MIKE DOOLEY has joined Solvay Bank as its assistant VP and branch manager of its Baldwinsville office. The office is the bank’s 10th branch and is slated to open in early 2018. JOHN PETRUS has joined Read More
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Community Bank N.A. has promoted AARON FRIOT to VP, chief technology officer. He will also serve as chairman of the bank’s strategic technology committee and sit on its senior management committee. Fr Read More
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MICHAEL J. MAJOR has joined Lakeside Engineering as a partner of the firm. He is a graduate of SUNYIT from its civil engineering technology program. Major will assist with running the day-to-day opera Read More
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Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS)
JOHN A. MARTIN has been named human resources business partner at the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). Before joining MVHS, he served as VP of human resources at Upstate Cerebral Palsy in Utica sin Read More
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People news: M&T Bank elects Scannell to board
BUFFALO, N.Y. — M&T Bank Corp. (NYSE: MTB) announced it has elected John R. Scannell, of East Aurora, to its board of directors, effective Nov. 20. Read More
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State suspends construction-related lane closures during the Thanksgiving weekend
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced that temporary lane closures associated with road and bridge construction projects on New York state highways will not be permitted during the Thanksgiving weekend travel period. Read More
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SUNY Poly to offer online master’s degree program in network and computer security
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) plans to offer an online master’s degree program in network and computer security (NCS) in the fall of 2018. Read More
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Green Planet Grocery to close Cicero store
CICERO, N.Y. — Green Planet Grocery announced it is closing its Cicero store after three years in business. 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