 program. The accelerator announced last week
SOHO show returns to calendar with April 2013 date
SYRACUSE — Now Central New York small businesses get their show in the spring. The Small Office Home Office (SOHO) small-business show is slated for April this year after holding down a fall spot on the calendar for 13 of its previous 14 iterations. It’s set for April 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CXtec plans to open sales office in Rochester
Company also expects to boost hiring in Syracuse area SALINA — CXtec is set to open a sales office in Rochester later this year to tap into the talent base in that market. CXtec, which sells new and used data networking and voice equipment and its own line of cabling, expects the Rochester office
Mohawk Valley fiber-optics firm goes solar
KIRKLAND — Legacy Fiberoptics, Inc., a small business that manufactures and repairs fiber-optic test equipment, is banking on solar power to reduce its energy costs. Legacy Fiberoptics, headquartered in a 7,500-square-foot building at 7930 Limberblost Road in the town of Kirkland, recently had a solar-panel system installed that it expects to provide all its electricity.
Welcome to the 2013 edition of The Central New York Business Journal’s Works In Progress feature. Every year we yield the floor to the businesses and nonprofit organizations we cover in order to obtain a snapshot of the local business scene. The information listed here was compiled and edited from forms that companies and nonprofits completed to showcase
Herkimer ARC focuses on new revenues through HI division
HERKIMER — “Not-for-profit is a tax status, not a business strategy,” quotes Kevin Crosley, the president and CEO of the Herkimer ARC, a 501(c)(3) corporation established in 1969 to enable people with disabilities in Herkimer County to achieve full potential and enriched lives. Crosley is a pragmatist who understands that necessity is the handmaiden of
Adirondack Bank: The same mission since its founding
UTICA— On Halloween of 1898, while many Saranac Lake residents thought of ghosts and goblins, some were busy incorporating the Saranac Lake Cooperative Savings & Loan Association. The S&L’s charter was premised on providing banking services to the area based on integrity, frugality, and community involvement. While the nation has experienced many changes in the
Burrows Paper expands international reach
LITTLE FALLS — “On Dec. 3, 2012, Burrows Paper Corp. completed the acquisition of the remaining 75 percent equity interest in a joint-venture it had established with Innopak Hong Kong, Ltd. in 2008. The deal transferred total ownership of Innopak Heshan — an operating company that converts specialty paper and board-based, foodservice packaging products —
Progressive moving offices from Salina to DeWitt
DeWITT — Progressive Insurance operations in the Syracuse area are scheduled to move at the beginning of February. Mayfield Village, Ohio–based Progressive is set to
Accounting firm DBB expands in Mohawk Valley
NEW HARTFORD — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC expanded its presence in the Utica area with the addition of Calogero & Associates. The accounting
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