Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various business, career, personal, and digital/social-media tips. NFIB @NFIB Don’t let high #startup costs keep you f Read More
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GEI Consultants renews lease for 3,700-square-foot Ithaca office
ITHACA — GEI Consultants, Inc. recently renewed its lease of 3,708 square feet of office space at 1301 Trumansburg Road in Ithaca. Rick Searles and Brian Tennant, of CBRE/Syracuse, and Alex Plaisted, Read More
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Hartwick College launches state’s first Peace Corps preparatory program
ONEONTA — Hartwick College recently announced it has formed a partnership with the Peace Corps, establishing New York state’s first college-level preparatory program. The Hartwick Peace Corps Prepara Read More
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Carrols’ third-quarter net income falls on higher costs
SYRACUSE — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) recently reported that its net income fell to $2.8 million, or 6 cents a share, in the third quarter ending Oct. 1, from $4.5 million, or 10 cents, in the year-ago period. Read More
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Piaker & Lyons settles into new Syracuse–area office
SALINA — Piaker & Lyons PC, a Binghamton–based accounting firm, on Nov. 15 formally opened its new Syracuse–area location at 100 Elwood Davis Road in Salina. Read More
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Northland Communications generating sustained growth
HOLLAND PATENT — In October 1904, Ellis Jones convinced 10 of his friends and neighbors to start a telephone company. Read More
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Shineman Foundation awards $329K in grants to 15 area nonprofits
OSWEGO — The Richard S. Shineman Foundation has awarded grants totaling $329,000 to 15 nonprofit organizations. The funded projects “reach a wide range of people” in Oswego County, the organization s Read More
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Entrepreneurs in 2017 SBA Emerging Leaders program graduate
SYRACUSE — The Syracuse district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on Nov. 1 honored the owners of 16 participating companies in this year’s Emerging Leaders program during a graduation ceremony. Read More
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St. Lawrence University selects design firm for Appleton Arena renovations
CANTON — St. Lawrence University announced it has tapped HOK, a global design, architecture, and engineering firm, to present a plan for refurbishing and improving the school’s Appleton Arena. Read More
Opinion
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OPINION: Presidents get blamed for recessions on their watch If anything has a knack of making presidents in otherwise commanding positions into one-term presidents, it is recessions of the U.S. economy. Read More
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OPINION: Democracy should improve the lives of people We Americans tend to think it’s self-evident that our system of government is superior. We value the freedom, independence, and individual rights that are part of our democratic system. Read More
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OPINION: State Budget has Inadequate Funding for Essential Local Roads Every day, New Yorkers rely on local roads, bridges, and culverts to get to work, go to school, run their errands and enjoy our state’s many great recreational destinations. Read More
Business Mentors
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Ask Rusty: What’s the Best Way to Start Receiving My Survivor Benefit? Dear Rusty: When one becomes a widow/widower, what is the most efficient way to start receiving the deceased’s monthly Social Security. Read More
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VIEWPOINT: NYS Pay-Transparency Law Amendments Signed into Law On March 3, 2023, a bill (https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S1326) amending the New York State pay-transparency law was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. It reflects changes that the governor requested in exchange for her approval of the law in December 2022. Read More
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VIEWPOINT: 6 best practices for evaluating creative project proposals The meeting is about to begin. The creative team has spent days, weeks — maybe even months — massaging their concepts, tactics, and messaging into the perfect presentation. Read More
People on the Move
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Adirondack Bank RICHARD (DICK) HOOPER has been promoted to VP of purchasing and facilities at Adirondack Bank. Read More
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Bates Troy Healthcare Linen Binghamton–based Bates Troy Healthcare Linen has added BRYAN GOODMAN as a health-care customer-service representative, managing the Southern Tier, Central New York, and Northeast Pennsylvania markets. Read More