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YMCA of Central New York names 2025–2026 association board of directors branch chairs
SYRACUSE — The YMCA of Central New York recently announced the leaders serving as its association board branch chairs for 2025–2026. Each brings a deep commitment to the Y’s mission of strengthening community, promoting youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, the nonprofit organization said. The branch chairs are as follows: Downtown Branch — Jordan […]
MVCC names dean of School of Public and Human Services
UTICA — The Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) announced it has recently appointed Laura Goff as dean of the School of Public and Human Services. In this role, she will provide strategic vision and operational leadership to foster intellectual engagement, academic integrity, and achievement within the school, MVCC said. Goff will guide the development of
Syracuse apartment rent prices for one-bedroom units rise more than 7 percent in August
SYRACUSE — The median rental price for most apartments in the Syracuse metro area increased just over 7 percent in August from a year earlier and rose more than 2 percent from the prior month. That’s according to the latest Zumper National Rent Report, issued on Aug. 26. The median rental price of one-bedroom apartments
Onondaga County hotel indicators mixed in 1st half of 2025
SYRACUSE — The first half of 2025 was mixed for Onondaga County hotels when it comes to three key indicators of business performance. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in Central New York’s largest county slipped 0.7 percent to 58 percent in the first six months of this year, compared
Airports in Syracuse, Oswego County, Ithaca to use funding for projects, equipment
SYRACUSE — More than 20 airports around New York state will utilize federal funding for improvement projects and equipment, and they include facilities serving Syracuse, Oswego County, Rome, Watertown, and Ithaca. The awards are part of more than $66 million announced for 22 New York state airports, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) and
New York manufacturing index turns negative in September
New York manufacturers are again reporting drops in both new orders and shipments, which helped unexpectedly push the monthly gauge of the sector back into negative territory. The general-business conditions index of the Empire State Manufacturing Survey fell 21 points to -8.7 in September, its first negative reading since June. In the prior couple months,
Bassett to expand services using more than $7.6 million in state funding
COOPERSTOWN — The Bassett Healthcare Network, based in Cooperstown, will use grant funding of more than $7.6 million for the project that is expected to begin in early 2026. The money will provide Bassett with capital resources to open additional inpatient psychiatric beds at Bassett Medical Center and construct a new convenient-care clinic at its
Two local nonprofits benefit from Taste of Syracuse fundraising
SYRACUSE — Two local nonprofit organizations benefitted from the fundraising effort at this past June’s Taste of Syracuse event that generated more than $24,000. Galaxy Media, which organizes Taste of Syracuse, on Sept. 3 presented checks totaling just over $12,000 to both David’s Refuge and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York. The money
Centralus Health CEO Stallone to start Excellus job in December
ROCHESTER — Dr. Martin Stallone, the current CEO of Centralus Health, is moving to a new job on Dec. 1. Rochester–based Excellus BlueCross BlueShield on Aug. 28 named Stallone executive VP, chief healthcare services officer of Excellus and its parent company, The Lifetime Healthcare Companies. Excellus is Central New York’s largest health insurer. Stallone is
VIEWPOINT: How the OBBBA’s Tax Reform Could Fuel Your Company’s Growth
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a sweeping tax-reform package that includes significant provisions for businesses of all sizes, was signed into law on July 4. While many headlines have focused on individual tax cuts, the bill contains several game-changing business provisions that deserve the attention of every entrepreneur, CFO, and business owner. Three
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