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CenterState CEO report finds 72 percent of area firms expect to boost hiring this year
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds more than 72 percent of nearly 200 area companies surveyed expect an increase in jobs
Early Owego Antique Center adds live auctions to business
OWEGO, N.Y. — Early Owego Antique Center will begin offering live auctions in late February to expand its business located on the lower level of
Shipping from Oswego Harbor jumped 300 percent last year
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Calling it a “record year,” the Port of Oswego Authority says shipping from the Oswego Harbor increased more than 300 percent in
New family physician’s office formally opens in New York Mills
NEW YORK MILLS, N.Y. — A new family medical practice has recently formally opened in New York Mills. Anchor Family Medicine held a grand-opening ribbon
Cornell names Bluemercury founder, alum entrepreneur of the year
ITHACA, N.Y. — Barry J. Beck, the co-founder of Bluemercury, has been named the 2023 Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year, the university announced. Beck, a
Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce annual Restaurant Week begins
AUBURN, N.Y. — The Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce says its 7th annual Restaurant Week began Friday and continues through Jan. 28. During Restaurant Week,
People news: Herkimer College names Bowman assistant professor
UTICA, N.Y. — Herkimer County Community College announced it has appointed Alesha L. Bowman as an assistant professor of fashion buying and merchandising. Bowman previously
Corn production in New York fell nearly 17 percent in 2022
New York farms produced 80.5 million bushels of corn for grain last year, down 16.9 percent from 96.86 million bushels in 2021. That’s according to a Jan. 12 report from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Northeastern Regional Field Office. The total yield per acre in the Empire State averaged 140 bushels per acre in
Survey finds inflation, labor concerns mixed with optimism
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — While a majority of small- and mid-sized businesses anticipate a recession this year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s 2023 annual Business Leaders Outlook survey, the outlook is not all doom and gloom according to one area market leader. A total of 65 percent of mid-sized businesses and 61 percent of small
N.Y. manufacturers expect little improvement over the next six months
The index for future business conditions in the January Empire State Manufacturing Survey held steady at 8.0, suggesting that firms expect little improvement over the next six months. New orders and shipments are expected to rise somewhat, while employment is expected to increase “only modestly,” the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in its Jan.
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