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Centro wheeling out new buses in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — Centro is taking 56 new buses to the streets of Syracuse. The new vehicles use compressed natural gas (CNG) for power and are
Raymond Corp. too busy growing to celebrate 90th anniversary
GREENE — Most companies celebrate major anniversaries with champagne and balloons. Raymond Corp. doesn’t have time to celebrate its 90th birthday. The business has doubled its production since 2009 and has added 500 employees in its U.S. operations since 2010 just to keep up with demand. With headquarters in Greene, Raymond says it’s the North
Binghamton to showcase itself to startups with ‘Startup Weekend’
BINGHAMTON — Attention, entrepreneurs with a great business idea: the city of Binghamton says it has just the place for you to come and pitch
New business competition, Startup Labs Syracuse, to award $350K
SYRACUSE — Startup Labs Syracuse, a new business competition unveiled Sept. 18, will award $350,000 in cash and prizes to five teams. Syracuse is the first U.S. city to host the Startup Labs program. “Startup Labs is thrilled to bring our well tested program to CenterState New York. We are looking forward to working with
New business competition to award $350K
SYRACUSE — Startup Labs Syracuse, a new business competition unveiled today, will award $350,000 in cash and prizes to five teams. Syracuse is the first
State starts market-acceleration program focused on energy efficiency
New York has launched a $30 million program in an attempt to bring energy-efficiency technologies to market quickly. The state calls the initiative the Energy
Cabral Enterprises opens new office in New Hartford
NEW HARTFORD — Cabral Enterprises, LLC has opened a new office at 46 Genesee St. in New Hartford. The company, which was previously located in
Small-business optimism increases in August
A bump in hiring plans helped boost a measure of small business owners’ optimism in August. The Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation
MicroGen to use $2.6M in funding to launch production
ITHACA — MicroGen Systems, Inc. will use $2.6 million in new funding to launch production of its chip-sized power generator. The device can transform subtle vibrations into energy. MicroGen’s initial markets will include commercial and industrial monitoring. The company’s generator will power sensor networks used to watch manufacturing processes or the health of roads and
Small-business owners boost optimism in August
A measure of small-business owners’ optimism ticked up in August as employers indicated they plan to put up more help-wanted signs. The Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) increased by 1.7 points to 92.9. The rise followed a 0.2 point dip in July. However, the index failed to rebound
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