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Greater Binghamton Chamber gears up for Expo 2012
BINGHAMTON — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its business-to-business event — this year, called Expo 2012 — on
Layoff leads to new business venture
VESTAL — After spending 36 years working in the electronics industry, John Giangrieco is finally doing something he always wanted to do — run his own business. Giangrieco spent 34 years working at Universal Instruments, a Conklin–based provider of automation and assembly equipment products for the electronics-manufacturing industry, before the company downsized and left him
Cedarville company plots growth for 2012
CEDARVILLE — Fermer Precision may be a small business in the hamlet of Cedarville, but the company has kicked off 2012 off in a big way with new equipment, new customers, and new affiliations with sister companies it gained when Fiber Instrument Sales (FIS) acquired Fermer in July 2011. In January, Fermer landed a contract
CenterState’s Simpson discusses role of higher education in regional economy
HERKIMER — The Herkimer County College Foundation hosted several business, government, and campus leaders for an Executive Breakfast presentation at Herkimer County Community College (HCCC) on Thursday, March 1. The presenter was Robert Simpson, president and CEO of CenterState CEO, executive director of the Central Upstate Regional Alliance and president of Syracuse’s business incubator, The
New program provides basic manufacturing training to boost work force
ONEIDA — As many as 50 people have a chance to gain basic job skills to help them obtain jobs in the manufacturing industry. That’s thanks to a new training program from the BOCES Consortium of Continuing Education (BCCE) and Working Solutions of the Workforce Investment Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties. The program
Reed cozies up to the microphone to launch new career
WHITESBORO — When he found himself out of a job after his position in the media-relations department at the Oneida Indian Nation was eliminated at the end of 2011, Jerry Reed decided to follow that old adage of turning lemons into lemonade by focusing on his love of voice work. The result is Jerry Reed
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UTICA — Fiscal responsibility was the main message Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente, Jr. shared when he delivered his State of the County Address March 6 at the Radisson Hotel-Utica Centre. “When I first appeared before you as your county executive, I laid out for you a vision that we have implemented year by year
Meyda sees growth in LED lighting interest
YORKVILLE — The recent creation and sale of a chandelier featuring LED (light-emitting diode) technology by 2nd Ave Lighting reflects a growing trend parent company Meyda Tiffany is seeing across the lighting industry for energy-efficient options. The Medusa chandelier, featuring 120 bayonet-mounted LED lights and retailing for $45,000, was sold to a hotel in Saskatchewan,
Binghamton students work to create super-efficient car
VESTAL — With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, the concept of a car that can travel 1,500 miles on a single gallon of
NYSERDA honors Southern Tier company’s work
CHENANGO — Two years of hard work have paid off for Foam It, which recently won honors from the New York State Energy Research &
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