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March 2014

Brooklyn’s Barclays Center to host ACC Tournament in ’17, ’18

Syracuse University will return to New York City for men's college basketball post-season tournament games for at least two years later this decade. Brooklyn’s Barclays Center today announced a two Read More
Syracuse Heart Walk raises $450,000

PHOTO CREDIT: www.heart.org SYRACUSE — More than 3,000 fundraising runners and walkers from across Central New York joined the 30th anniversary Syracuse Heart Walk last Saturday (March 22) and helped Read More
SUNY BEST April 3 event discusses small businesses and federal-government contracting

BINGHAMTON — The SUNY Business and Education Cooperative of the Southern Tier (SUNY BEST) will host an event on April 3 offering small-business owners information on how to tap federal-government cont Read More
Cuomo pushes property-tax plan in DeWitt

DeWITT — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo today outlined his proposal to cut property taxes during a visit to the DeWitt Community Room. Read More
VNA Homecare, Upstate HomeCare sign preferred provider agreement

SYRACUSE — Utica–based Upstate HomeCare and VNA Homecare of Syracuse have signed an agreement allowing Upstate to supply the infusion, oxygen, and medical equipment that VNA patients need. The organi Read More
Schumer urges Air Force to ‘prioritize’ budget funding for demolition of BAE site

UNION — U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Monday urged the U.S. Air Force to “prioritize” funding in its operations and maintenance budget for the demolition of the former BAE Systems site in Read More
NYSAR blames weather for February decline in New York home sales

A trade organization is blaming the winter weather for a nearly 6 percent decrease in sales of previously owned New York homes in February compared to the same month in 2013. The figure is part of a Read More
NY Daily News: Jets will return to SUNY Cortland for training camp

A report in today’s New York Daily Newssays the New York Jets will return to SUNY Cortland for training camp this summer. The team in January announced it would explore other options in “what amounte Read More
Cuomo announces ‘Bridge to Success’ loan program for women and minority contractors

Participating lenders have launched the “Bridge to Success” loan program, committing at least $20 million to expand access to short-term bridge loans for minority and women-owned business enterprise Read More

Business Calendar

Employee Learning Awareness Roundtable 2/8/2023 8:30 AM - 2/8/2023 9:30 AM Read More
GOFCC Business After Hours 2/8/2023 4:30 PM - 2/8/2023 6:30 PM Read More
The American Workplace: Blending Five Generations 2/9/2023 8:15 AM - 2/9/2023 10:30 AM 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