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Syracuse football to play Pittsburgh at Yankee Stadium this fall to commemorate centennial anniversary

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange and Pittsburgh Panthers football teams will face off at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 11 to mark the centennial anniversary of the first football game played at Yankee Stadium. Read More
Oneida Nation Enterprises to open fourth Maple Leaf Market location in Verona

VERONA, N.Y. — Oneida Nation Enterprises on Monday announced plans for its fourth Maple Leaf Market store at the intersection of Route 365 and Route 31 in Verona. Read More
Mother Cabrini Health Foundation awards Crouse Hospital $100K grant for addiction-treatment services

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Crouse Hospital will use a $100,000 grant to expand programs in its addiction-treatment services (ATS). Read More
Mower agency names Crockett CEO

SYRACUSE, N.Y. —Mower, a Syracuse–based marketing-communications firm, on Friday announced it has named Stephanie Crockett president and CEO. Read More
North Country municipalities receive $9 million in NY Forward funding

Three North County communities will share $9 million as regional winners of the first round of NY Forward, the state’s “plan-then-act” program to support its Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Read More
CenterState CEO starts podcast series called Talk CNY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday launched a new podcast series it calls Talk CNY. Read More
Terakeet cuts 64 jobs from its outreach team

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Terakeet has eliminated 64 positions from its outreach team, the Syracuse–based search-engine technology company has confirmed to CNYBJ. Read More
Syracuse University Athletics announces sponsorship agreement with Hidden Level

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics on Wednesday announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Hidden Level, a Syracuse–based firm that provides an airspace-monitoring service. Read More
Utica University board, faculty clash over recommendation to eliminate majors

UTICA, N.Y. — A recent recommendation by Utica University President Laura Casamento to eliminate 15 majors at the university and modify several others has sparked pushback from the faculty union and a censure of the university’s board of trustees by the faculty senate. Read More

Opinion

OPINION: Judicial Nomination Turned Into Another Albany Fiasco As in so many instances in Albany, basic, fundamental democratic processes are frustrated by political agendas and needless dysfunction. Read More
OPINION: House dysfunction is cause for alarm Like many Americans, I watched with dismay [in early January] as the U.S. House of Representatives struggled through 15 votes over four days to select a new speaker. Read More
OPINION: State Leaders Must Listen to the Public When Setting the 2023 Agenda With the beginning of each new legislative session, it’s tradition to hear members of the New York Legislature and the governor lay out their goals and outline the policies they deem most valuable for the state’s residents. Read More

Business Mentors

VIEWPOINT: COVID-19 Legal Check-Up: Where Are We Now? With the onset of the COVID-19 XBB.1.5 variant, more employees are in need of time off from work this winter to recover from unfortunate illness. Below is a quick update for employers on the current state of COVID-19 paid-leave laws available to employees: Read More
VIEWPOINT: Health Care and Cybersecurity CIRCIA’s Potential Effect on Health-Care Entities Welcome to 2023. As in 2022, we are likely to see continuing escalation of cyber-intrusion threats to health-care entities and their data. Read More
VIEWPOINT: This year resolve to improve your cybersecurity While keeping New Year’s resolutions can prove to be challenging, there is one resolution worth focusing on, and that is improving your organization’s cybersecurity. Read More

People on the Move

Mower agency names Crockett CEO SYRACUSE, N.Y. —Mower, a Syracuse–based marketing-communications firm, on Friday announced it has named Stephanie Crockett president and CEO. Read More
McFarland Johnson adds senior project manager in aviation division BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. announced that Jeff Mishler has joined the company as a senior project manager in its aviation division. Read More
D’Arcangelo & Co. names managing partner UTICA, N.Y. — The public accounting firm D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP recently announced it has named Tricia L. Lucas managing partner, effective Jan. 1. Read More