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UTICA, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) has announced a new online bachelor’s degree program in business administration starting this fall. SUNY Poly describes

Oneida County reports two additional COVID-19 deaths, both “nursing home related”

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Oneida County also reported 26 new positive infections, bringing the county’s total to 901. In its daily report, the county noted that “upon further investigation,”

New York State launches $100 million small-business loan fund

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NEW YORK, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday announced a new $100 million working-capital loan program for small businesses and nonprofits that did

Denny’s franchisee closes Central New York restaurants

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The local franchisee of Denny’s (NASDAQ: DENN), a diner-style restaurant chain, is closing several restaurants in the Syracuse area, Watertown, and the Southern Tier permanently,

Mohawk Valley COVID-19 Fund shifts from relief to recovery

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UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley COVID-19 Response Fund will begin to shift its focus from relieving the community’s immediate needs to addressing “longer-term recovery.”

SKY Armory plans to reopen for wedding receptions by mid-July

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SKY Armory, an event venue located in downtown Syracuse, on Thursday said it has a reopen plan template to host wedding receptions

CNY Tweets — May 25, 2020

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Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, tech, COVID-19, HR, and career tips. Intuit @Intuit More than ever, #smallbiz owners are facing hard decisions. Take these steps to feel confident about your path forward to support your business and customers. https://www.intuit.com/blog/financial-tips/take-steps-to-support-your-business-and-customers/?amp=1 U.S. Census Bureau @uscensusbureauThe new Small

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Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, tech, COVID-19, HR, and career tips.

Intuit @Intuit
More than ever, #smallbiz owners are facing hard decisions. Take these steps to feel confident about your path forward to support your business and customers. https://www.intuit.com/blog/financial-tips/take-steps-to-support-your-business-and-customers/?amp=1

U.S. Census Bureau @uscensusbureau
The new Small Business Pulse Survey measures changes in business conditions on small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Results now available. Read more: https://go.usa.gov/xvFtF

Jovita Carranza, SBA @SBAJovita
@SBAgov released the #PaycheckProtectionProgram loan forgiveness application and detailed instructions — https://sba.gov/about-sba/sba-newsroom/press-releases-media-advisories/sba-and-treasury-release-paycheck-protection-program-loan-forgiveness-application

Main Street ROI @MainStreetROI
RT @Strategic_Watch: 7 #SEO mistakes that are hurting your website authority score http://dlvr.it/RWZRQL #smallbusiness

Web Imp @WebImpSG
Monitoring all of your analytics can be confusing and time-consuming. So @pocketinsights asked 36 experts which analytics they prioritize and why. https://buff.ly/3a2AwKR #smallbiz #marketing

Hannah Morgan @careersherpa
Best Practices For Participating In Video Conference Calls (including video interviews) https://buff.ly/2WYiZ38

IRS Small Biz @IRSsmallbiz
#IRS is seeing common errors when filing for advance payment of employer credits—part of #COIVDreliefIRS. Learn how to avoid them in this #IRSTaxTip: https://go.usa.gov/xvEwa

Hancock Estabrook @HancockLawLLP
Real Estate Law Alert: New York Extends Moratorium on Evictions and Mortgage Foreclosures to August 20, 2020 https://hancocklaw.com/publications/real-estate-law-alert-new-york-extends-moratorium-on-evictions-and-mortgage-foreclosures-to-august-20-2020/

Small Business Trends @smallbiztrends
Worried your employees may not come back to work post pandemic? Here are some ways to encourage your employees to come back. https://zcu.io/oKSQ

Mark C. Crowley @MarkCCrowley
Many Orgs intend to let more employees WFH because they saw the transition from office-to-home as being essentially seamless: Workers themselves really stepped up to make this work in the short-term. For it to work long-term, Managers now must quickly master remote

Strategic Watch @Strategic_Watch
Mark Cuban: Want Your Business to Survive? Make Employees Owners http://dlvr.it/RWjlSl

Growth Strategies @GrowthStratgies
Why I Keep My Calendar Open and Reject Most Meetings http://dlvr.it/RW7d8z

