Away From The Office — Permanently?
How Working Remotely Is Changing Real Estate A corner office isn’t what it once was. No office is. Technology has made it easier than ever for people to work remotely, handling their jobs from where Read More
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The Rules are Final: Let’s Put CNY’s Opportunity Zones to Work
When the owner of a local manufacturer operating in Central New York for more than 60 years sold the company to a national operator on Jan. 7, 2020, he realized over $2 million in capital gains that w Read More
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2020 Economic Forecast Calls for Progress and Optimism
During our annual Economic Forecast breakfast [on Jan. 22], we highlighted new optimism that is being felt in our community as we start this new decade. Members of the business community who contribut Read More
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“When you walk with someone, something unspoken happens. Either you match their pace or they match yours.” — Sidney Poitier, American-Bahamian actor, film director That’s a good quote from Sir Sid Read More
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Contrarian thinking can put us on the right track
It makes business more interesting when there are a few contrarians around. For example, a Jeff Bezos, a Steve Jobs, or an Elon Musk, those who challenge commonly accepted assumptions. They stir our p Read More
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The story of local rental website, OrangeHousing.com
As a property manager in Syracuse, during the late 1990s, Donna Glassberg noticed a problem that needed a solution. Renters struggled to find housing in an easy, accessible way. Read More
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Top Digital Health Trends for 2020
Last November, we saw the rollout of the latest upgrades to Amazon’s Echo speaker line: earbuds, glasses, and a ring that connect to Amazon’s personal assistant Alexa. These new products are just thre Read More
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Why Teaching Employees Your Company Financials Is A Winning Formula
In many businesses, a wide gulf exists between ownership and the workforce, a disconnect that can leave employees feeling undervalued and wanting to leave. The high cost of replacing them means it’s Read More
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Viewpoint: How to Get Talented People Engaged in the Sport of Strategy
The picture of a successful company has evolved over the last decade to reflect changes in the business environment as well as changes in the nature of organizations. Read More
Health Care & Education
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Cuomo orders hospitals to give spare ventilators, PPE to help downstate ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday said he is ordering hospitals across New York state to turn over ventilators and personal protection equipment (PPE) like masks, gloves, and gowns, that he says they don’t currently need, to help New York City–area facilities facing a surge of COVID-19 patients. Read More -
Coronavirus fallout: Cornell sets hiring, salary freeze ITHACA — Cornell University says it has a plan to help it deal with the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, which has squeezed the revenue streams of the higher-education industry. Read More -
Upstate Medical University seeks recovered COVID-19 patients for “emergency” clinical trial SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University is seeking people who have recovered from the illness caused by coronavirus to donate plasma in an “emergency” clinical trial to help treat other severely ill patients battling COVID-19. Read More
Construction, Design & Real Estate
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Northeast HVAC Solutions leases 1,000-square-foot office in Syracuse SYRACUSE — Northeast HVAC Solutions, Inc. recently leased 1,000 square feet of office space located at 886 Brighton Avenue East in Syracuse. Read More -
CNY Racing buys DeWitt building for $425K DeWITT — CNY Racing — a screen printing, embroidery, and event accessories provider — recently purchased the 7,200-square-foot freestanding commercial building at 6985 Collamer Road in DeWitt. Read More -
MVHS opens respiratory triage tents outside St. Elizabeth, St. Luke’s campuses UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has opened two respiratory triage tents outside the emergency departments (ED) at its two hospital campuses. Read More
Manufacturing & Engineering
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MACNY: State budget includes funding for apprentice program DeWITT, N.Y. — The newly approved state budget includes $750,000 to sustain the manufacturers’ intermediary apprenticeship program (MIAP). Read More -
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FuzeHub opens Build4Scale NY fund for startups, manufacturers ALBANY, N.Y. — FuzeHub announced it has launched a new grant fund as part of its Build4Scale NY initiative. Read More