New Partners-CEO Insights August 2024

Posted on July 31, 2024

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Please join us in welcoming new CenterState CEO Partner-level members. 

 

Comfort Inn & Suites Liverpool/ Clay

Tracy Carvell

3979 NY-31

Liverpool, NY 13090

315-622-2576

www.choicehotels.com/choice-privileges

Enjoy easy access to top Central New York attractions at the Comfort Inn & Suites® Liverpool – Syracuse hotel in Liverpool. Located within a short drive of Syracuse University, downtown Syracuse, Le Moyne College, Destiny USA and the Anheuser-Busch Baldwinsville brewery, the hotel provides a great home base for your trip. Several shops, restaurants and a Wegmans supermarket are within walking distance. Brewerton Speedway, Hickory Hill Golf Course, Onondaga Lake and SUNY Oswego are just a short drive. The hotel is pet friendly.

 

Express Employment Professionals

Elvis Mehmedovic

3004 Erie Blvd E.

Syracuse, NY 13224

315-446-4900

www.expresspros.com/syracuse

Express Employment Professionals is a full-service staffing company providing contract, evaluation and direct hire staffing in light industrial, administrative and professional placements. Express works with job seekers and employers to match the right skills and experience to the right jobs. With nearly 30 years of local experience and 800 locations strong across the United States, Express is a leader in providing solutions that help our clients find the right talent, and its associates find the right job. Express Employment Professionals is large enough to meet even the most demanding staffing needs while focusing on the most important asset: clients.

 

Sky Zone

Pam Tuohey

4155 NY-31

Clay, NY 13041

315-928-3737

www.skyzone.com/clay

Sky Zone is the largest developer, operator and franchisor of indoor active entertainment parks in the world. Known for Sky Zone, the preeminent brand in the industry, along with the DEFY and Rockin' Jump brands, Sky Zone serves over 40 million visitors and members annually. Sky Zone's rapid growth and innovation has created facilities and exclusive attractions that provide active physical fun, facilitate shareable social media posts, and bring thrill and delight to its worldwide fan base. 

 

Taitem Engineering PC

Theresa Ryan

110 S. Albany St.

Ithaca, NY 14850

6107-277-1118

www.taitem.com

Taitem Engineering is a full-service consulting engineering firm at the forefront of innovative, sustainable design and building science. During 35 years of continuous operation, Taitem has continued to expand its offerings in energy efficiency and net-zero energy, leading the market, while maintaining its commitment to its mission as reflected in its name, “Technology As If The Earth Mattered.” The team assists architects, developers and commercial clients with MEPS+FP engineering, energy analysis and management services. As a B-Corp, Taitem's work not only has a measurable impact on people’s lives, but also contributes to improvements to industry best practices to help achieve carbon reduction goals.

 

 

 

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