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PAR Technology CEO comments on recent firing of company CFO
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp.’s CEO says she is “confident” that the company’s former CFO was “acting alone” in making unauthorized investments, before
Binghamton University SPIR office seeks proposals from New York companies
VESTAL — The Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR) office at Binghamton University announced it is seeking technical project proposals from interested New York state companies for the 2016-2017 academic year. Proposals should include deliverables, expertise needed, a description of the positive impact that the project will have on a company, number of jobs retained, jobs added,
HCR Home Care opens new office in DeWitt
DeWITT — HCR Home Care, a Rochester–based home-care agency, has opened a new office in DeWitt for its Central New York operations. The nearly 2,900-square-foot venue is located at 6007 Fair Lakes Road on the southern side of the New York State Thruway. HCR on March 15 held a formal-opening event and open house to
Gillibrand urges USDA to expand barley crop insurance coverage for N.Y. producers
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) wants the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand crop insurance for barley in all counties in New York where production is possible. The Democrat wrote the USDA and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack to make the request, Gillibrand’s office said in a Feb. 16 news release. Crop insurance
BDS merger with Utica firm spurs revenue growth
DeWITT — Benefit Design Services (BDS) Corp. generated nearly 15 percent more revenue in 2015 than in the previous year following a merger that it finalized in January of last year. BDS merged with L.A. Stewart Associates, a retirement-plan administration firm in Utica, following talks that started in 2014, says Kishan Perera, a partner in
Vernon Downs seeks to hire 45 for its food and beverage staff
VERNON — Vernon Downs Casino Hotel on March 30-31 held a job fair to add to its food and beverage staff. The event, dubbed “Recipe for Success,” was held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at the hotel convention center. Vernon Downs was seeking to fill 45 total positions during the two-day event,
SUNY announces $4.6 million in awards for campuses
ALBANY, N.Y. – The State of University (SUNY) recently announced more than $4.6 million in Investment and Performance Fund awards for SUNY campuses across the
Survey says: Diversity IS Good for Business
As business professionals, we recognize “knowing your customer” as a best practice in entrepreneurship for target marketing. According to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Small Business Encyclopedia, “the consumer marketplace has become so differentiated; it’s a misconception to talk about the marketplace in any kind of general way anymore.” With this recognition then, there is a naturally following need
What’s the Secret Sauce to Effective Performance Management?
At the start of February, we heard news about a former manager at Yahoo challenging in federal court the company’s quarterly performance review (QPR). This came just after IBM announced it would replace the annual performance review it has used for 10 years with a new system called “Checkpoint.” Meanwhile GE, Adobe, Microsoft, and many
We hear most every day about one type of security or privacy breach or another. It seems that many Americans have become a bit numb to the topic. Perhaps this is a product of the numerous detailed and required communications that are provided when a breach occurs, a lack of understanding, or the classic perception
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