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True Community Relations — “Creating a Lovemark”
People get a certain feeling when they think about brands like Disney or Wegmans (Note: neither is a client of ours). That emotion is built proactively, consistently, and very intentionally by these companies. It takes their bands to a higher level — almost untouchable by any negative publicity. This success is founded in community relations […]
Employer Mandate Hits in 2015: Make Sure Your Business is Ready
If you were like most business decision-makers in the winter and spring of 2013, you were frantically trying to prepare for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer-mandate provision that was set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2014. Business decision-makers at large employers across the nation heaved a collective sigh of relief
Organization tackles literacy issues in Mohawk Valley
UTICA — Imagine not knowing how to read. It’s probably more common than you think. In Herkimer and Oneida counties, nearly half of the residents suffer from low literacy skills, a fact that severely limits future growth and prosperity, according to the Literacy Coalition of Herkimer and Oneida Counties. The National Center for Education Statistics
Herkimer, Cazenovia partner to offer early-childhood education bachelor’s degree
HERKIMER, N.Y. — Herkimer College has announced plans to launch a new partnership with Cazenovia College this fall targeting a bachelor’s-degree program in inclusive early-childhood education. Herkimer students who earn an associate degree in education, or have 60 or more credits with prerequisites, can transfer into a Cazenovia College bachelor’s degree program in inclusive early-childhood
Dollar General to formally open new Geddes store Saturday
GEDDES, N.Y. — Dollar General will celebrate the formal opening of its new 9,000-square-foot store at 922 State Fair Blvd. in Geddes on Saturday at
Cornell’s Coates is appointed to the TC3 Board of Trustees
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Legislature has approved the appointment of Chad Coates, an assistant dean at Cornell University, to the Tompkins Cortland Community
Tompkins County sales-tax receipts jump nearly 10 percent in June
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County Finance Director Rick Snyder recently reported that the county’s sales-tax receipts rose by 9.71 percent in June compared to the
New Hartford’s Carmella’s Café recruiting Upstate franchisees
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Carmella’s Café, a New Hartford eatery that describes itself as “Central New York’s favorite home grown American-Italian restaurant,” is recruiting franchisees
Upstate consumer sentiment plunges in July
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — Consumer sentiment in upstate New York fell 8.2 points to 68.3 in July, according to the latest survey the Siena (College) Research
CSEA workers reject contract tentative agreement with Onondaga County
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Wednesday announced that county employees represented by the CSEA have voted against a proposed contract. CSEA is short for
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