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Polaris Library Systems adds 20 employees to handle customer growth
SALINA — Polaris Library Systems, a Salina–based provider of automation software for public libraries, today announced it added 20 employees in 2013 to support a “significant” increase in customers. The firm added the new staff members in all departments, including customer support, product management, marketing, quality assurance, research and development, and administration, Polaris said. In […]
A discussion with marketing-management consultant Mike Duda
Upstate New York provides a great environment for entrepreneurial activity. One of the key ingredients to building a successful entrepreneurial ecosystem is mentorship. First-time or inexperienced entrepreneurs have a need for consultation and guidance. That mentorship provides for much greater outcomes as the business matures. Strategy, connections, insight, and a few gray hairs provide much-needed
Wilson ramps up Moe’s & Hoopla!
ENDICOTT — In 1984, at age 16, Larry Wilson walked into BSB Bank and asked for $300,000. This wasn’t a holdup; the teenager wanted a loan to start a video business. His collateral was $42,000 of Victory Markets stock he had parlayed from a $3,000 investment. BSB said yes to Wilson’s request, and three years
2013: The Year that was in Central New York business news
The past year in Central New York business news included stories on company expansions and relocations, key executive changes, new funding sources, mergers and acquisitions, and closings. Below is a brief month-by-month recap of the year that was in Central New York business news, as we reported it in our weekly editions. JANUARY Following
City Electric opens new location in Potsdam
POTSDAM — Syracuse–based wholesale electrical distributor City Electric Company, Inc. opened a new site at 6768 State Route 56 in Potsdam this fall. City Electric acquired VanNess Co., a one-location electrical distributor, and its 6,000-square-foot warehouse to expand its coverage of the Northern New York region, according to Ron Conroy, vice president of marketing and
SU Coach Shafer: Texas Bowl is a “business trip with benefits”
SYRACUSE — As his football team readied for the 2013 Texas Bowl, to be held on Dec. 27 in Houston, Syracuse University (SU) Head Coach Scott Shafer said, “It’s a business trip with benefits.” Shafer, speaking at a Dec. 17 news conference at SU’s on-campus football facility, said the main mission for the
SUNY-ESF offers online course to tackle worker shortage in radiation curing
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) is offering a new online program that will provide “specialized” training to address, what is seen as, a “workforce shortage” in radiation curing, also known as energy curing. Radiation curing is a manufacturing technique that uses ultraviolet light (UV) or
Murray reflects on her accomplishments at HCCC
HERKIMER — While her tenure may not have been as long as her predecessors at Herkimer County Community College (HCCC), retiring President Ann Marie Murray leaves behind a legacy full of accomplishments at the school. Murray, Ph.D., began her role as the college’s president in August 2008, taking over for Ronald Williams, who served as
Dr. Baucus is preparing a colonoscopy on business
Max Baucus, the chairman of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, donned his Dracula costume last month, and proposed retroactive taxation on the business community. Unlike Bela Lugosi in the original 1931 film, where Count Dracula says, “I have come to suck your blood,” Max has pulled on his rubber gloves and decided to probe the
Tax Commission Proposal to Freeze Property Taxes Is a Great Start
Recently, the Tax Relief Commission led by former New York Gov. George Pataki and former Comptroller H. Carl McCall issued its recommendations to save New Yorkers $2 billion in taxes over the next three years. The commission recognized immediately that New York’s tax burden is too expensive for homeowners and is crippling the state’s economy,
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