Sassy Scrubs Creator Wins State Honors
Peggy Piontkowski founder and CEO of Sassy Scrubs was named Small Business Person of the Year in Albany. The Worth Syracuse entrepreneur started the firm six years ago, designs scrubs sold by contractors, and her products have been seen on NBC ER. The award honors entrepreneurial spirit and expansion plans include West Coast sales and a global order site.
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Peggy Piontkowski
Albany
Piontkowski
Church Street
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NBC
Los Angeles
Caroline Quartararo
Empire State Development
Promotions and appointments in Syracuse area firms and health center
Dr. Thomas Flannery named vice president and medical director at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Central New York overseeing medical quality pharmacy benefits management medical policy health education and utilization management. C S Engineers promotes John Trendowski and John KaOza in environmental services and engineers in highway bridge group. James Broschart joins Syracuse Community Health Center as director of corporate activities and funds tracing, responsible for foundation fundraising board development and government relations. Farrick M. Dalton earns CFA designation after completing three exam levels and meeting ethical standards.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
Central New York
Association
Utica-Watertown
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Loretto
C&s Engineers Inc
North Syracuse
Environmental Services
John Trendowski
John Ka- Oza
Douglas Stansbury
Dwight Wethey
Ele
House
Phoung Tran
James Broschart
Syracuse Community Health Center
Broschart
Syracuse
Munity Health Center Foundation
Farrick M. Dalton
J.W. Burns & Co
Satan Payal
Romano Buys Dave Ball Chevrolet in Syracuse Moves to New Site
Syracuse dealer Joe Romano completes the purchase of Dave Ball Chevrolet and plans a name change to Joe Romano Chevrolet. He will relocate the West Genesee Street store to Hiawatha Boulevard, share space with Romano Buick, and shift sales to a salaried model to boost professionalism and customer loyalty.
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Joe Romano
Dave Ball Chevrolet
Joe Romano Chevrolet
Romano
Chevy
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Hiawatha Boulevard
Romano Buick
Buick
Bridge Street
Erie Boulevard
Romanos
Toyota
Thompson Road
Fayetteville
Hyundai
Ball
Tave Ball
Social Security warns on group scare tactic letters
The Social Security Administration denounces letters from the TREA Senior Citizens League that claim 1999 checks will fall sharply due to CPI changes. Officials confirm a 1999 COLA will occur, likely among the smallest on record, while noting future cuts cited by the letters are misleading.
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Congress
Social Security Administration
Trea Senior Citizens League
Social Security
Kenneth Apfel
League
Alexandria
Retired Enlisted Association
Michael J. Zabko
Salaris Group
Zabko
U.S
Sutherland to hire 200 more for Liverpool call center
The Sutherland Group plans 200 new hires in Liverpool doubling its call center size opened last November to support Shell Energy Services. Shell, part of Shell Oil, wins a Georgia market in deregulated natural gas. Syracuse calls to Shell customers handled by Liverpool staff.
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Liverpool
Sutherland
Shell Energy Services
Shell Oil Co
Shell
Georgia
Syracuse
Start-up airline Northern Airlines seeks more backing in Syracuse loan extension
Syracuse Economic Development Corp extends Northern Airlines loan for two months in exchange for a 10000 payment. Founder Vaughn Crawford says negotiations with Conley Investments of Providence collapsed and the company seeks new backers to fund a planned network of 24 planes to 31 destinations. The airline has not flown a single flight and searches for funding amid volatile markets.
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Northern Airlines
Syracuse Economic Development Corp
Northern
Vaughn Crawford
SEDCO
John J. Conley Investments
Providence
A.L
Conley Investments
Conley
Crawford
Tim Leiber
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