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January

MVAR appoints Rushlo as new executive officer, names 2019 board of directors & MLS board of managers

UTICA — The Mohawk Valley Association of Realtors (MVAR) has appointed Ann Rushlo as its new executive officer and announced the 2019 MVAR board of directors and MLS board of managers. Rushlo comes t Read More
Egg production on New York farms falls 4 percent in November

New York farms produced 131.6 million eggs in November, down 4 percent from 137.1 million eggs in the year-earlier period, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. Read More
New York milk production dips slightly in November

New York dairy farmers produced 1.181 billion pounds of milk in November, down 0.3 percent from 1.184 billion pounds in the year-ago period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Read More
CNY Tweets - January 7, 2019

Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, tech, HR, career, and personal tips. SBA Atlantic (Region II) @SBAatlanticIf you’re a #veteran, our count Read More
JGB Enterprises sold to private-equity firm

SALINA — JGB Enterprises Inc., which supplies hoses and hose assemblies for commercial and military applications, is now under new ownership. Read More
Upstate University Hospital CEO, chief medical officer get permanent appointments

SYRACUSE — Upstate Medical University has decided to remove the term “interim” from the titles of two top officials at Upstate University Hospital. It has appointed Dr. Robert Corona as CEO and Dr. A Read More
Renovation work planned for the Marquee Cinemas location in New Hartford

NEW HARTFORD — A renovation project is planned at the 14-screen, Marquee Cinemas theatre in New Hartford. Read More
New York manufacturing index slides 12 points in December

The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index fell 12 points to 10.9 in December. The reading, based on firms responding to the survey, indicates “business activity grew at Read More
A Wild Journey: An Abbreviated History of the Syracuse Zoo

Today’s Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse has experienced more than a century of iterations. Its home, Burnet Park, was born from a merger between the Town of Geddes and the City of Syracuse in 1886. Read More

Opinion

OPINION: New York’s Changing Gun Laws: Here’s What You Need to Know Gun owners, outdoor sportsmen and women, and stores selling firearms and ammunition are now subjected to some troublesome procedures and protocols after new regulations went into effect on Sept. 13. Read More
OPINION: Climate Change is an urgent, difficult challenge We can no longer pretend that climate change is just a theory or that it’s a problem for the future. From deadly fires in Hawaii to devastating floods in the Northeast to record heat waves across much of the country, we see constant reminders of what a warming climate can do. Read More
OPINION: Recession soon? Unemployment jumps in the latest month The national unemployment rate reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) rose from 3.5 percent to 3.8 percent in August as an additional 514,000 Americans said they could not find work in the BLS’s household survey. Read More

Business Mentors

VIEWPOINT: Study shows the VA is understating vet suicides A recent study by America’s Warrior Partnership found that veterans were committing suicide at an alarming rate of 44 per day, more than twice the Veterans Administration’s (VA) estimate of 17 suicides a day. Read More
VIEWPOINT: A time of transformation for downtown Syracuse Downtown Syracuse is in a transformational moment. Reflecting on the last few years, I have watched our city reimagine its landscape into a thriving community with amazing places for people to explore and beautiful real estate for people to call home. Read More
VIEWPOINT: Demystifying Market Research: Data-Driven Insights for Mid-Market Firms Leading a mid-market company has never been more challenging than it is today. Read More

People on the Move

Schuyler Hospital Specialty Clinic adds new oncology, hematology providers MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Schuyler Hospital, a unit of Cayuga Health, has added new providers to its Specialty Clinic from Cayuga Hematology and Oncology Associates, part of the Cayuga Cancer Center. Read More
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City of Syracuse TONY WILLIAMS was recently appointed the new commissioner of Parks Recreation and Youth Programs for the City of Syracuse. Read More