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SEDCO approves COVID-19 relief loans for nearly 30 Syracuse small businesses
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Nearly 30 Syracuse small businesses will receive zero-interest loans from the Syracuse Economic Development Corporation (SEDCO) COVID-19 emergency relief program. A special

HEALTH-CARE CAREER NEWS -APRIL 2020
FINGER LAKES HEALTHELIZABETH SMITH has joined Finger Lakes Health as a family nurse practitioner. She will be joining the team of Dr. Agata Olszowska; Dr.

St. Joseph’s Health furloughs about 500 employees amid COVID-19 financial fallout
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health has furloughed about 500 employees to deal with the financial consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has greatly reduced

New York state’s COVID-19 death toll tops 10,000, but Cuomo says “the worst is over”
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state lost 671 people to COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the state’s total to 10,056, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reported Monday morning

Corona discusses Upstate nurses responding to a call for COVID-19 help downstate
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dr. Robert Corona, president and CEO of Upstate University Hospital, said the top official at Stony Brook University Hospital on Long Island

Palmieri announces economic-stimulus loan program for Utica businesses
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has announced an economic-stimulus loan program to assist local businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hunters in New York harvested more than 224,000 deer in 2019-20 hunting season
ALBANY — Hunters harvested an estimated 224,190 deer in New York state during the 2019-20 hunting season, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced on March 30. The harvest figure included 103,787 antlerless deer, down 9 percent from the prior-year harvest, and 120,403 antlered bucks, up 6 percent from last season. The deer
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ALBANY — Hunters harvested an estimated 224,190 deer in New York state during the 2019-20 hunting season, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced on March 30.
The harvest figure included 103,787 antlerless deer, down 9 percent from the prior-year harvest, and 120,403 antlered bucks, up 6 percent from last season.
The deer take during bowhunting season increased 18 percent over 2018-19, while it dropped about 6 percent during the regular and muzzleloader seasons.
Deer-harvest data are compiled by cross-referencing reports required of successful hunters with examination of harvested deer at check stations and meat processors.
The DEC tested 2,658 hunter-harvested deer for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in 2019-20. CWD is a highly contagious fatal disease that “poses a significant threat to New York’s wild white-tailed deer herd.” None of the deer tested positive.
“Regulated hunting benefits all New Yorkers by reducing the negative impacts of deer on forests, communities, and crop producers, while also providing more than 10 million pounds of high quality, local protein to families and food pantries around the state every year,” Commissioner Seggos said in a statement.
SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County were fuller in February than in the year-ago month, while room revenue also gained, according to a recent report. The data was from the last full month before the hotel business in the region, state, and much of the U.S. was slammed by the coronavirus emergency, starting in mid-March.
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SYRACUSE — Hotels in Onondaga County were fuller in February than in the year-ago month, while room revenue also gained, according to a recent report.
The data was from the last full month before the hotel business in the region, state, and much of the U.S. was slammed by the coronavirus emergency, starting in mid-March.
The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 3.2 percent to 48.4 percent in February, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company.
Revenue per available room (RevPar), a key industry gauge that measures how much money hotels are bringing in per available room, increased 3.8 percent to $47.40 in February.
Average daily rate (or ADR), which represents the average rental rate for a sold room inched up 0.6 percent to $97.93 in February.
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, COVID-19, and HR tips. Jovita Carranza, SBA @SBAJovitaThrough the #PaycheckProtectionProgram, community banks and local lenders are stepping up to provide relief for small businesses across the country. Find out how you can participate in the program and keep workers on your
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Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, COVID-19, and HR tips.
Jovita Carranza, SBA @SBAJovita
Through the #PaycheckProtectionProgram, community banks and local lenders are stepping up to provide relief for small businesses across the country. Find out how you can participate in the program and keep workers on your payroll. https://sba.gov/paycheckprotection
KeyBank @keybank
When times are hard, scammers work harder. Make sure you’re always keeping yourself and your business safe: https://bit.ly/2QZ8Wae
Small Business Expo @SmallBizExpo
7 Obstacles Every Team Faces When Going Remote (and How to Overcome Them) http://twib.in/l/r66L6d7649GE
IRS Small Biz @IRSsmallbiz
If your business is experiencing economic hardship related to COVID-19, a new tax credit may help. See #IRS FAQs on the Employee Retention Credit at http://irs.gov/coronavirus #COVIDreliefIRS
The Bonadio Group @bonadiogroup
We have launched a #covid19 microsite, which provides our clients, and website visitors, with all COVID-19 related articles, videos and resources. #TBG lives out the “& More” philosophy, providing so much beyond traditional #tax and #audit support. https://bonadio.com/covid-19/
Mark C. Crowley @MarkCCrowley
People have told me that employee #engagement has been placed on the back burner in their organizations, the idea being that it’s simply not important in a crisis. I’d argue it’s just the opposite. If you want people returning to work fully committed, #love them now.
Meghan M. Biro High @MeghanMBiro
Remote Work Policies Should Now Stress Flexibility. #workfromhome #HR https://shrm.org/hr-today/news/hr-news/Pages/Remote-Work-Policies-Should-Now-Stress-Flexibility.aspx
Hannah Morgan @careersherpa
Here are some free Training resources to uplevel your skills and lists of companies hiring right now! https://buff.ly/39N7Dlg
New York egg production rises over 4 percent in February
New York farms produced 137.6 million eggs in February, up 4.4 percent from 131.8 million eggs in the year-prior period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported. The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.7 million in February, up slightly from 5.66 million layers a year ago. February egg production per
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New York farms produced 137.6 million eggs in February, up 4.4 percent from 131.8 million eggs in the year-prior period, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) recently reported.
The number of layers in the Empire State averaged 5.7 million in February, up slightly from 5.66 million layers a year ago. February egg production per 100 layers totaled 2,413 eggs, up 3.7 percent from 2,327 eggs in February 2019.
In neighboring Pennsylvania, farms produced 739.1 million eggs during February, up nearly 12 percent from 660.9 million eggs a year earlier.
U.S. egg production totaled 8.94 billion eggs in February, up almost 3 percent from 8.69 billion eggs produced in the year-ago period.
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