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 376 Companies Recognized for Creating Jobs; Growth and Expansion; Capital Investments; New Business Openings, Milestones and Resilience CenterState CEO Community Visionary Award Presented to JMA Wireless SYRACUSE, NY – CenterState CEO’s Economic Champions, presented by Fust Charles Chambers LLP, hosted a virtual celebration of 376 companies as 2021 Economic Champions for their collective hiring of nearly 3,500 employees, more than 4.6 million square-feet of expansions, and over $767 million in capital investments. At a time of tremendous economic pressure, 120 businesses were recognized for opening new storefronts, offices and facilities; 40 were highlighted for celebrating a milestone anniversary and 98 were recognized for receiving significant awards and achievements. The accomplishments speak to businesses’ commitment and contributions to the local and regional economy. Companies were nominated as Economic Champions for their accomplishments throughout the year by CenterState CEO and the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce, the Upstate Minority Economic Alliance, the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, peers, employees and staff. “This year, our business development team has been actively tracking more than $89 billion in proposed projects that are interested in expanding and locating in Central New York; an unprecedented level of economic development opportunity that we’ve never seen before,” said Robert Simpson, president of CenterState CEO. “In addition to those opportunities, we are excited to celebrate a record number of Economic Champions this year. Their micro decisions and big, bold actions are making a positive impact on the recovery of our regional economy. We are proud to recognize each of this year’s Economic Champions and are grateful for the progress they are helping drive in our region.” The CenterState CEO Community Visionary Award, sponsored by Wegmans Food and Pharmacy, was presented to JMA Wireless for embodying a vision of economic opportunity, and for its work to create a significant positive impact on community prosperity. “Wegmans proudly recognizes JMA Wireless as the 2021 CenterState CEO Community Visionary Award recipient. JMA’s $52 million redevelopment of the former Coyne Textile factory into a 5G tech manufacturing campus will serve to infuse Syracuse’s South Side neighborhood with new vitality and jobs, while supporting the city’s efforts to position itself as a high-tech community of the future,” said Evelyn Ingram, director of Media and Community Relations, at Wegmans JMA’s investment will serve as an important anchor project in the Southeast Gateway neighborhood, and a catalyst for even more growth, innovation and prosperity. We are honored to recognize JMA for helping move our community forward.” “JMA is honored to receive this year’s Community Visionary Award,” said John Mezzalingua, chief executive officer, JMA. “The 5G Syracuse Campus is the culmination of a bold vision that will not only put Syracuse at the cutting edge of developing this technology to compete in the 21st century economy but will contribute to this community’s growth and prosperity. We are excited to be part of Syracuse’s continued renaissance and are grateful for this recognition. The event also featured remarks from guest speaker Eddie Brennan, president and co-owner of Beak & Skiff Apple Farms Inc., who shared his company’s story of growth and innovation. Celebrating its 110th anniversary this year and five generations of family ownership, Beak & Skiff has evolved, diversified its business and broadened operations into an award-winning destination, while remaining true to its roots. CenterState CEO thanks the 2021 Economic Champions sponsors. Presenting Sponsor: Fust Charles Chambers, LLP Corporate Sponsors: C&S Companies, Lockheed Martin, National Grid, SWBR, and Thales Community Visionary Award Sponsor: Wegmans Food & Pharmacy Speaker Sponsor: AmeriCU Credit Union Champions Video Sponsor: Haylor, Freyer & Coon Media Sponsors: Central New York Business Journal, News Radio 570 WSYR Now on 106.9 FM 2021 Economic Champions246-50 E. Water St. Partner LLC (Falker and Renaud Wicks) 300 Washington St. LLC (Carnegie Management) 415 S. Clinton LLC 444 E. Genesee St. Devel LLC / The Icon Companies (Corbett Corner) A Cador Project A Taste of Honey ABC Creative Group LLC ACCESS Global Group Acropolis Reality Group Admin-On-Call, LLC Adopted