Galaxy Media names Solvay Bank executive as new CFO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse–based Galaxy Media has named Dana Loucks as its new CFO, replacing the retiring Mike Lucarelli. Read More
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Hinman, Howard & Kattell re-elects Orband as managing partner for new five-year term
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP, a Binghamton–based law firm, announced that its partners have re-elected James W. Orband as managing partner for a new five-year term, his fifth. Read More
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Canadian cannabis firm to renovate building in Kirkwood for industrial hemp park
KIRKWOOD, N.Y. — Smith Falls, Ontario–based Canopy Growth Corp. (NYSE:CGC) has “secured” a 308,000-square-foot facility on a 48-acre property in Kirkwood, describing it as a “key milestone in establishing its hemp industrial park in the Southern Tier.” Read More
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Cortland County Sherriff’s Office arrests three for robberies at two businesses
CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. — The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office announced it has arrested 19-year-old Thomas M. Shutts and two juveniles in connection with burglaries committed in January. Read More
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Kinney Drugs Foundation pledges $250K for Crouse Health NICU renovation, expansion
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Kinney Drugs Foundation has pledged $250,000 to the Crouse Health Foundation’s CrouseCares campaign in support of the renovation and expansion of the neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) at Crouse Health. Read More
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People news: Family nurse practitioner, Bergeron, joins PrimeCare’s Fulton office
FULTON, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced it has added family nurse practitioner Tyanna Bergeron to its PrimeCare Fulton office. Read More
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Roswell Park, Oneida Healthcare announce anonymous $1M donation to capital campaign
ONEIDA, N.Y. — Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo and Oneida Healthcare say an anonymous donor has contributed a $1 million to their joint $12 million capital campaign. Read More
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Southern Tier clean-energy incubator attracts 19 companies in first year
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) on Wednesday announced that 19 firms have joined the Southern Tier clean-energy incubator since opening its doors one year ago. Read More
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ITHACA, N.Y. — The New York State Police in Ithaca on Wednesday arrested a woman and a female teen from Syracuse for fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony. Read More
Opinion
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OPINION: A Lawmaker’s Impossible Task I don’t remember when it first occurred to me after arriving in Washington, D.C. many years ago that at its heart, being a member of Congress meant never being entirely satisfied. Read More
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OPINION: It’s now or never for Congress to cut spending Discretionary spending has risen by nearly $357 billion — a 26 percent jump to $1.7 trillion — since fiscal year 2019, according to data compiled by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Read More -
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
Business Mentors
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Ask Rusty: What Counts for Social Security’s Earnings Limit? Dear Rusty: I retired on Feb. 1, 2022. I collect a pension from my employer plus a union pension, as well as Social Security, all of which started in February 2022. Read More
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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
People on the Move
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Food Bank of Southern Tier CEO to become CEO of Binghamton’s WSKG ELMIRA, N.Y. — Natasha Thompson, president and CEO of the Food Bank of the Southern Tier, will step down March 17 to become the new president and CEO of WSKG, the PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) and NPR (National Public Radio) member station in Binghamton. Read More -
People news: Appel Osborne hires new project designer SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Emma Frazier has joined Appel Osborne Landscape Architecture as a project designer, the Syracuse–based firm announced. Read More -
Solvay Bank RICHARD AGUTTER has been promoted to mortgage-operations specialist in the residential mortgage and home equity department at Solvay Bank. Read More