Inventories Rise 8.4 Percent Amid Steady Sales
Inventory levels increase by 8.4 percent as business sales remain strong. Analysts note sustained demand on Wart Street, with stores reporting stable turnover and cautious outlooks for the coming quarter.
Mark Russell Associates Wins Ad Club Award
Mark Russell Associates won an Ad Club award for a stint ad created for Asa Dental at the Onondaga Center. The firm earned one of 116 awards in 33 categories announced at the event attended by about 550 people. Forty seven Central New York companies submitted a record 550 venues for this year’s awards.
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Asa “Dental
Cevent
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Futy
New York
Kynart earnings drop in fourth quarters report
Kynart Corp reports a 4 percent fall in fiscal fourth quarter earnings, beating Wall Street expectations narrowly. The nation’s third largest retailer posted 249 million dollars or 48 cents per share for the week ended January 31, compared with 452 million and 77 cents per share a year earlier, with analysts forecasting 47 cents.
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Wall Street
Sandal
First Cell Thomason Financial
Motorola cuts 7000 jobs in cell phone division
Motorola Inc slashed 7000 jobs Tuesday in its cell phone division as part of a large cost cutting program that has trimmed the workforce by more than 10 percent since December. The Schaumburg based company said the reductions will occur by summer and affect manufacturing, engineering and administrative roles worldwide.
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Motorola
Schaumburg
Ang News
Sernce Tune
Notable hires and appointments in Syracuse firms and groups
Matthew Broderick and Peter Larson were named partners at Ashley McGraw Architects P.C. in Syracuse, both Syracuse University graduates with seven years at the firm. Gina Panighetti was promoted to elder law and estates at The Sugarman Law Firm, and Charlie Manro of Manro Menswear was elected to the National Board of the Custom Tailors and Designers Association in Scottsdale, Arizona. Manro also leads Armory Square Association and serves on the Syracuse Rotary Club board.
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Ashley McGraw Architects
P.C
Syracuse
Broderick
Syracuse University
Peter Larson
Larson
Sugarman Law
Siena College
Panighetniversity
Charlie Manro
Charles H. Manro
Armory Square
Naional
Custom Tailors and Designers Association
Scottsdale
Arizona
Manro
Armory Square Association
Syracuse Rotary Club
Tears mark end of an era by Chartey Hanna
Chartey Hanna reports on a poignant closing chapter as a long era ends, reflecting on the people, places, and moments that defined the period and the impact on the community. The piece captures memories, sadness, and the sense of transition.
Pietrafesa Corp to auction assets ending 8 year run in NY
Pietrafesa Corp plans a bankruptcy ending with an auction of its equipment after 8 years in Central New York. The June filing in Delaware seeks protection from $29 million in debts. Union leaders recall hopeful reopenings while workers face layoffs as plans to restart faltered. An auction in Baltimore will sell the plant’s machines.
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Pietrafesa Corp
New York
Clay Company
U.S
Delaware
Joseph Pietrafesa
Pietrafesa
Diane Fustian
Union of Needletrades Industrial Textile Employees
Justian
Joseph Pietrafese
Joey
Post-Standard
Brooks Brothers
Pieirafesa Corp
Joseph Pietraiesa
Michael Fox International
Baltimore
Syracuse Plastics to buy Pietrafesa plant for 2.35 million
Syracuse Plastics Inc announced plans to acquire the old Pietrafesa clothing plant in Clay for 2.35 million as it expands from Fayetteville and Cary. The move comes as the company delays layoffs and seeks space after outgrowing its Fayetteville factory, with related transactions awaiting court approval and regulatory clearance.
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Fayetteville
Syracuse Plastics
Cary
Chinion Street
Thomas Falcon
Burlington Coat Factory
Tall
Plastics Company
Onondaga County
Pietrafesa Corp
Morgan Road
Clay
Pietrafesa
Bantrenco
Sp Yy Benieopea
Spicy Court
Delaware
Peregrie International
Tory
Timov
Canadian firm buys 60 MW Hudson River hydro plant for 285 million
TransCanada Pipelines Ltd of Calgary agrees to acquire the 60 megawatt Curtis Palmer hydroelectric facility near Corinth from International Paper for 285 million. The plant sells power under a long term contract to Niagara Mohawk, with impact on neighboring mills and state regulatory context.
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Hudson River
Niagara Mohawk
TransCanada Pipelines Luté
Calgary
Alberta
International Paper Co
Curtis-Palmer Hydrotectric
Corinth
Saratoga County
Glenn Herehek
TransCanada
Avaiable
Cutus-Palmer
Xiegara Mohawk
Alberto Brancheut
XiMe
International Paper
Curtis- Palmer
Robert Stegemann
York
Oswego
Target targets three Central New York sites in expansion
The article reports Target narrowing in on Central New York with plans to open stores in Ithaca Onondaga County and Onondaga County malls. It notes potential locations at Carousel Center DeWitt and Great Northern Mall Clay with Wilmorite as developer and speculation on competing department stores filling space.
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New Yor
Count Sires
CNY
Ithaca
Onondaga County
Carousel Center Mall
DeWitt
Clay
Great Northern Mall
Target Shopping
Witmorite Inc
Wilmorite
J-C
Penney
Bon-Ton
New York
Ames Department Stores
Burt Flickinger HI
Reach Marketing
Connecticut
Ames
Meare
Bradlee
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