Roots Advance Local Affordable Detailing Aging Advocates CNY Airial Robotics Airtonomy All Things Plush Allyn Family Foundation Amazon AmeriCU Credit Union Ansun Graphics Anthropologie (Destiny USA) Antique Underground Aqua Spa Float Center & Wellness Boutique Arc of Onondaga Archie Enterprises LLC (413 S. Warren St.) Ardene (Destiny USA) Ashley McGraw Architects, DPC Associates for Women’s Medicine AIS AT&T Axe Chuckers B3JRA LLC (Gere Building Redevelopment) Baghdad Restaurant Bankers Healthcare Group Barton & Loguidice, D.P.C. Bayberry Automotive Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards Beardsley Architects + Engineers BeGroovy at Shop.com Benjamin's On Franklin Best Tool in the Box Big I New York Big in Burma Bitacora XXI Restoration Works LLC Black Cub Productions Board & Bar Charcuterie Bousquet Holstein PLCC Bowers & Company CPAs Brackens Financial Solutions Network, LLC Brandon's Pub + Grill Broadwell Hospitality Group C&S Companies C.H. Insurance Brokerage Services Co., Inc/C.H. Benefits Co., Inc. Cake Bar Candlewood Suites Syracuse Airport Capital Collection Management LLC CarScanner Center of Hope International, Inc. Central New York Community Foundation, Inc. Century 21 Galloway Reality Charles Signs, Inc. Chase Chelsea's Chick-fil-A Child Care Solutions Chimera Integrations, LLC Chipotle Mexican Grill (Towne Center) Chirello Advertising Chocolate Pizza Co., Inc. Circle Optics CNY ATD CNY Community Arts Center, Inc. CNY Uniforms Plus CNY Urban Renovations LLC Coffee Connection Commonspace Compass Federal Credit Union ComSource, Inc. ConnextCare Cooperative Federal Credit Union Cowley Associates, Inc. CPS Recruitment, Inc. Critical Path Integrators Crouse Health Cryomech, Inc. Cuse Catch and Grill Cushman & Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company, Inc. dana-vazquez.com Dannible & McKee, LLP Davis-Standard, LLC Daybird Daylight Blue Media Group Density, Inc. Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC DiBella's Subs Digital Hyve Marketing LLC Donna's Treats Doyle Security Systems, Inc. Karen E. Lawitts, DDS DreamandoDevCo LLC (The Villas at The Stoop) Dreissig Apparel Inc. dba Dreissig Company Driver's Village DroneSeed E. Smith Contractors, LLC Eagle Beverage Company East Side Nutrition Ecodessa EcoElectrical Solutions LLC Elemental Management Group El Tigi Consulting EMPEQ Empire Drone Co., LLC Empire State Association of Minority Contractors Incorporated Empower Federal Credit Union Enfoque Images Equitable Erma's Island Essential Conceptions Consulting EventPrep, Inc. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Exelon Generation Farm Girl Juicery Firecracker Thai Kitchen Firley, Moran, Freer & Eassa, CPA, PC Five Guys Burgers Flourish Beauty & Spa Food Bank of Central New York Forum Barber Fotokite Four Seasons Golf & Ski Center Francis House, Inc. Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park FS Development Associates (Dupli Building Redevelopment) Fust Charles Chambers, LLP G & C Food Distributors and Brokers, Inc. Gasparini Sales, Inc. Geopipe Gino & Joe's Pizza - Baldwinsville Goode Chi Goode Looks Salon Goodyear Auto Service Center Grossman St. Amour CPAs PLLC Guadalajara Mexican Restaurant Gwen, Inc. GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. Hair We Are Salon & Spa Hancock Estabrook, LLP Harbor Eye Associates Haylor, Freyer & Coon, Inc. HealthWay Family of Brands Helio Health, Inc. HOLT Architects, P.C. Home HeadQuarters, Inc. Honeycomb Bakery hpg partners, llc. HR Works, Inc. Hueber-Breuer Construction Co., Inc. Hugo Boss (Destiny USA) Huhtamaki, Inc. iHeartMedia Inspire at the Grainery InterFaith Works Interior Innovations Intivity It Takes a Village Family Daycare J. Lorraine Salon JAG Products, LLC Jamaica Cuse Jefferson Clinton Hotel Jen Liddy Coaching & Development JMA Wireless John and John's Bike and Skate Shop Johnny Gee's BBQ & Catering Services Johnson Accounting & Tax Joined Artists, Musicians & Singers, Inc. JP Jewelers Jubilee Homes of Syracuse K9 Grooming & Pet Motel Kelly's Choice, LLC Kevi's Treats Kilpatrick Media and Marketing Kin Architecture Studio, PLCC Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt L. Stacks Construction Co., LLC La Parrilla, Inc. Landon & Rian Enterprises, Inc. Landscapes East of Central New York LeChase Construction Services, LLC LHCM Solutions Liberty Resources, Inc. Light to Darkness Photography - LTTD Litatro Little Lukes Locavore at Burritt's Lockheed Martin Loretto Luna Food