Why Salespeople Don’t Make More Sales
Things don’t go well for some salespeople. Simply put, they say they want to sell, but their numbers tell a different story. What’s missing? What needs to change? The answer may rest in how salespeop Read More
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4 Tips For Steering Your Business Through Tough Times
Good times come with this certainty: They never last. For businesses, that means formidable challenges (a weak economy, new competition, a sea change in the marketplace) are always just around the co Read More
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Tell Us What’s in Store for Your Business in 2020
Current macro-economic trends reflect a regional economy that is overall strong and growing. However, to truly get a clear, nuanced, and comprehensive picture of the region’s economy, we ask our Cente Read More
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Some Thoughts for Employee-Benefits Season
— “Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of the employees, they will take care of the clients.” — Richard Branson The famous white duck, perhaps the most recognizable ma Read More
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Open enrollment: Not just about group health-plan selection anymore
Remember how open enrollment used to go? Your agent would come to your business location, review the goals of your company and how they related to the health-insurance plans you offered to employees. Read More
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Canal Side Café & Bistro is a story of perseverance & more
BALDWINSVILLE — Everyone has a past — some are good, and some are not as good. But whatever you’ve gone through, translating your background and experience to shape and position your business can be transformative. Read More
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How Big Data is Shaping the Future of CNY’s Economy
Big data, artificial intelligence (AI), internet of things (IoT), and 5G are all transforming the business world — and they’re transforming the Central New York economy in the process. According to a Read More
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How to Avoid Becoming Obsolete on the Job
Millions of us wake up one morning to the haunting realization that we’re losing the battle to avoid becoming obsolete on the job. It affects those in their 20s, while others don’t see the darkness de Read More
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Proposed Rule Would Preclude Students from Union Organizing
On Sept. 23, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that addresses the long-standing issue of whether undergraduate and graduate students who perform 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