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Small-business optimism edges up in May
Confidence among the nation’s small-business owners rose 2.3 points in May to a reading of 94.4. That’s according to the Index of Small Business
New York initial unemployment claims rise, continuing claims fall
The number of people applying for new unemployment-insurance benefits in New York state in the week ending June 1, jumped by 1,001, or 5 percent,
Ernst & Young names Chobani’s Ulukaya 2013 World Entrepreneur of the Year
NEW BERLIN — Hamdi Ulukaya, founder and CEO of Chobani, Inc., the top-selling Greek yogurt brand in the U.S., was named the 2013 World Entrepreneur
Austin named board chairman of Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo
SYRACUSE — Carl I. Austin, co-managing partner, and partner-in-charge of the audit department, at Bowers & Company CPAs, was named chairman of the board of
SYRACUSE — The nonprofit Hyundai Hope on Wheels today awarded Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital of Syracuse a $75,000 Hyundai Scholar Grant to expand the facility’s
Robert Geer appointed acting president of SUNYIT
MARCY — The State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees has appointed Robert E. Geer as acting president of SUNYIT. Geer has
Oneida Nation prepares for July opening of entertainment complex ‘Exit 33’
VERONA — The Oneida Nation on Monday conducted a construction site tour of the upcoming “Exit 33,” an entertainment complex at the Turning Stone Resort
SUNY Oswego receives grant for engineering programs
OSWEGO — SUNY Oswego has received a grant of $183,800 to expand its engineering programs and help prepare students for high-need jobs in the region.
Cuomo announces $10 million to modernize New York’s power grid
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced $10 million is available to modernize the state’s electric grid with new “Smart Grid” technologies. They’ll “reengineer” the grid
SRCTec sells two radar systems to airport in Taiwan
CICERO — SRCTec, the for-profit manufacturing subsidiary of nonprofit SRC, Inc., has recently completed the sale of two ground-surveillance radars to the Taoyuan International Airport in
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