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Re-Decor and More’s new location gives it room for growth
NEW HARTFORD — Re-Decor and More is settling into a new location that gives the small business more space for both its retail side and its interior-design business. Owner Doreen Castronovo had always envisioned an artistic career growing up but ended up working for many years at the family restaurant — Castronovo’s Original Grimaldi’s Restaurant […]
SUNY Poly enrolls 150 students in ACE program
MARCY — SUNY Polytechnic Institute is one of 25 SUNY campuses statewide that opted into the Advancing Completion through Engagement (ACE) program that provides wraparound support to ensure academic success, retention, and on-time graduation. As of this fall, the university has enrolled 150 students in the program. The program, which helps Pell-eligible students, expanded to
Syracuse, Ithaca firms to compete in FuzeHub contest
Commercialization competition set for Oct. 28-29 ALBANY — Twelve finalists, including a Syracuse company and two firms with operations in Ithaca, will compete in the annual FuzeHub commercialization competition near the end of the month in Syracuse. Triton Bio, Inc. of Syracuse, along with Anova Biomedical, Inc. and Parker Isaac
Upstate Ink & Thread opens first location
MARCY — After starting as an online business last fall, Upstate Ink & Thread, LLC recently cut the ribbon on its first brick-and-mortar location at 9443 River Road in Marcy. Upstate Ink & Thread owners CaSandra Packard and Darin Pearo both owned other businesses, but found themselves frequently referring customers to each other. Packard created
Oneida County executive proposes $549M budget for 2025
UTICA — Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. presented a proposed $549 million 2025 budget and capital plan to the board of legislators that carries no increase to the property-tax levy. That’s an increase of $20.3 million from 2024. The board will vote on the proposed budget at its Nov. 13 meeting. The proposed
Human Technologies appoints new chief financial officer
UTICA — Human Technologies — a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit social enterprise that creates employment for people with disabilities — recently announced the appointment of Jeremy Vandermark as its new chief financial officer (CFO). With more than 20 years of experience in finance and accounting, his extensive expertise and commitment to financial excellence make him “an ideal
Broome County receives perfect fiscal score from comptroller
BINGHAMTON — Broome County recently received a perfect fiscal score, according to the Fiscal Stress Monitoring Report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s office. “I’m extremely proud of the work we’ve done that has earned us a perfect fiscal score,” Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said in a county news release announcing the
Community Memorial gets Joint Commission accreditation renewed
HAMILTON, N.Y. — Community Memorial Hospital has received a renewal of its accreditation from The Joint Commission, demonstrating continuous compliance with performance standards. The Gold
MACNY, PEB observe MFG Day with education tours at local plants
DeWITT, N.Y. — School students who toured Worthington Steel in Rome on Oct. 3 saw the entire process of making steel coils from raw material
Ithaca firm among the finalists in 43North startup competition in Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — 8B Education Investments of Ithaca is among the eight finalists in this year’s 43North startup competition in Buffalo. 8B Education Investments is a fintech platform enabling campuses to meet their revenue and enrollment goals “by tackling the $50 billion gap in education financing facing African students going to study in the U.S.,”
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