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JumpStart applications due in June
ITHACA — Applications for the latest round of the JumpStart Grant program are due June 30. JumpStart, a program of the Cornell Center for Materials
HARC ready to lease out business park space
HERKIMER — The old industrial building that the Herkimer Area Resource Center (HARC) acquired in the fall of 2009 has come a long way since
Oneida Nation joins investor group buying Hofmann Sausage Company
VERONA — The new owners of Hofmann Sausage Company — a group that includes a Dallas businessman and Oneida Nation Enterprises — have big plans
Health-care staffing company adds to services offered
UTICA — The Fortus Group, Inc., which has specialized in health-care staffing since the 1990s, has some new offerings on tap for 2012 that it
Nine teams to participate in first year of StartFast
SYRACUSE — The StartFast Venture Accelerator in Syracuse has chosen the nine teams that will participate in this summer’s inaugural StartFast program. The three month
Small business optimism posts increase in April
Optimism increased among small business owners in April, rebounding from a drop in March, according to a monthly index from the National Federation of Independent
Former CEO of furniture supplier joins e2e board
ITHACA — Peter Cohen, a co-managing director of 22 Holdings Corp., is now a member of the board of directors at e2e Materials. 22 Holdings
SOUTH EDMESTON — Greek yogurt maker Chobani is this year’s winner of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2012 Entrepreneurial Success of the Year Award. KeyBank,
OnRoute Digital launches mobile-marketing product
SYRACUSE — A new Syracuse company has launched a software platform for mobile marketing that its leaders intend to spread around the country and the
M&T CEO details importance of small business to the economy
Small businesses remain a key piece of the U.S. economy, but they are struggling to create as many jobs as they have in the past,
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