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In an age when college students are urged to choose an area of study based on financial returns, philosophy has become a much-maligned major. But those who dismiss philosophy as something with no practical use are overlooking how studying Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, and others has real-world applications in business. One thing philosophy encourages is critical […]

On March 1, New York state announced its first confirmed case of COVID-19. As the global health crisis reached further into United States, organizations in all industries began to feel the impact. Operating a company since then has proven to be full of challenges never before seen or anticipated. However, with nearly a year under

The Central New York economy has rapidly evolved over the past decade and, most notably, in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. To better understand the opportunities and challenges affecting the lives of thousands of families across our community, CenterState CEO’s Work Train team has released a new workforce-data report for the Syracuse metropolitan statistical area

When major corporations tout their contributions to social or environmental initiatives, the world takes note. As just one example, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Google all drew attention at different times this year when they announced plans to work toward becoming carbon neutral.  But, despite the hype that gets associated with these big-business efforts, it may

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has recently signed legislation (A.8767a) that will create the Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force and a pilot program to establish alternatives to road salt to preserve drinking water and protect the environment in the Adirondack region.  Studies show that road salt on state roads has created an unacceptable risk to both the

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VIEWPOINT During the COVID-19 crisis, all of our lives have been disrupted. We’re not connecting with family, friends, and colleagues like we used to, and it’s easy to feel lonely. To help some of the people I was coaching, I wrote down eight ways to combat this feeling and tested them on our business clients,

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