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May

Roosevelt Residences construction job fair for Oneida County residents set for May 15

UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica Municipal Housing Authority; Norstar Development USA, L.P.; and community partners will sponsor a free construction job fair for Oneida County residents for the Roosevelt Residences project. Read More
Binghamton University student-philanthropy program awards more than $15K to nonprofits

VESTAL, N.Y. — Four nonprofit organizations, including one in Madison County, will benefit from more than $15,000 in funding that the Binghamton University Philanthropy Incubator program is awarding. Read More
Eric Mower + Associates rebrands as Mower

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Eric Mower + Associates is rebranding as Mower. Read More
CNY tweets - May 7 2018

Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, HR, career, and personal tips. Bonadio Group @bonadiogroupSmall businesses unprepared for tax Read More
The Auto Specialist formally opens renovated store in Clinton

CLINTON — The Auto Specialist, an automotive accessory shop, formally opened its renovated facility on May 4 in Clinton. The business held a ribbon-cutting event with the Greater Utica Chamber of Com Read More
Broome County hotel occupancy rate rises for 11th straight month in March

BINGHAMTON — Hotels in Broome County were fuller in March compared to a year ago, continuing a long string of monthly occupancy increases, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (room Read More
New York egg production falls 5 percent in March

New York farms produced 137.8 million eggs in March, down 5 percent from 145.2 million eggs in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The a Read More
Air Innovations works at exporting, earns SBA honors

CICERO — Air Innovations, Inc. can relate to the old phrase “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” according to Michael Wetzel, the company’s president and CEO. Read More
State roads to benefit from $100M in ‘harsh winter’ funds

ALBANY — April showers might bring May flowers, but the long winter and harsh weather has brought potholes aplenty to roads across New York. Read More

Business Calendar

WBOC March Program: Speed Networking 3/3/2021 5:00 PM - 3/3/2021 6:30 PM Read More
How your company can engage in Syracuse Surge 3/4/2021 8:00 AM - 3/4/2021 9:30 AM Read More
GOFCC 2021 Annual Meeting 3/4/2021 1:00 PM - 3/4/2021 2:00 PM Read More

Opinion

OPINION: Cuomo’s Call to Focus on Facts & Data are Hypocritical He disregards both For months, we listened to Gov. Andrew Cuomo laud the importance of fact-based decision making and proclaim the values of objectivity and science. But “do as I say, not as I do” ha Read More
OPINION: A New Future for I-81 and Central New York Large-scale infrastructure projects are gaining national attention for their opportunity to spark growth and create jobs as the country seeks to recover from the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. Th Read More
OPINION: Cuomo’s nursing-home coverup needs to be fully investigated It has never been clearer that there must be a full and immediate investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s nursing-home coverup and the circumstances surrounding the loss of 15,000 senior citizens to COVI Read More

Business Mentors

VIEWPOINT: Will Employers or Workers Have the Upper Hand After the Pandemic? It’s been a year now since we came under the relentless domination of the coronavirus. After all this time, the picture isn’t pleasant. The end is uncertain and the implications for the future are far Read More
VIEWPOINT: What Employers Should Know About Minority Unions Lessons from Google It is no secret that private-sector union membership has dramatically decreased over the past several decades. This reality has forced labor organizers to get creative with their Read More
VIEWPOINT: 3 ways today’s health-care CFO is no longer a traditional CFO Though health-care chief financial officers (CFOs) still occupy a traditional role in many organizations, the role has significantly expanded in recent years. No longer can a CFO of a major health-car Read More

People on the Move

Rome Health names new president and CEO ROME, N.Y. — Rome Health, an affiliate of St. Joseph’s Health, on Friday announced it named AnneMarie Walker-Czyz as its next president and CEO, effective March 1. Read More
CHRISTOPHER MALONE Pinckney Hugo Group has hired CHRISTOPHER MALONE as a copywriter. Prior to joining Pinckney Hugo Group, he gained experience in marketing at CNY Arts, the Salvation Army, and Syracuse New Times. Malon Read More
JEFFREY WITT STRAIN JEFFREY WITT STRAIN, M.D., an experienced general surgeon, has joined the General Surgery Associates team at Oswego Health. He is trained and board-certified in the areas of bariatric surgery, general Read More