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Gallery One Fourteen marches out new location at Fort Drum
FORT DRUM — Kathleen Backus Alibrandi didn’t expect the military to recruit her art and framing gallery. But it did. And she responded to the call, opening a new branch of her Syracuse–based Gallery One Fourteen at Fort Drum on Sept. 4. Alibrandi hadn’t planned to open a second location. She operated Gallery One Fourteen […]
Survey: Small-business owners uncertain about new 401(k) fee notices
New U.S. Department of Labor required 401(k) fee disclosures haven’t given small-business owners a shot of confidence about explaining their retirement-plan offerings, according to a new survey. The rules, which the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration put into effect this summer, require plan administrators to provide participants and beneficiaries with plan-related information like
Rising astronomer launches New Moon Telescopes
WEST MONROE — Celestial inspiration led Ryan Goodson to look into telescopes, and 10 years later he’s viewing them as a chance to run a business in a field he loves. “It started a little over a decade ago,” Goodson says. “I saw a fireball shoot across the sky when I was on my way
Smile-Therapy wants to beam emails to colleges, businesses
CAMILLUS — Have grouchy employees in the morning? A small firm in Camillus wants to help everyone grin so you don’t have to bear it. Smile-Therapy sends out an email at 8 a.m. every morning that’s designed to help people start their days on a positive note. The company started signing up individuals for its
Anaren captures new satellite work
DeWITT — Anaren, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANEN) said today it received an order worth more than $7 million for antenna assemblies to be used in a
Galaxy programming VP to retire
SYRACUSE — Mimi Griswold, vice president of programming at Galaxy Communications, will retire at the end of this year. Griswold has been with Galaxy since
CCMR names latest JumpStart companies
ITHACA — Three companies will participate in the latest round of the JumpStart program from the Cornell Center for Materials Research. Empire State Development’s Division
Vestal businesswoman wins competition
VESTAL — White Knight Productions owner Elin Barton is one of 30 winners in the Make Mine a Million business competition. Barton, who gave a
M&T outstrips pledge to ramp up small-business lending
M&T Bank exceeded a promise it made last year to boost small-business lending, it said today. The Buffalo–based bank increased small-business lending by $196 million
Baldwinsville business owner wins pitch competition
BALDWINSVILLE — The owner of a Baldwinsville–based business was one of 30 winners of the Make Mine a Million competition in New York City. Kelli
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