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CNY RPDB awarded federal funding to attract investment, spur job creation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) will use $70,000 in federal funding to attract private capital investment

Oneida County’s daily COVID cases drop nearly 85 percent from peak
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County on Monday reported 61 new coronavirus cases, bringing its total to 18,143 since the pandemic started. It was the sixth

Schuyler Hospital formally opens convenient care and primary care center
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. — Officials at Schuyler Hospital in Montour Falls and parent Cayuga Health on Monday held a virtual ribbon cutting announcing the opening

People news: Primary Urgent Care names new medical director
UTICA, N.Y. — Primary Urgent Care announced it has appointed Dr. Juleen Qandah as its new medical director. In her new role, Qandah, DO will

Brightwaters Farms donates $10,000 to Utica nonprofit ICAN
UTICA, N.Y. — Brightwaters Farms is donating $10,000 to ICAN, a Utica nonprofit that provides mental and behavioral-health services. ICAN is short for Integrated Community

Berkshire Bank to close Rome branch, consolidate with nearby office
ROME, N.Y. — Berkshire Bank announced it has decided to close its branch at 100 W. Dominick St. in Rome and consolidate it with its

OCC, SUNY Poly sign agreement allowing OCC students to pursue bachelor’s degrees at SUNY Poly
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Students who earn their associate degree at Onondaga Community College (OCC) can now pursue a bachelor’s degree in one of 12 programs

Lockheed Martin taps company CEO as new board chairman; former CEO Hewson to retire
BESTHESDA, Maryland — The board of directors of Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT), which operates plants in suburban Syracuse and Oswego, has elected James Taiclet,
Jefferson County hotels had fewer than a quarter of rooms filled in December
WATERTOWN — Just under one out of four Jefferson County hotel rooms, on average, were occupied in December as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to hinder travel and the hospitality industry, according to a recent report. The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county was 24.7 percent in December, down
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WATERTOWN — Just under one out of four Jefferson County hotel rooms, on average, were occupied in December as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to hinder travel and the hospitality industry, according to a recent report.
The hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county was 24.7 percent in December, down 30.4 percent from December 2019, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. For the full-year 2020, hotel occupancy in the county was down nearly 31 percent to 36.4 percent.
Jefferson County’s revenue per available room (RevPar), a key industry gauge that measures how much money hotels are bringing in per available room was measured at $21.14 in December, down 34 percent from year-ago levels. For all of 2020, RevPar was down more than 37 percent to $33.35.
Average daily rate (or ADR), which represents the average rental rate for a sold room, was $85.49 in December, down 5.1 percent from a year earlier. For the full 12 months of last year, ADR was off 9.5 percent to $91.61, compared to the full-year 2019.

CNY ATD appoints 2021 leadership team
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CNY ATD announced it has appointed the following people to its 2021 leadership team. • President — Melissa McLean, Oracle • President Elect; VP Programs — Christy Rohmer, NYSERNet • Past President — Steven DeHart, Progressive Insurance • VP CNY BEST — Jim D’Agostino, TDO – Train, Develop, Optimize • VP Employee Learning Awareness — Erin Cunia,
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CNY ATD announced it has appointed the following people to its 2021 leadership team.
• President — Melissa McLean, Oracle
• President Elect; VP Programs — Christy Rohmer, NYSERNet
• Past President — Steven DeHart, Progressive Insurance
• VP CNY BEST — Jim D’Agostino, TDO – Train, Develop, Optimize
• VP Employee Learning Awareness — Erin Cunia, National Grid
• Emerging Chair; President Emeritus — Mark Britz, SXD Solutions/Learning Guild
• Scholarship Chair — Eileen Hudack, SUNY Upstate Medical University
• President Emeritus — Amy Bartolotta, The Hartford
• President Emeritus — Ingrid Gonzalez-McCurdy, Elmcrest Children’s Center
• President Emeritus — Ken Steiger, Steiger Training & Development
• CNY BEST Co-Vice Chair — Cathy Gaynor, Emergent, LLC
• Programs Vice Chair — Brent Danega, Trinity Health
• Employee Learning Awareness Vice Chair — Cheri Green, OneGroup
• Scholarship Vice Chair — Rochelle Cassella, Sisters of St Francis of the Neumann Communities
• Managing Director — Julie Billings, Eventi Management
• Managing Director — Brenda Grady, ACME Planning
CNY ATD is the local affiliate chapter of the Association for Talent Development (ATD). The organization says it “showed its resilience” during the 2020 pandemic year with expertise in virtual practices. CNY ATD says it had already held most of its activities virtually and it transitioned others to that format last year. CNY ATD held the “A Voyage through Virtual Training” Conference to educate and share experiences on virtual initiatives. The chapter says it will continue its virtual education and sharing efforts in 2021 with virtual-related program offerings and Virtual Voyage Open Forums.
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