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VIEWPOINT: 7 Ways Leaders Can Finish the Year Off Strong
It’s been a challenging year for many businesses due to the pandemic. Whether you’ve thrived or struggled in difficult times, there’s no doubt challenges came your way. Many entrepreneurs neglect self-care and work much more than they should, often resulting in burn-out and lower productivity. With September being Self-Care Awareness Month, this is the time to slow […]
Community Bank System’s new CHRO to begin post on Oct. 1
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) recently announced that Maureen Gillan-Myer will soon join the banking company as its executive VP and chief human-resources officer (CHRO). Gillan-Myer has more than 29 years of leadership and oversight experience in all aspects of human resources and is currently serving as HSBC USA’s CHRO. She
Oswego County entrepreneur honored
OSWEGO, N.Y. — Operation Oswego County (OOC) recently presented its 2021 Dee Heckethorn Entrepreneur Award to Rebekah Alford in recognition and appreciation of “exceptional entrepreneurial spirit, creativity, and dedication to improving the quality of life” in the Pulaski, area. The OOC specifically lauded Alford for the acquisition and expansion of the Rainbow Shores Restaurant on
Lockheed Martin Owego awarded nearly $26 million Navy order
OWEGO — Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems in Owego was recently awarded a $25.8 million order from the U.S. Navy against a previously issued basic ordering agreement. This firm-fixed price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order provides non-recurring engineering for the development, integration, testing, and deployment of the MH-60 Product Line System Configuration 24 fleet release for all
OWEGO, N.Y. — Lockheed Martin Corp.’s (NYSE: LMT) Owego plant was recently awarded a not-to-exceed $208.1 million modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy. This modification adds scope to provide non-recurring engineering for Phase II design and development of unique hardware and software for the government of India in support of the
ALBANY — In New York state, 81 percent of farms reported having access to the internet with 92 percent of those paying for access through a service provider, according to a new report from the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) New York field office. In 2021, 46 percent of farms in the state used
Welch Allyn to have new Chicago-area parent after sale
Welch Allyn, Inc. — a medical-sevice maker in Skaneateles Falls that has been in operation for more than a century — will have a new owner in 2022. Baxter International (NYSE: BAX), an Illinois medical-products company has acquired Hill-Rom (NYSE: HRC) — the parent company of Welch Allyn — in a $10.5 billion deal. Hill-Rom, a
VIEWPOINT: Ask Rusty: My Social Security Income Hurts When I File My Taxes
Dear Rusty: I am getting hammered with taxes on my Social Security (SS). I am retired and draw a meager work pension and SS benefits. When my wife and I filed our joint tax return, we owed the IRS a substantial amount of money — they took 85 percent of my SS in taxes. We
Hochul says State Fair to return to a 13-day event
“The Great New York State Fair is a celebration of this exciting place we all call home, and this year’s Fair was no different, delivering
Centro scaling back service with ongoing bus-operator shortage, seeking to hire up to 40 drivers
“We want to reassure our riders that this reduced schedule is temporary, and we will resume services as our workforce allows,” Steven Koegel, vice president
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