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People news: Blaney joins KeyBank as commercial analyst
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LaShay Blaney has recently joined KeyBank as a commercial analyst, the bank announced. Based in Syracuse, Blaney will assist KeyBank’s Central New

MVCC programs receive grant to expand efforts
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC), the Center for Leadership Excellence (CLE), and Mohawk Valley Institute for Learning in Retirement (MVILR) have received

McFarland-Johnson expands with new offices, employees
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — With just over three months before the year ends, McFarland-Johnson, Inc. has already logged record growth for 2022, increasing its staff by nearly a quarter and opening four new locations. “We’ve increased about 22 percent just since the beginning of the year,” company President Chad Nixon says of the Binghamton–based planning, engineering,

Hundreds gather for speakers, gala, & networking at My Dream Summit
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hundreds of minority business owners and professionals from across New York state attended the first full My Dream Summit held Aug. 27-28 in Syracuse and DeWitt. Its website describes it as an event that “celebrates and elevates businesses and visionaries of color.” The agenda included a conference and gala on Aug. 27

TSA recruiting officers for work at the Syracuse airport
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is recruiting to hire additional officers to work at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. TSA officers screen thousands of airline travelers daily. TSA has screened a “greater volume of travelers regularly this summer” and needs additional officers to support its security mission headed into the fall, per its Aug. 23 announcement.

Syracuse Police Academy grads move on to field training
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — The most recent graduates of the Syracuse Regional Police Academy have moved on to a 12-week long field-training program. It follows their graduation after six months of academy instruction. The Syracuse Police held the event Aug. 26 at Onondaga Community College, per a department announcement. Under the field training, the new police

Recruiting and retaining employees remains a challenge
Recruiting and retaining talent remain top concerns for employers, according to two of the region’s human-resource organizations, and there are no signs these staffing issues are going away any time soon. In fact, only 59 percent of candidates who recently accepted a job offer would make the same choice, according to a survey released in August

Oswego Health tuition assistance helps 30 employees so far
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Oswego Health in 2020 launched a tuition-assistance program for employees who would like to advance their training. To date, a total of 30 employees have benefited from the program with Oswego Health financially investing more than $383,000. The employees include registered nurse (RN) Melissa Johnson, who was one of 20 RNs who

CNY SCORE chapter to host Lean Implementation in Small Business Workshop in Syracuse on Sept. 20
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Small businesses seeking to implement lean-business principles into their operations will get a chance to gain some insights at an upcoming workshop. The Central New York chapter of SCORE will host a workshop called “Lean Implementation in Small Business” in Syracuse on Sept. 20. “Lean” operation applies not only to manufacturing, but

McSorley joins Workforce Development Board for MV area
UTICA, N.Y. — Workforce Development Board, Herkimer, Madison, Oneida Counties, Inc. recently hired Caitlin McSorley as a business-services representative. In her new role, McSorley works with local businesses to help them recruit and develop a highly skilled workforce. “As a community-minded professional, I’m thrilled to be using my networking skills to bolster the local workforce
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