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Syracuse hires Georgia assistant Fran Brown as new football head coach
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A New Jersey native who works on the coaching staff of the two-time defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs will be the next

ANDRO lands SBIR contract award
ROME, N.Y. — The assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics, and technology – ASA (ALT) selected ANDRO Computation Solutions, LLC for a phase

Felix Schoeller North America unveils new coating operation in Pulaski
PULASKI, N.Y. — Felix Schoeller North America is using a new silicone-coating operation at its Pulaski facility, having publicly introduced it for the first time

People news: Tompkins Community Bank names Huey residential mortgage loan officer
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins Community Bank announced it has appointed Sherri Huey as assistant VP, residential mortgage loan officer. Huey retired from M&T Bank while
VIEWPOINT: NLRB Issues Final Rule Expanding Joint Employer Status
On Oct. 27, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule that vastly expands the definition of joint employment under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This new rule rescinds and replaces the 2020 focus on “direct and immediate control” with a less-demanding standard intended to expressly ground the joint-employer rule in

Farm bill one-year extension includes farmer-payment program
The Farm Bill is now operating on a one-year extension, having been included in the continuing resolution budget deal that President Joe Biden signed Nov. 17. That’s according to the office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.), which also noted that Schumer secured the one-year extension of the Farm Bill in that legislation.
N.Y. manufacturing index turns positive again in November
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index bounced back into positive territory by rising 14 points to 9.1 in November, its highest reading since April. The index had turned negative in October by declining 7 points to -4.6. The general business-conditions index is the monthly gauge of New York’s manufacturing sector. Based on firms

PPC Broadband to relocate production from overseas
DeWITT, N.Y. — PPC Broadband, which makes components for broadband connections, is expecting to add nearly 200 jobs by the end of 2024, as it brings production back from overseas to operations in Central New York. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) on Nov. 14 revealed how PPC Broadband in DeWitt, Belden’s broadband products

ESD awards funding to regional incubators
New York State has awarded $125,000 in annual funding and extended designations to business incubators operating in the greater Central New York, Mohawk Valley, and Southern Tier regions. The incubators include the Hub in Hamilton in Madison County, a collaboration between Colgate University and the Partnership for Community Development; CADE (Center for Agricultural Development and

Hancock Estabrook adds trusts and estates attorney
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP recently announced that attorney Caroline M. Bertholf has joined the Syracuse–based law firm as an associate in its trusts & estates department. She focuses her practice on trusts and estates matters, including estate planning and administration, elder law, and wealth-transfer planning. She assists clients and families with establishing wills,
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