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Carrols Restaurant Group CEO dies at age 50
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Tuesday announced the death of CEO Paulo Pena, who died unexpectedly in the hospital on
Adirondack Railway names interim general manager
UTICA, N.Y. — The Adirondack Railway Preservation Society, Inc., which operates the Adirondack Railroad, has appointed Frank Kobliski as general manager, effective Jan. 1. He
Bristol Myers Squibb completes sale of DeWitt manufacturing facility to Lotte Biologics
DeWITT, N.Y. — Bristol Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE: BMY) on Tuesday said it has completed the previously announced sale of its manufacturing facility at 6000
Schweinfurth Art Center to use state grants to help in pandemic recovery
AUBURN, N.Y. — Schweinfurth Art Center says it will use a total of $50,000 in state-grant funding to help in its recovery from the COVID-19
People news: Preferred Mutual names Donahue director of product and underwriting strategy
NEW BERLIN, N.Y. — Preferred Mutual Insurance Company announced it has appointed Thomas Donahue as director of product and underwriting strategy. In this role, Donahue
Oswego County Industrial Park named in honor of retiring OOC leader Treadwell
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The Oswego County Industrial Park is now named in honor of L. Michael Treadwell, executive director of Operation Oswego County, Inc. (OOC), who retired on Dec. 31 after nearly 40 years of leading OOC. Officials with OOC and the County of Oswego Industrial Development Agency (COIDA) made the announcement during a Dec.
Two employees assume ownership of CR Fletcher
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two long-time employees of CR Fletcher Associates, Inc. are now in charge of the Syracuse professional-recruitment firm. Joanne Rauch and Michelle Jevis are now company presidents after principals after Carol Fletcher and Tom Fletcher on Dec. 7 announced the company had signed an agreement to transfer ownership to the duo. The Fletchers
Stanley designated president emeritus of SUNY Oswego
OSWEGO, N.Y. — The former president of SUNY Oswego now holds the title of president emeritus of the school. The SUNY board adopted a resolution acknowledging Stanley as president emeritus of SUNY Oswego during its Dec. 13 meeting in Albany. Stanley, who retired as president of SUNY Oswego nearly a year ago, has been serving
Spotlighting the SBA THRIVE program’s 2022 graduates
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The nine graduates of this year’s SBA THRIVE program in the upstate New York district include small-business owners from Syracuse, Munnsville, Endwell, and Cooperstown. The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) THRIVE program seeks to help small businesses grow nationwide. THRIVE, a free national training program, is short for train, hope, rise, innovate,
New year brings new pay-transparency law, minimum wage
The first thing employers should do, if they haven’t done so already, is make sure their employee handbook is up-to-date and includes anything new required under law, says Michael Sciotti, a partner with Barclay Damon LLP in Syracuse. His law practice includes defending employers, business owners, and company managers in all types of discrimination, harassment,
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