Syracuse football adds more than 4,000 new season ticket holders
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse athletics department on Monday announced it has sold more than 4,000 new season tickets for the 2019 football season. Read More
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Broome Talent Task Force releases first progress report
DICKINSON, N.Y. — Broome Talent Task Force has released a report on its progress to address workforce-development and “talent-attraction” needs in Broome County. Read More
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Syracuse’s Mangakahia to return for final season with women’s basketball team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University junior guard Tiana Mangakahia says she’s returning to school for her final year of eligibility with the women’s basketball team. Read More
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SUNY Poly, MVCC sign expanded articulation “Path to Poly” agreement
UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) and Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) on Friday expanded an existing agreement that allows MVCC graduates to “easily continue their education at SUNY Poly.” Read More
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Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, HR, career, and personal tips. SBA @SBAgov5 Myths About Payroll Taxes — http://ow.ly/gvSW30o3x Read More
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3 Tips For Planning Your Retirement During Uncertain Times
Retirement planning can be fraught with worry in the best of times, but when the market turns volatile and uncertainty reigns, people in or near retirement may give way to anxiety or unease to an even Read More
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Six Leadership Habits CEOs Need To Develop
Bad habits can be hard to break, and for business leaders who have them, they can be deal-breakers. In a survey by Leadership IQ, an online training firm, the primary reasons CEOs were fired — misman Read More
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19 Ways To Mess Up On The Job Without Even Knowing It
There is everything right about looking out for yourself and your career. Right now, with more jobs than people to fill them, it’s easier than ever. One month in mid-2018, job postings exceeded the n Read More
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Are You Ready to Start a Business?
Starting up a new business is exciting while also being a frightening and difficult task. The Pew Research Center reports that more than 50 percent of startups fail in the first four years and fewer t Read More
Opinion
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OPINION: Gov. Hochul needs to Keep Farm OT Threshold at 60 Hours For nearly two years, my colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference and I have been imploring the Farm Laborers Wage Board to keep the overtime threshold for farm workers at 60 hours per week. Read More
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OPINION: U.S. relations with the Americas deserve attention Some of the United States’ most important relationships are with other countries in the Americas. They often receive less attention than they deserve. These relationships can be challenging, but there are few challenges more important than working effectively with our neighbors. Read More
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OPINION: Gov. Hochul using COVID as a Political Tool is Abhorrent As a rule, most emergencies are obvious to the individuals experiencing them. Read More
Business Mentors
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CEO FOCUS: Leveraging Opportunities to Drive New Progress for CNY’s Innovation Ecosystem Over the past few weeks, I have been reflecting on how we think about our community, and the two decades of strategic planning and hard work that is transforming our regional economy. Read More
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VIEWPOINT: Retirees are going back to work More senior citizens are saying, “I’m too young to retire.” Some simply can’t afford to retire; others remain in the workforce because it makes them feel productive. Read More -
VIEWPOINT: It’s Just the Beginning of Mohawk Valley’s Economic Transformation The Mohawk Valley region underwent gut-wrenching economic changes in the mid-1990s with the realignment of Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome and major industrial plant downsizings and closures. Read More
People on the Move
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People news: English named Communications Division GM at United Radio DeWITT, N.Y. — United Radio announced it has hired Leslie English as the company’s new Communications Division general manager. Read More -
Mohawk Valley EDGE announces two new hires ROME, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley EDGE has added two new staff members. Chris Lawrence is the new VP of planning and development, while Hannah Phillips has joined the economic-development organization as director of marketing and communications. Read More -
Indium’s Vareha-Walsh named to national industry association board CLINTON, N.Y. — Donna Vareha-Walsh, director of global supply chain and international trade compliance at Indium Corporation, was recently elected to the American Tin Trade Association board of directors. Read More