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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
AECC moves to larger home to facilitate its rapid growth
DeWITT— AECC, a fast-growing environmental consulting company, has more than doubled its space by moving its headquarters just down the road. AECC relocated to a 5,300-square-foot office building at 6308 Fly Road on Dec. 3, from its previous 2,000-square-foot office structure on 6296 Fly Road. Bryan Bowers, AECC owner and president, says he bought the
Midstate Spring winding up for changes in 2013
DeWITT — Alex Melnikow likes to describe Midstate Spring’s business with a short sentence. “We buy wire, we play around with it, and we sell
EAG looks to increase local work after laboratory move
SALINA — Evans Analytical Group (EAG) is placing business opportunities in Central New York under a microscope after relocating its operations in the region to
Innovative Dynamics researching silicone tape for military use
ITHACA — Innovative Dynamics of Ithaca is developing a new type of silicone rubber tape with the help of Cornell University’s JumpStart program. The project
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