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June

Genius NY program announces 13 semifinalists in this year’s competition

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Genius NY, a business-accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, on Tuesday announced 13 teams as semifinalists in the competition’s fifth round. Read More
SUNY Chancellor names officer-in-charge at SUNY Potsdam as school president prepares to step down

POTSDAM, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras on Wednesday announced the appointment of John Graham as officer-in-charge at SUNY Potsdam. Read More
People news: SUNY Oswego hires VP for student affairs

OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego has announced the hiring of Kathleen Kerr as its new VP for students affairs, joining the school’s senior leadership team. Read More
Buttigieg visits Syracuse to get a look at Interstate 81, push for bill to fund replacement project

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said the work continues to improve Interstate 81 (I-81), help it meet the community’s needs, and reconnect the communities that “were once divided” [because of the highway]. Read More
Finger Lakes Health names Koczent CFO

GENEVA, N.Y. — Finger Lakes Health announced that it has appointed Trisha Koczent as its treasurer and chief financial officer (CFO). Read More
People news: Dannible & McKee promotes Layo to partner

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dannible & McKee, LLP announced it has promoted Shawn Layo, a certified public accountant, to partner in the firm, effective Thursday. Read More
Projects, funding announced for first phase of Utica Prosperity Initiative

UTICA, N.Y. — Small-business assistance programs and a new James Street Marketplace with loft apartments are among the projects announced in the first phase of the Utica Prosperity Initiative. Read More
Clarkson University President Anthony Collins to step down in June 2022

POTSDAM, N.Y. — Clarkson University President Anthony Collins announced he plans to step down from his role at the end of the 2021-22 academic year. Read More
Onondaga Community College to go smoke and tobacco free beginning Thursday

ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The campus of Onondaga Community College (OCC) will become smoke and tobacco free as of this Thursday. Read More

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Business Calendar

CNY ATD Orientation 9/23/2021 8:30 AM - 9/23/2021 9:30 AM Read More
Greater Oneida Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours 9/23/2021 5:00 PM - 9/23/2021 7:00 PM Read More
CNY ATD Coffee Chat DeWitt 9/27/2021 3:00 PM - 9/27/2021 5:00 PM Read More

Opinion

OPINION: Eviction Moratorium Extension Highlights Ugliest Parts of Albany The New York Legislature reconvened in Albany on [Sept. 1] to extend the state’s moratorium on evictions. The special session, which concluded after many New Yorkers had gone to sleep, was needed to e Read More
OPINION: What it means to be an American What does it mean to be an American? I suspect each of us would answer this question in our own way, depending on our experiences. But there are features of the American identity, certain qualities of Read More
OPINION: New York’s Public-Health Officials Must Regain the Public’s Trust After months of deceiving 20 million New Yorkers, former-Gov. Andrew Cuomo left office in disgrace. Among his many failures, Cuomo and his aides purposely hid the true impact of COVID-19 from the publ Read More

Business Mentors

VIEWPOINT: How Resiliency & Reconnection Drive Our Community Forward There has been a lot written about how the past 18 months have been like nothing we’ve experienced efore, and while we hope that we never have to experience anything like the coronavirus pandemic aga Read More
VIEWPOINT: Every business leader now has a new role: Healer-in-Chief A study released by the CDC in early July revealed some eye-opening statistics about frontline workers in my industry: • Since March 2020, respondents (health-care workers) reported experiencing trau Read More
CEO FOCUS: GENIUS NY 5.0 Teams Work Toward Pitch Finals In mid-August, we announced the five new companies participating in the GENIUS NY program’s fifth round. These companies moved into CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden and put down roots in Central New York Read More

People on the Move

People news: Capella joins Fust Charles Chambers accounting firm as partner DeWITT, N.Y. — Fust Charles Chambers LLP, a DeWitt–based accounting firm, announced that Patrick A. Capella, CPA has recently joined as a partner. Read More
MVCC names new dean for the School of Public and Human Services UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) announced it has appointed Sheila Flihan as the new dean of its School of Public and Human Services. Read More
People news: Lesko Financial Services names three advisors as partners/owners BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Lesko Financial Services, Inc. announced that three of its financial advisors have become partners in the firm. Read More