Broome County hotel occupancy edges up 1 percent in March
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Broome County hotels posted modest growth in business activity in March. Read More
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Lewis County’s vacant-property program awards grants to 9 projects
LOWVILLE — The first round of grant awards in Lewis County’s vacant-property revitalization (VPR) program has nine projects sharing a total of $691,000. Read More
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Hematology-Oncology Associates breaks ground on Camillus cancer center
CAMILLUS — Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY (HOA) is building a 21,000-square-foot cancer center in Camillus. Read More
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VIEWPOINT: OFCCP Issues Updated Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) approved the use of a revised voluntary self-identification of disability form (Form CC-305) on April 25. Read More
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Construction underway on Huntington Apartments housing project in Seneca Falls
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — Construction continues on the Huntington Apartments, a $24 million adaptive re-use of the 19th-century-era Huntington Building in Seneca Falls. Read More
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Welliver adds project superintendent
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Construction-services company Welliver recently added a new project superintendent. Read More
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Welliver honored for Cornell residential expansion project
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Welliver, a provider of construction services in New York state and northern Pennsylvania, received the 2023 Jeffrey J. Zogg Build New York Award from the Associated General Contractors New York State (AGC NYS) on May 4. Read More
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Greek Peak to complete $1M in improvement projects by next ski season
VIRGIL, N.Y. — It may be the middle of spring, but Greek Peak Mountain Resort in Cortland County is already looking ahead to the next ski season. Read More
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Pre-apprentice program helps women enter carpentry industry
Women looking to get into carpentry and unsure of where to start have a resource in the Sisters in the Brotherhood and an eight-week pre-apprentice program just for women. Read More
Opinion
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OPINION: Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day Promotes a More Inclusive New York As legislators, Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day gives us a chance to pause and take stock of the ways we can better support New Yorkers with different levels of ability. Read More
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OPINION: The Dialogue of Democracy Needs Tending There are so many things I worry about these days. Are we going to default on our debts? Can we adapt to the accumulating impact of climate change? How are we going to handle the dangers posed by China and Russia? Read More
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OPINION: The Biden Administration’s War on Fossil Fuel Tim Stewart, president of the U.S. Oil and Gas Association, says it wasn’t long ago that America had “global dominance” of the world’s energy economy. Read More
Business Mentors
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VIEWPOINT: We’re Preparing for the Next Chapter in our Economic Story The Greater Binghamton area is at an inflection point. Despite the national and global challenges of recent years, we have seen several important economic metrics moving in the right direction. Read More -
The solution for employee burnout? Proper team structure The past 10-15 years of business have been dominated by an obsession with efficiency: How can we accomplish more work with fewer employees to save money and maximize profitability? Read More
People on the Move
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SUNY appoints first chief sustainability officer ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. has appointed Carter Strickland as SUNY’s first-ever chief sustainability officer and executive director of climate action. Read More -
CRAIG O’KEEFE CRAIG O’KEEFE recently joined Stephen Donnelly & Associates as its agency director. Read More
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THOMAS W. ROMAN THOMAS W. ROMAN has joined Fulton Savings Bank as senior VP and chief lending officer. Read More