Syracuse University Athletics announces partnership with ride-hailing service Lyft
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics and the ride-hailing service Lyft, Inc. have announced a partnership starting this fall. Read More
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Hartwick College formally opens $7.1 million student-apartment building
ONEONTA, N.Y. — Hartwick College on Thursday formally opened a new $7.1 million student-apartment building that can house up to 72 upper-class students. Read More
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Herkimer County HealthNet to use grant to gather input on need for community center
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer County HealthNet will use a grant of nearly $20,000 to explore the possibility of an “intergenerational” community center for families in what it calls the “Mohawk Valley corridor.” Read More
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People news: Tompkins Financial Advisors names Case wealth advisor
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Financial Advisors announced that Bob Case has joined the firm as wealth advisor. He is based at the firm’s office at 119 E. Seneca St. in Ithaca. Read More
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Oswego County attracted a record $146 million in visitor spending last year
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Visitors to Oswego County spent a record of more than $146 million in 2016, up nearly 7 percent from the $136 million that visitors spent in 2015, the Oswego County government announced Read More
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M&T Bank names O’Hara general counsel
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) recently announced it has appointed Laura P. O’Hara as senior VP and general counsel. Read More
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People news: Junior League announces nine new members
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The nonprofit Junior League of Syracuse, Inc. announced that it has formally welcomed a new membership class of nine women. Read More
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Chemung Financial to pay quarterly dividend of 26 cents a share
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Chemung Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: CHMG) recently announced that its board of directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 26 cents a share. Read More
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Chick-fil-A breaks ground on Cicero restaurant, launches upstate New York expansion
CICERO, N.Y. — Chick-fil-A, an Atlanta, Georgia–based restaurant chain that specializes in chicken sandwiches, has broken ground on its upcoming location in Cicero. Read More
Opinion
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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