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Custom Jewelry

Jamestown native Caleb Martin began his custom jewelry company out of his garage and by selling items on Etsy. These days the company — now known as Thorum — has its headquarters, run by Caleb Martin and his wife, Stephanie, in Tampa, Florida and sells custom wedding rings. Mikinna ...

Humanoid Robots Are Here, But They’re A Little Awkward

Building a robot that’s both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction. While the latest artificial intelligence craze has sparked another wave of investments in the quest to build a humanoid, most of the current prototypes are clumsy and ...

Black Friday Shopping Could Look Different This Year, Experts Say

Retailers thrive on tantalizing shoppers ahead of the post-Thanksgiving event, keeping them guessing about how exactly the experience will unfold. But economic conditions, past sales and other factors can provide clues about what’s to come. Here’s what marketing, retail and supply chain experts expect for Black Friday 2023. SHOPPERS AND RETAILERS MAY SCALE BACK “A lot of macroeconomic indicators are pointing to a big slowdown in spending,” says Jeff Galak, associate professor of marketing at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. Signs include record-high ...

AT&T Offers Managers A Rare Benefit: Paid Time Off To Care For Loved Ones

NEW YORK — AT&T management employees are entitled to caregiver leave, which gives them up to 15 days off a year to care for ailing children or other relatives without eating into their vacation or personal sick days. Paid caregiver time off is a rarity in the U.S., which has no federal law ...

State Comptroller To Keynote Chamber Annual Meeting

The Chautauqua County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli will be the keynote speaker for our Annual Meeting, to be held at noon, Friday, December 8 at Moon Brook Country Club, North Main Street Extension, Jamestown. The Comptroller is just one of a small handful of offices elected statewide in New York State. Responsibilities of the office include managing the state pension fund, administering the state retirement system, protecting taxpayer funds, providing independent fiscal oversight on the states and City of New York ...