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La La Land bakes another layer into Mohegan Manor business
BALDWINSVILLE — Mohegan Manor stepped into La La Land this summer. The high-end restaurant in the village of Baldwinsville opened La La Land, a cake shop and creamery that also deals in chocolate and coffee, in July. And its owner, Dennis Sick, believes the expansion will help the manor sweeten its offerings — and its […]
Stevens Office Interiors starts search for smaller space
SYRACUSE — The owners of Stevens Office Interiors have decided their headquarters has a little too much elbow room. “We don’t need as much space,” says Thomas Maugeri, president and co-owner of Stevens. “It’s pretty vast here. When you have too big a facility, it gets too confusing.” Maugeri and his co-owner, Stevens vice president
NBT commercial banking president trumpets small-biz lending
NORWICH — An executive in charge of commercial banking at NBT Bank wants small-business owners to know financing is available to help them expand. “One of the frustrating things that’s been in the press as of late is banks aren’t lending money,” says Jeffrey Levy, NBT’s president of commercial banking. “We are all — not
Development Chenango wins $250K grant for New Berlin renovation work
NEW BERLIN — Commerce Chenango’s economic-development affiliate, Development Chenango Corporation, has been awarded $250,000 to establish a Main Street Grant Program in the village of
Synapse headquarters earns LEED platinum designation
SYRACUSE — Synapse Partners, LLC’s renovated downtown Syracuse headquarters has earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s highest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.
New monthly health magazine to hit CNY newsstands
ONONDAGA — Two area businesswomen are set to launch a monthly health magazine in Central New York. The magazine, THRiVEcny, will hit free newsstands tomorrow,
Hardinge acquires Illinois-based machine tool company
ELMIRA — Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ: HDNG), an Elmira–based manufacturer of metal-cutting tools, announced today that it has acquired Usach Technologies, Inc., a privately held machine
Northside UP aims to foster entrepreneurship with grant
SYRACUSE — A grant from the Central New York Community Foundation will help the Northside Urban Partnership (Northside UP) launch a business incubation project on the city’s Northside. The project will assist entrepreneurs in starting small businesses in Northside neighborhoods by providing support, education, and lending assistance, according to the foundation. The foundation made the
Edward Audi’s move to Stickley president part of ‘gradual handoff’
MANLIUS — The recently appointed president of L. & J.G. Stickley, Inc. says his new seat at the furniture company is part of a transition from one leadership generation to the next. Edward Audi became the Manlius–based wood and upholstered furniture manufacturer’s president in a move announced to employees Dec. 1. He had been the
Dependable Disposal testing truck to help it pick up and grow
VAN BUREN — A Central New York trash hauler is in the midst of a pilot program testing a new truck that’s less stressful on its pilot. Dependable Disposal, headquartered at 6948 Herman Road in Van Buren, started sending an automated split-body vehicle on some of its residential routes in November. The truck uses a
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