Grow @Grow_mag
Preparing yourself and your technology ahead of time can help you go into your interview feeling confident, suggests @briewreynolds of @flexjobs: https://grow.acorns.com/how-to-ace-video-interview/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=grow

Hannah Morgan @careersherpa
6 Free Resources to Help People 50+ Find Work Now: http://ow.ly/AMBn30qEiZO

UNPAUSING CNY: May 25, 2020

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UNPAUSING CNY:Snapshots of life as Central New York reopens its economy amid the pandemic People out and about at Sylvan Beach on May 17. (Photo Credit: zoeyadvertising.com) North Country Florist on Downer Street in Baldwinsville, bustling with activity on May 16. Florists in Central New York were allowed to reopen starting May 15. (Photo Credit:

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UNPAUSING CNY:
Snapshots of life as Central New York reopens its economy amid the pandemic

People out and about at Sylvan Beach on May 17. (Photo Credit: zoeyadvertising.com)

North Country Florist on Downer Street in Baldwinsville, bustling with activity on May 16. Florists in Central New York were allowed to reopen starting May 15. (Photo Credit: zoeyadvertising.com)

Burdick Chevrolet at Driver’s Village in Cicero on May 13. Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on May 5 confirmed that auto dealers in the county can again sell cars and trucks in-person if they follow social-distancing guidelines. (Photo Credit: zoeyadvertising.com)

Dick’s Sporting Goods at Destiny USA on May 16. Sporting-goods stores and other retailers in Central New York received the greenlight for curbside and in-store pickup only (no shopping and browsing) as part of phase one of New York’s regional reopening, starting May 15. (Photo Credit: zoeyadvertising.com)

Health-care workers at the Schuyler Hospital COVID-19 testing site in Montour Falls. Schuyler Hospital is offering tests to essential businesses reopening in the region under phase one of the state’s regional plan. Businesses must pre-register and schedule test appointments. (PHOTO CREDIT: CAYUGA HEALTH)

Cars flooded the Cayuga Health COVID-19 sampling site, located at 40 Catherwood Road in Lansing, on May 14. More than 450 people were tested that day, a one-day record for the site, to that point. Cayuga Health expanded the site’s hours the next day. Testing was one of the criteria the Southern Tier region met in order to start reopening its economy on May 15. (PHOTO CREDIT: CAYUGA HEALTH)

A construction site on West First Street in downtown Oswego. (Photo Credit: zoeyadvertising.com)

Masked customers browse the offerings at Green Acres Garden Center on Route 57 in Clay on May 16. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores in Central New York received the go-ahead to reopen the day before. (Photo Credit: zoeyadvertising.com)

Dr. Nicole Anzalone and Dr. Erin Bagley of Syracuse Hearing Solutions in Camillus visit with a customer at the firm’s drive-up service on May 14. (Photo Credit: zoeyadvertising.com)

The drive-in theatre on Route 48 near Minetto. Theatre management says it’s working on getting ready to reopen after Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently said drive-in movie theatres could open across the state.
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Customers gather at the walk-up window and outdoor area of Rudy’s Lakeside Drive-In, located in the town of Oswego, on May 16. (Photo Credit: zoeyadvertising.com)

The Raymour & Flanigan Furniture retail store on Route 31 in Clay on May 16. (Vance Marriner / CNYBJ)

Schultz named executive director of research at the Rockefeller Institute of Government

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ALBANY — The Rockefeller Institute of Government, the public-policy research arm of SUNY, announced it has appointed Laura Schultz as its new executive director of research. She previously served as director of fiscal analysis and senior economist at the Rockefeller Institute. In her new position, Schultz evaluates the fiscal and economic impacts of federal, state,

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Oswego County provides online resources for businesses for the economic reopening

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OSWEGO — Oswego County government on May 15 launched oswegocounty.com/restart, a directory of online resources to help businesses and organizations prepare for reopening. On the same day, the Central New York Region began Phase 1 of New York’s regional reopening from the coronavirus shutdown by restarting construction, manufacturing, retail curbside pickup, and agriculture, forestry, and

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