Irwin’s Fine Food awarded final 2021 grant from Utica’s Be a Neighbor Fund
UTICA, N.Y. — The Greater Utica Be a Neighbor Fund awarded its “fifth and final” grant to Irwin’s Fine Food of Utica. Read More
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CNY ATD receives CARE PLUS recognition for talent development
Also received CARE designation for 15th year SYRACUSE — CNY ATD announced it has been recognized by the Association of Talent Development (ATD) for 100 percent achievement of chapter-affiliation requ Read More
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PAR gets boost from $500M acquisition of California firm
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR), a provider of restaurant software, recently acquired a San Mateo, California firm that focuses on loyalty and guest-engagement products. Read More
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Downtown Committee starts two programs for Syracuse businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. has announced two marketing programs to help downtown businesses. Read More
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Visions Federal Credit Union to open new branch in Cortland this year
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Visions Federal Credit Union has plans to open a branch at 137 Clinton Ave. in Cortland later this year. Read More
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Community Bank System hires Karaivanov to oversee non-banking units
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that it has hired an experienced investment banker who helped advise it on mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Read More
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State launches new office of financial inclusion and empowerment
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has rolled out a new office of financial inclusion and empowerment. Read More
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NYCUA’s Mellin applauds NCUA offering relief to credit unions
The board of directors of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) on April 16 approved an interim final rule that will provide important financial relief and flexibility to credit unions. Read More
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Alternatives to make $2.5M in business loans in next 3 years in Schuyler County
ITHACA, N.Y. — Alternatives Federal Credit Union of Ithaca announced it plans to make more than $2.5 million business loans throughout Schuyler County over the next three years. Read More
Opinion
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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