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SUNY Poly professors to use grant funding to create personal protective facemask
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Regional hospitals awarded federal COVID-19 “hot spot” funding
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Mohawk Valley COVID-19 Response Fund shifts focus “from relief to recovery”
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Oneida County reports more than 30 new COVID-19 cases, one death, in weekend updates
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County reported 31 new COVID-19 infections in its weekend updates, including 25 new cases on Saturday, bring the current case total

MOST to reopen on weekends only beginning Aug. 1
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) will be reopening to the public for weekends only on Aug. 1

Oneida Indian Nation says casino sports books to reopen July 22
The Oneida Indian Nation on Thursday announced a July 22 reopening of the Lounge with Caesars Sports, its casino sports books for sports betting. The
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, COVID-19, HR, leadership, and career tips. NFIB @NFIBFrom @NFIBResearch’s newest #COVID19 #smallbiz loan program survey: “As owners finish using their loan, more are finding that economic conditions are unable to support current staffing levels.” Full survey results here: https://on.nfib.com/2ZW4EEn Small
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Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, COVID-19, HR, leadership, and career tips.
NFIB @NFIB
From @NFIBResearch’s newest #COVID19 #smallbiz loan program survey: “As owners finish using their loan, more are finding that economic conditions are unable to support current staffing levels.” Full survey results here: https://on.nfib.com/2ZW4EEn
Small Business Expo @SmallBizExpo
This Time-Tracking App Is a Must-Have Tool for Entrepreneurs and Freelancers Alike http://twib.in/l/nqoBgRpnyen8
Business Booster @Business__Boost
How to Find Opportunity Within a Crisis http://dlvr.it/Rb41Ky #Entrepreneur #BusinessGrowth #SmallBiz
Melinda Emerson @SmallBizLady
During this pandemic, make sure your #smallbiz is focusing on these areas. https://bit.ly/38FNQ8h #newpost
Bond Schoeneck King @BondLawFirm
Bond attorney Howard Miller explains in @LIBN that Dunder Mifflin may not be the best post-#COVID19 #HR role model. Read “Don’t let your office become ‘The Office’” here: https://bit.ly/2Vk0O6i.
HR Dive @hrdive
How leave and PTO policies have had to adapt due to the pandemic: https://www.hrdive.com/news/employer-vacation-pto-policies-worked-then-came-the-covid-19-stress-test/581256/
SHRM HR Magazine @HRMagSHRM
How businesses are responding to the coronavirus pandemic with innovation https://bit.ly/3gSmlLX @SHRM
The Bonadio Group @bonadiogroup
For those impacted by #COVID-19, retirement accounts can be a source of funds desperately needed as a last resort. The IRS recently issued some new reporting guidelines. To learn more, [visit]: https://bit.ly/2D3yj6I
PayScale @payscale
Changing conflict to collaboration demands that those who are engaging in conflict recognize that the world doesn’t look the same to any two people.
Mark C. Crowley @MarkCCrowley
#Leadership #empathy requires two key skills: (1) The ability to sense & know what another person is feeling in any given moment; (2) The ability to then appropriately & supportively respond.
Lolly Daskal @LollyDaskal
Leadership Has to Be Earned Not Demanded — @LollyDaskal: http://bit.ly/2liv6Uz
Hannah Morgan @careersherpa
3 Options To Update Your LinkedIn Job Title and Employer When Unemployed — https://buff.ly/3ew5T39 #LinkedIn #unemployed
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