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Summer camp encourages high-school girls to pursue careers in STEM fields
SYRACUSE — Makenna Gadway, who will be a freshman at Bishop Grimes High School in the fall, has always liked her math and science classes in school. “Anything hands-on is interesting to me,” says Gadway. She’d like to pursue engineering for a career and is considering colleges such as Syracuse University, Clarkson University, and the […]
St. Joseph’s ordered to pay $3.2M fine for using “unqualified” staff for mental-health services
SYRACUSE — Federal and state authorities ordered St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center to pay $3.2 million after its comprehensive psychiatric emergency program (CPEP) sought Medicaid payments for mental-health services that were “rendered by unqualified staff.” The Syracuse hospital violated the federal and New York False Claims Act in making the false claims for payment to
Does a Company’s Reputation Rest on the Shoulders of the CEO?
When you think Facebook, you think Mark Zuckerberg. When you think Amazon, Jeff Bezos comes to mind. These and other examples of celebrity corporate leaders show that a CEO’s personal brand can work in concert with the corporation’s brand, helping elevate both in the public’s eye. Like it or not, today’s CEO has been pre-cast
Employers in New York are familiar with the requirement, imposed by the Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA), that every new hire must be provided with notice of his/her rate of pay (including overtime rate of pay if applicable), how the employee will be paid (i.e., by the hour, shift, day, etc.), the regular payday, and
USDA expands barley-crop insurance for New York producers
CLAY — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding barley-crop insurance availability for New York state producers. The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) plans to expand conventional barley-crop insurance to 13 new counties this year and an additional 16 counties for crop year 2017, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.) announced last month. Additionally, RMA
ANNA BRISTOL has joined CXtec as an asset-recovery specialist. Previously, she worked as a procurement, logistics, and order-resolution intern in the accounting department. Bristol holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Le Moyne College. BRIAN GRIMSLEY joins CXtec as a business analyst. Prior to joining CXtec, he worked as a software engineer for Carrier Corporation.
Cushman Wakefield/Pyramid Brokerage Company has announced that ANTHONY OSBORNE has joined its Syracuse office as a commercial real-estate salesperson. He was previously employed by McLane Northeast. Osborne’s experience with industrial warehousing and product distribution has led him to his focus on commercial real-estate industrial sales and leasing. Contact The Business Journal News Network at news@cnybj.com
JANICE MCKAY has joined Preferred Mutual Insurance Company as a claims specialist. She brings more than 25 years of insurance experience to Preferred, having most recently worked as a customer-service representative at a national insurance carrier. In her new role, McKay will be responsible for processing liability bodily injury claims and litigation. She earned a
JERRY MORAN has been named senior VP of human resources at del Lago Resort & Casino, bringing nearly 30 years’ experience in recruitment, employee relations, learning and development, and benefits/compensation administration. Moran most recently was corporate director of HR for LTD Hospitality in Chesapeake, Virginia, a hotel management company, and prior to that, he was
St. Joseph’s Physicians Family Medicine has hired DENISE LOUGEE to its Radisson Health Center in Baldwinsville. She holds a master’s degree in physician-assistant studies from Le Moyne College, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology, with minors in chemistry and health-care missions, from Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. Lougee has practiced as a physician assistant in
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