Oneida Indian Nation pays out $1.5 million in summer bonuses to hourly employees
VERONA, N.Y. — The Oneida Indian Nation says it is paying a total of $1.5 million in summer bonuses to nearly all its hourly employees. Read More
HAPPENING NOW
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Crews complete nearly $11 million runway-improvement project at Syracuse airport
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on Friday announced that crews have finished construction of the nearly $11 million runway 10-28 rehabilitation project. Read More
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People news: Boris joins Barclay Damon
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Barclay Damon announced Traci Boris has joined the firm as partner in its health care & human services and labor & employment practice areas. Read More
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Syracuse football coach Dino Babers tests negative for COVID-19
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University head football coach Dino Babers has tested negative for COVID-19 after his exposure to someone who has the virus on Tuesday night. Read More
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McMahon outlines Onondaga County’s plan for COVID-19 booster shots
MARCELLUS, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon says the county is ready to provide Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots when it’s given the go-ahead to do so. Read More
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Ichor Therapeutics rebrands as Ichor Life Sciences
LAFAYETTE, N.Y. — Ichor Therapeutics, a biotechnology company headquartered in LaFayette, says it has rebranded as Ichor Life Sciences. Read More
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People news: Berkshire Bank parent company names executive VP, head of retail banking
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB) — the parent company of Berkshire Bank, which has a major presence in the Mohawk Valley — announced it has hired Lucia (Lucy) Bellomia as EVP, head of retail banking. Read More
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Grow-NY program selects 20 finalists for this year’s competition
Empire State Development (ESD) on Wednesday announced the 20 finalists selected to participate in the third year of the Grow-NY competition. Read More
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People news: Lyskawa joins Christopher Community as CFO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc. — a nonprofit development and management company providing affordable housing for low- and moderate-income people — recently announced it has hired Kyle Lyskawa as chief financial officer. Read More
Opinion
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OPINION: Eviction Moratorium Extension Highlights Ugliest Parts of Albany The New York Legislature reconvened in Albany on [Sept. 1] to extend the state’s moratorium on evictions. The special session, which concluded after many New Yorkers had gone to sleep, was needed to e Read More
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OPINION: What it means to be an American What does it mean to be an American? I suspect each of us would answer this question in our own way, depending on our experiences. But there are features of the American identity, certain qualities of Read More
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OPINION: New York’s Public-Health Officials Must Regain the Public’s Trust After months of deceiving 20 million New Yorkers, former-Gov. Andrew Cuomo left office in disgrace. Among his many failures, Cuomo and his aides purposely hid the true impact of COVID-19 from the publ Read More
Business Mentors
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VIEWPOINT: How Resiliency & Reconnection Drive Our Community Forward There has been a lot written about how the past 18 months have been like nothing we’ve experienced efore, and while we hope that we never have to experience anything like the coronavirus pandemic aga Read More -
VIEWPOINT: Every business leader now has a new role: Healer-in-Chief A study released by the CDC in early July revealed some eye-opening statistics about frontline workers in my industry: • Since March 2020, respondents (health-care workers) reported experiencing trau Read More -
CEO FOCUS: GENIUS NY 5.0 Teams Work Toward Pitch Finals In mid-August, we announced the five new companies participating in the GENIUS NY program’s fifth round. These companies moved into CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden and put down roots in Central New York Read More
People on the Move
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People news: Boris joins Barclay Damon SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Barclay Damon announced Traci Boris has joined the firm as partner in its health care & human services and labor & employment practice areas. Read More
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People news: Berkshire Bank parent company names executive VP, head of retail banking Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE: BHLB) — the parent company of Berkshire Bank, which has a major presence in the Mohawk Valley — announced it has hired Lucia (Lucy) Bellomia as EVP, head of retail banking. Read More
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People news: Lyskawa joins Christopher Community as CFO SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Christopher Community, Inc. — a nonprofit development and management company providing affordable housing for low- and moderate-income people — recently announced it has hired Kyle Lyskawa as chief financial officer. Read More