Lover Luna Loca M. Lemp Jewelers M.A. Polce Consulting, Inc. M&T Bank M3 Placement & Partnerships Majesty Incorporated Mamma Hai Man in the Moon Candles Mangia Bene Italian Kitchen & Market Marklat, LLC Marquardt Switches, Inc. Marriott Syracuse Downtown, Brine Wells Development, LLC Mason's Computer Solutions Mastermind (Destiny USA) Method Marketing, Inc. Metis Consulting Group Metro Fitness Club Mimi's Bakery & Café, Inc. Miss Prissy's Modern Malt (Cicero) Mohawk Valley Community College Morse Manufacturing Co., Inc. Mower Mr. Shop Mulrooney's Restaurant & Pub MultiMed Billing Service, Inc. N&M Enterprises Inc dba Nicks Landscaping N.E.T. & Die, Inc. N.K. BHANDARI, Architecture & Engineering, P.C. Nascentia Health National Grid Nave Law Firm NBT Bank Nectar Espresso Bar & Vintages Nick's Tomato Pie No Slip Assistance Equipment Company NOCO Energy Corp. North Star Nutrition Northeast Hawley Development Association, Inc. Northland Communications Northwestern Mutual Novelis Inc. Nurse Connection Staffing, Inc. Offl/ne (Destiny USA) OneGroup Oneida Indian Nation - The Cove at Sylvan Beach Oneida Nation Enterprises, LLC Onondaga Community College Option Zero Oswego County Federal Credit Union Oswego County OB-GYN, P.C. Oswego Family Chiropractic Oswego Health Paideiapm Paladino's THE DELI Panera Bread (Towne Center) Pathfinder Bank Pawsitivitea Peace, Love, and Cupcakes Pearl Technologies Perfect Pour Café/Point Place Casino/Oneida Indian Nation PGR Foundation, Inc. Pie's The Limit Pinckney Hugo Group Pinnacle Employee Services Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC Pinnacle Human Resources, LLC Port of Oswego Authority ProArch Quadrant Biosciences, Inc. Quality Inn Rapid Response Monitoring Services, Inc. RAW Consulting Razzle Dazzle: Our Vegan Corner Reagan Companies Reed CNY Business Law, P.C. Renewal By Anderson of CNY Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) Riseform Brewing Co. Riverwalk Bagels Riverwalk Pizza Rockbridge Investment Management, LLC Rosamond Gifford Zoo Rudy Schmid Inc., TOTAL CAR CARE Rudy's Lakeside Drive-In Saab, Inc. Sake Japan (Destiny USA) Salon Bellezza Salt City Bar Salt City Coffee Saltine Warrior SBDC at OCC Seagate 301 S. Salina St. LLC (Woolworth's Building) SECNY Federal Credit Union Second Chance Diner, LLC Secure Network Technologies, Inc. Seneca Savings Shalimar Properties 407, LLC (Mizpah) Sherry’s Downtown Diner Simmons Ink and Stitch Sip Sip Hooray Wines & Liquors Site-Seeker, Inc. S'Marie Photography Smith Building, LLC / Paulus Development Company (Smith Supply Warehouse) SOULutions South Side Innovation Center Spectrum SS Funding & Procurement Resources, LLC St. Joseph’s Health Step One Creative Suburban Propane, LP Sun Environmental Corp. SUNY Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry SUNY Oswego SUNY Upstate Medical University SWBR SXD Solutions Syracuse Community Health Center, Inc. Syracuse Cooperative Market Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, PC Syracuse Regional Airport Authority Syracuse Time & Alarm Co., Inc. Syracuse University Syracuse Urban Partnership, Inc. (The Allyn Family Foundation/Salt City Market) Syracuse Wealth Management SYREnity Bar + Market Taco Bell Tarver Consulting Group, LLC TCGplayer Terakeet, LLC Thales The Bonadio Group The Caring Coalition of Central New York dba Hospice of Central New York & Hospice of the Finger Lakes The Castle, Simply Ingram, LLC The Central New York Business Journal The Emerson The Garam Group, LLC The Guest House The Haynor Hoyt Corp. The Kia Foundation, Inc. The Good Life Philanthropic Youth Foundation The Landmark Theatre The Red Sun Fire Roasting Co., LLC The Roofing Guys, Inc. The Rooftop Lounge Oswego Speach Family Candy Shoppe Inc. The Spot 625 The Town Shop The Winds of Cold Springs Harbor Marina Thompson & Johnson Equipment Co., Inc. Tonquin Corporation Toss & Fire Wood-Fired Pizza TruCare Connections, Inc. TruWeather Solutions, LLC Tully Building Supply Twin Trees Restaurant United Way of Central New York Universal Metal Works, LLC Upstate University Hospital Usherwood Office Technology Vera House, Inc. Vinciguerra Consulting Group VIP Structures Visual Technologies Corp. Volpi Wegmans Food and Pharmacy WellNow Urgent Care Whitlock Partners, LTD Wild Birds Unlimited WindShape Winnie's Soul Delicious Wireless Business Group, LLC WISE Women's Business Center Zamp Marketing dba Uniforms Etc. Zetagen Therapeutics |
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