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Help available for international business ventures
VESTAL — With an array of programs and support available, now is a great time for businesses to consider taking their business to the international level, according to the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Binghamton University. “It’s a good time to start looking at exporting,” says Rochelle Layman, director of the local SBDC, which […]
Aspen Athletic acquires Fitness Forum Health Club in DeWitt
Fitness Forum exits the health-club business DeWITT — Aspen Athletic Clubs stretched its footprint for the third time this year with a Dec. 1 acquisition of Fitness Forum Health Club in DeWitt. The move gives Aspen its fifth location in 24,000 square feet at 6800 E. Genesee St. — its first club to the
Cazenovia Equipment breezes into wind, solar markets with energy division
CAZENOVIA — A Central New York farm and landscaping equipment dealer believes it has solid ground on which to build windmills — its reputation. The John Deere dealership Cazenovia Equipment Co. installed its first wind turbines this year — putting up windmills at three dairy farms, one apple orchard, and an organic farm under its
Geneva hair-products maker powers up with windmills
GENEVA — Zotos International, Inc. found a way for the wind to blow through its hair-care products. The Geneva–based manufacturer uses a pair of 1.65-megawatt wind turbines to help power its plant at 300 Forge Ave. The 364-foot turbines have been operational for about 12 months, and Zotos hopes to use them to generate as
Ithaca clean-tech startup looks to seas for power
ITHACA — An Ithaca–based clean-tech startup firm, called WavElectric, is developing a power-generation system that focuses on producing electricity using the motion of ocean waves. The company’s technology was developed by Angel Martinez, a senior research technician at Cornell University. The system involves a kinetic-power generator that is activated by movement, says Alessandro Anzani, WavElectric
New law firm specializes in estate planning, elder law
UTICA — Elder law attorney Robert Hilton, III opened a new law firm to provide estate planning and elder law advice and services. Hilton Estate
Hummel’s Office Plus acquires CNY Office Products in Cortland
MOHAWK — Office-product dealer Hummel’s Office Plus has added to its list of retail locations by purchasing CNY Office Products of Cortland. Mohawk–based Hummel’s closed
Casual apparel retailer Buckle to open store at Destiny USA next spring
SYRACUSE — Destiny USA announced today that The Buckle, Inc. a retailer in casual apparel, footwear, and accessories, plans to open a nearly 4,900-square-foot store
Through Auspicium, Lorenz “puts skin in the game”
DeWITT — “Creating value using liquid management.” That’s the tag line on Michael J. Lorenz’s business card and on his company’s home page. Lorenz is the principal who, in 2008, founded Auspicium, LLC, a consulting firm headquartered in the town of DeWitt. The company moniker is taken from Latin, meaning to “move forward.” Auspicium offers
Currier Plastics starts work on delayed headquarters expansion
AUBURN — Currier Plastics President John Currier praises his company’s employees for meeting rising demand even as New York state worked to mold an aid package so the manufacturer could expand at its increasingly crowded Auburn home. “I have to credit my guys for squeezing more and more equipment in,” Currier says. “We don’t have
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