Upstate Medical to use $3M Golisano donation for center for special needs
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Foundation will use a $3 million donation from Tom Golisano to establish a center for special needs at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. Read More
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Carthage Area Hospital CEO Duvall to also lead Claxton-Hepburn in Ogdensburg
CARTHAGE, N.Y. — Richard (Rich) Duvall, CEO of Carthage Area Hospital, will also become the next CEO of Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg, effective mid-October. Read More
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Lockheed Martin Owego wins $8.4M contract for radar equipment for Australian Navy
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) plant in Owego has been awarded an $8.4 million firm-fixed contract for radar data processors and antenna pedestals, according to a Thursday contract announcement from the U.S. Defense Department. Read More
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Syracuse University, Galaxy Media Partners extend broadcast deal through 2024-25
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics and Syracuse–based Galaxy Media Partners announced they have extended their broadcast agreement through 2024-25. Read More
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Ithaca house cleaner charged with grand larceny
ITHACA, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced they recently arrested an Ithaca woman for stealing jewelry worth more than $1,000 from a home she was hired to clean. Read More
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State approves Massena Memorial request to close critical-care unit
MASSENA — Massena Memorial Hospital (MMH) recently announced plans to close its four-bed critical-care unit (CCU) after the New York State Department of Health (DOH) approved its request to do so. Read More
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Four Broome County small businesses receive $10,000 grants from Town of Union
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. — Four Broome County businesses have secured small business funding awards of $10,000 each from the Town of Union local development corporation’s (LDC) grant access program (GAP). Read More
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Jefferson County hotel occupancy rate dips over 3 percent in August
WATERTOWN — Hotels in Jefferson County welcomed fewer guests in August than in the year-ago month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) Read More
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State certified service-disabled veteran-owned businesses at “national record pace” in 2018
New York State certified 181 service-disabled veteran-owned businesses (SDVOBs) last year, a figure contributing to a “national record pace,” according to the 2018 annual report of the New York State Read More
Opinion
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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
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OPINION: House dysfunction is cause for alarm Like many Americans, I watched with dismay [in early January] as the U.S. House of Representatives struggled through 15 votes over four days to select a new speaker. Read More
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OPINION: State Leaders Must Listen to the Public When Setting the 2023 Agenda With the beginning of each new legislative session, it’s tradition to hear members of the New York Legislature and the governor lay out their goals and outline the policies they deem most valuable for the state’s residents. Read More
Business Mentors
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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 -
VIEWPOINT: This year resolve to improve your cybersecurity While keeping New Year’s resolutions can prove to be challenging, there is one resolution worth focusing on, and that is improving your organization’s cybersecurity. Read More
People on the Move
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Mower agency names Crockett CEO SYRACUSE, N.Y. —Mower, a Syracuse–based marketing-communications firm, on Friday announced it has named Stephanie Crockett president and CEO. Read More -
McFarland Johnson adds senior project manager in aviation division BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — McFarland Johnson, Inc. announced that Jeff Mishler has joined the company as a senior project manager in its aviation division. Read More -
D’Arcangelo & Co. names managing partner UTICA, N.Y. — The public accounting firm D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP recently announced it has named Tricia L. Lucas managing partner, effective Jan. 1. Read More