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Camillus store among those hoping to benefit from this weekend’s Small Business Saturday

CAMILLUS, N.Y. — Aubry Panek, owner of Witty Wicks Candles and Gift Shop in Camillus, is ready to provide consumers with plenty of stocking stuffers and presents this holiday season. Read More
Community Bank shifts to drive-thru service only with lobby service by appointment only

DeWITT, N.Y. — Citing concerns over the “evolving situation” with COVID-19, DeWitt–based Community Bank N.A. announced it has decided to close all branch lobbies and operate solely through available drive-thrus, as of Wednesday. Read More
Syracuse basketball schedules Dec. 3 home game against Niagara

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball announced Wednesday that it has scheduled a game against Niagara on Thursday, Dec. 3 in the Carrier Dome. Read More
Ithaca firm wins funding in Grow-NY competition, Israeli company captures grand prize

Halomine of Ithaca is among the businesses winning prize money in this year’s virtual Grow-NY food and agriculture business competition. Read More
Greater Binghamton Chamber to host job fair Dec. 4

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce will host an in-person, indoor job fair on Dec. 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Binghamton. Read More
Oneida County reports record number of COVID-19 cases with 214

UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Tuesday reported a record 214 new positive cases of COVID-19, and its health department is pleading with people who have tested positive for the virus, or been exposed to a positive case, to stay home and isolate. Read More
Broome County reports two new COVID-19 deaths, 105 cases in last day

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County Executive Jason Garnar on Tuesday announced two new COVID-19-related deaths in the last day, bringing the county’s total to 116. Read More
Nearly six in 10 Broome County hotel rooms were empty in October

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels posted an average occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) of 40.6 percent in October, down 36.2 percent from a year ago, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Read More
People news: Bergeron joins Center for Wound Healing at Oswego Health

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Tyanna W. Bergeron, a state-licensed nurse practitioner and registered nurse, has joined the Center for Wound Healing at Oswego Health, the health-care system announced. Read More

Business Calendar

Virtual Quantum Collider 2.0 12/1/2020 - 12/2/2020 Read More
2020 Family Business Awards 12/3/2020 8:45 AM - 12/3/2020 9:30 AM Read More
CNY ATD Orientation 12/3/2020 12:00 PM - 12/3/2020 1:00 PM Read More

Opinion

Why Buying A Small Business Now Is A Bad Idea Normally, I am a proponent of buying small businesses. The data shows they make the world go ‘round. The U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, which defines a small business as a fir Read More
Election Takeaways Every year right after an election, I would find a small pile of requests waiting for me from journalists. They wanted some sort of comment on what it all meant. “What are the voters telling us?” they Read More
OPINION: Time to Get Back to Business The National Small Business Association (NSBA) congratulates all of the winners of the 2020 elections and looks forward to a productive nonpartisan working relationship that can address the many issue Read More

Business Mentors

Celebrating Nearly 300 Economic Champions During an Unprecedented Year While 2020 has been an unprecedented, challenging year for businesses in Central New York, we feel it is important to recognize the bright spots — big and small — that have emerged in the midst of it Read More
Nine Habits that Cause Us Unnecessary Trouble Most of us are talented at excusing personal habits as trivial idiosyncrasies or minor infractions. Yet, they can come together to form a clear picture of who we are in the eyes of others. Below are Read More
VIEWPOINT: 5 Signs that it’s Time to Sell the Family Business Owning and operating a family business is a big part of the American dream. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 90 percent of all North American business enterprises are family-owned. But along with Read More

People on the Move

Grossman St. Amour CPAs, PLLC Grossman St. Amour CPAs, PLLC recently added three new accountants. KATELYN E. COOK is a staff accountant in the firm’s tax services group. She practices in the areas of bookkeeping, financial-statem Read More
HOLT Architects HOLT Architects recently named RICHARD J. WAGNER principal associate. He is a visionary team leader who has been a critical member of the HOLT team since 2000, the firm says. A health-care architect w Read More
TAYLOR FRIANT TAYLOR FRIANT has joined the staff of Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt. He is a building-envelope specialist with five years of experience in façade engineering, investigation, and special inspections. Frian Read More