The income gap: Reframing the debate
In his January State of the Union address, President Barack Obama declared that the American dream was under siege. The president promised to shrink the income gap between rich and poor, calling it “t Read More
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Bravo! As I write this editorial, the pundits are 99 percent certain that our elected officials will present us with another on-time budget for New York State. Kudos to Gov. Andrew Cuomo for encourag Read More
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Reduce Your Tax Burden With the Proper Business Structure
Business owners can adopt a variety of legal structures, including a general partnership, limited partnership, registered limited-liability partnership (LLP), limited-liability company, C-corporation, Read More
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America Trusts Small Business as Key to Economic Recovery
The solution to America’s biggest challenge is small. Small business, that is. Most Americans know and understand that the only way to put the nation’s economy back on its feet is to put people back Read More
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Occupational fraud – It could happen to you
This article is part one of a three-part series. In this series, we will define occupational fraud, provide statistics of the incidence of fraud, identify red flags, and discuss types of fraud and the Read More
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My Pro-Growth Jobs Agenda for a Stronger Economic Recovery
Recently, our Republican Conference in the New York Assembly released its “revenue forecast” for the state. A revenue forecast is a lot like a weather forecast; it provides a snapshot of conditions to Read More
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Last year, Stephen Moore wrote an op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal entitled “We’ve Become a Nation of Takers, Not Makers.” His point was that America had morphed from a nation that manufactured Read More
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IRS Heeds Voice of Small Business, Drops Proposed Paperwork Burden
It’s not often that small businesses look favorably upon the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Typically, the entrepreneurs of Main Street respond to any IRS directive with fearful uncertainty. Such was Read More
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Personality Testing: Don’t Hire Without it
“Having the most talented people in each of our businesses is the most important thing. If we don’t, we lose.” — Jack Welch while CEO of GE “If you don’t invest the time to do it correctly today, Read More
Health Care & Education
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Utica National Foundation donates $1 million toward MVHS downtown Utica hospital project UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica National Group Foundation on Wednesday announced a $1 million grant to support the project to build a $480 million, 373-bed, 672,000-square-foot hospital in downtown Utica, which is currently under construction. Read More -
People news: Oswego Health appoints Tull as chief medical officer OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health announced it has appointed Dr. Duane Tull as chief medical officer, effective Jan. 1. Read More -
Consulting firm makes recommendations for MVHS campuses UTICA, N.Y. — The St. Elizabeth campus of the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) in Utica has the “best potential redevelopment uses” that include small retail or office space, as well as housing. Read More
Construction, Design & Real Estate
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Funding for REDC competition, Downtown Revitalization Initiative included in state budget proposal ALBANY, N.Y. — The proposed New York State budget includes funding for a 10th round of the Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) competition and a fifth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Read More -
CenterState CEO report: 65 percent of area firms expect to boost hiring this year SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds almost two-thirds of nearly 200 contributors surveyed (65 percent) expect an increase in jobs and hiring in 2020, up 10 percent from last year’s projections. Read More -
Utica National Foundation donates $1 million toward MVHS downtown Utica hospital project UTICA, N.Y. — The Utica National Group Foundation on Wednesday announced a $1 million grant to support the project to build a $480 million, 373-bed, 672,000-square-foot hospital in downtown Utica, which is currently under construction. Read More
Manufacturing & Engineering
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CenterState CEO report: 65 percent of area firms expect to boost hiring this year SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A new report from CenterState CEO finds almost two-thirds of nearly 200 contributors surveyed (65 percent) expect an increase in jobs and hiring in 2020, up 10 percent from last year’s projections. Read More
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BAE Systems wins $7.7 million contract modification from Defense Department ENDICOTT, N.Y. — BAE Systems Controls Inc. in Endicott has been awarded a more than $7.7 million modification to a previous U.S. military contract agreement, according to a Department of Defense contact announcement issued on Tuesday. Read More -
Cornell University joins consortium to work for sustainable business supply chains ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University’s Atkinson Center for Sustainability has joined the Sustainability Consortium (TSC) as the school seeks to work for “greener” consumer products, supply chains, and commercial trade. Read More