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Crockett assumes CEO title at Mower agency
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A long-time employee of the Syracuse–based Mower agency is now serving as the company’s CEO. Mower, a marketing-communications firm, on Jan. 27 announced it named Stephanie Crockett CEO. Crockett assumes the CEO title from Eric Mower, who now becomes executive chairman of the company he has guided since 1968. Crockett was named […]
Burnout hitting consumer confidence, KeyBank survey finds
The KeyBank 2023 Financial Mobility Survey, released Jan. 9, finds Americans are in a “difficult” financial position as 55 percent faced financial challenges over the past year. The finding represents a “substantial” increase from the year prior (37 percent), with more than double the number of respondents saying their biggest financial faux pas involved budgeting issues

City of Utica, MVHS plan to redevelop St. Elizabeth Medical Center property
UTICA, N.Y. — The City of Utica and the Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) have agreed to partner on the development of a master re-use

Syracuse University 2023 football schedule includes home games with Colgate, Army, and Clemson
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse University football team will kick off its season with the 69th all-time meeting with Colgate and will later host Clemson

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange and Pittsburgh Panthers football teams will face off at Yankee Stadium on Nov. 11 to mark the centennial anniversary

Oneida Nation Enterprises to open fourth Maple Leaf Market location in Verona
VERONA, N.Y. — Oneida Nation Enterprises on Monday announced plans for its fourth Maple Leaf Market store at the intersection of Route 365 and Route

Mower agency names Crockett CEO
SYRACUSE, N.Y. —Mower, a Syracuse–based marketing-communications firm, on Friday announced it has named Stephanie Crockett president and CEO. Crockett assumes the CEO title from Eric

North Country municipalities receive $9 million in NY Forward funding
Three North County communities will share $9 million as regional winners of the first round of NY Forward, the state’s “plan-then-act” program to support its

CenterState CEO starts podcast series called Talk CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO on Wednesday launched a new podcast series it calls Talk CNY. The new semimonthly podcast series will share the organization’s

New York home sales dive more than 30 percent in December
ALBANY — Closed sales of previously owned homes plunged again in December, as the real-estate market wrapped up the year on a down note. New York realtors sold 9,758 existing homes in the final month of 2022, down 31 percent from the 14,138 homes they sold in December 2021. Pending sales in December also fell
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