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FuzeHub announces this year’s first round of manufacturing-grant recipients
ALBANY, N.Y. — Businesses in Auburn, Ithaca, and Rome are among the 10 recipients of $50,000 manufacturing grants that FuzeHub recently announced. FuzeHub, an Albany–based
Connecticut bank shareholders approve merger with NBT Bank
NORWICH, N.Y. — The shareholders of a Connecticut banking company have voted to approve a proposed merger with NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB), the parent
CenterState CEO launches Syracuse Surge Accelerator program
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Monday introduced the Syracuse Surge Accelerator, a program that it says seeks to “address the lack of diversity in
Natur-Tyme to close after 40 years in business
DeWITT, N.Y. — Natur-Tyme, a business that says it’s been serving the health and wellness needs of the Central New York community for 40 years,
RMS promotes Fiorenza to director of research analytics
BALDWINSVILLE — Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) announced that it has promoted Patrick Fiorenza to director of research analytics. Since joining RMS in early 2022, Fiorenza has established a comprehensive analytics department to address the company’s market-research analytics needs and developed an extensive team of resources through both internal staff and contracted professionals, the
WISE Women’s Business Center to use $100K SU grant to help women entrepreneurs
SYRACUSE — The WISE Women’s Business Center (WBC) will use a $100,000 special-impact grant from Syracuse University to help area women entrepreneurs. The funding will allow WISE WBC to provide expert technical assistance to more than 250 women entrepreneurs in Central New York through its no-cost, small-business counseling program. Syracuse University sees the grant as
All CNY regions post modest job gains in the last year
The Syracuse, Utica–Rome, Watertown–Fort Drum, Binghamton, Ithaca, and Elmira regions all gained jobs between February 2022 and this past February. The Central New York subregions produced job growth ranging from 0.6 percent in both the Elmira and Ithaca areas to 2.4 percent in the Syracuse region during the 12-month period. That’s according to the latest
Cryomech moves forward under Bluefors ownership with local jobs to fill
DeWITT, N.Y. — As Cryomech begins operations under a new owner, the local firm’s president tells CNYBJ it has job openings to fill and they’re listed at the Cryomech website. The positions include assembly technician, CNC machine operator, machine operator, final quality control technician, maintenance technician, manufacturing process engineer, and others. The operation at 6682
Two employees take over leadership of Thew Associates Land Surveyors
SALINA, N.Y. — A pair of long-time employees of Thew Associates Land Surveyors, a Salina–based land-surveying firm, are now leading the business. Michael Merithew and Jeremy Sweeney are now company principals after purchasing the member shares of Thew Associates from Spencer and James Thew, per an April 3 announcement about the leadership transition. Merithew and
New director of Blackstone LaunchPad program starts work
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It was about a month ago when Traci Geisler became director of Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad program, succeeding Linda Dickerson Hartsock in the role. Geisler began her duties March 17. Hartsock — founder and former executive director of the LaunchPad — has transitioned to the role of strategic-initiatives advisor at Syracuse
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