SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CNY ATD has announced the nominees for the 10th Anniversary CNY BEST Talent Development Awards. The organization says it annually presents the awards to recognize excellence in talent development in Central New York. Organizations that link learning to the strategic growth or success of organizations and individuals will be recognized as Central New York’s best in talent development, CNY ATD said in a news release.
The CNY BEST Talent Development Awards nominees are the following:
For-Profit Organizations
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- The Hartford Insurance Company
- Indium
- OBG
- Oneida Nation Enterprises
- The Raymond Corporation
- Turning Stone Casino Resort
Not-for-Profit Organizations
- AmeriCU Credit Union
- Binghamton University Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development
- Crouse Hospital
- First Tee of Syracuse
- The Gifford Foundation
- NYSERNet.org and SUNY SAIL Institute
- University College of Syracuse University
Individual/Team
- Jim McCoy and Rick Short, Indium
A panel of local and national judges representing the profession and community will be evaluating the nominations for quality of talent-development practices, practice results and impacts, and demonstrations of how the practices linked to the strategic growth or success of the organization and individuals, the release stated.
The CNY BEST winners will be announced at the CNY BEST Talent Development Awards ceremony to be held on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 5 p.m. at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown. Registration and information regarding the CNY BEST Talent Development program and the awards ceremony are available at www.cnyastd.org, info@cnyastd.org, or by calling (315) 546-2783.
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