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Collections firm is building a new headquarters in Clay, rebranding
CLAY — Work is under way on a new 5,000-square-foot building for Simon’s Agency, Inc. at 4938 W. Taft Road in Clay, across from a Wegmans store. Simon’s Agency is a collections business currently headquartered in a 2,500-square-foot space at 3713 Brewerton Road in Clay. The firm broke ground Aug. 27 on the new building […]
Runnings, set for spring opening in Clay, offers outdoor sporting goods
CLAY — Runnings — a Minnesota–based, family-owned retailer that is expanding into Central New York — markets itself as “Your Home, Farm, and Outdoor Store.” It includes outdoor sporting goods among its product offerings. “That is … about hunting, fishing, shooting sports, archery, camping … very much the outdoor lifestyle,” says Dennis Jensen, the company’s
SU’s Maxwell School receives $1 million grant
SYRACUSE — The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University (SU) will use a two-year, $1 million grant to develop a program connecting academics and policymakers. The Maxwell School made the announcement in a news release Sept. 23. The Carnegie Corporation of New York named the Maxwell School as one of five
Syracuse’s Inner Harbor will be home to a SUNY Water Research and Education Center
SYRACUSE — The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF) recently completed what its top official referred to as a “24-hour bio blitz.” The school’s faculty and students documented more than 450 different kinds of plants and animals “thriving” in and around the shores of Onondaga Lake, Quentin Wheeler, president
OSHA Changes Reporting Requirements for Work-Related Accidents
On Sept. 11, 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), announced a final rule (https://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping2014/NAICSReporting.pdf) amending its injury and illness recording and reporting requirements. Although the rule has not yet been published in the Federal Register, it has been submitted for publication. The final rule will be effective on Jan. 1, 2015. The
Le Moyne programs help entrepreneurs, family businesses
SYRACUSE — The Madden School of Business at Le Moyne College is home to programs that focus on helping young entrepreneurs and the area’s family businesses. The Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Innovation is one of three “centers of excellence” within the business school, according to Le Moyne. The Keenan Center includes the Family
OCC pursuing federal funding for mechatronics training
DeWITT, N.Y. — Development of the local workforce is part of the “critical mission” of a community college. “… to make sure that [we’re] training students for the kinds of jobs they can get here right at home,” said Casey Crabill, president of Onondaga Community College (OCC). OCC is among the community colleges of the
Learning About Ethical Leadership from College Students
Back-to-school season wasn’t just for those that headed back to formal classrooms. We should all take this opportunity to reset our minds to learning modes. But there is certainly great value that comes from classrooms. One of my favorite courses to teach at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University is ethics. The formal title of
Refreshing Content Marketing with Webinars
Content marketing is what we are hearing about everywhere we turn. Content marketing and how brands use it to interact with potential customers, is reshaping business-marketing strategies. It allows you to follow potential customers all the way through the sales process, customizing content in each phase. Providing potential and current clients great content allows you
Why Can’t Many Working Americans Afford Medical Insurance?
In previous columns (see Sept. 5 and Sept. 19 issues of The Central New York Business Journal) we have explored the economics of health care based on the challenging questions from patients that Dr. Michael Kirsch, a practicing physician and newspaper columnist, has lamented that he has difficulty answering. This week, we address his question,
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