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ROME, N.Y. — Dr. C. Nicole Pineau recently joined Rome Medical Practice’s obstetrics and gynecology practice, called All About Women, and located in the Beeches

Partners for Education & Business holds 10th annual Manufacturing Careers Day

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SKANEATELES — Partners for Education and Business (PEB), an affiliate of the Manufacturers Association of Central New York (MACNY), held its 10th annual Manufacturing Careers Day on Oct. 4 at Hillrom in Skaneateles. The event was part of a Manufacturing Day, where similar events occur across New York state to promote educational and career pathways

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CNY Tweets – October 14, 2019

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Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, and HR tips. NFIB @NFIBA new overtime rule from @USDOL increases the salary threshold minimum necessary to exempt certain employees from the minimum wage and overtime pay requirement. Read more on how the rule may affect your #SmallBiz: https://www.nfib.com/content/news/staffing/what-small-businesses-need-to-know-about-the-new-federal-overtime-rule/ eBusiness

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Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, and HR tips.

NFIB @NFIB
A new overtime rule from @USDOL increases the salary threshold minimum necessary to exempt certain employees from the minimum wage and overtime pay requirement. Read more on how the rule may affect your #SmallBiz: https://www.nfib.com/content/news/staffing/what-small-businesses-need-to-know-about-the-new-federal-overtime-rule/

eBusiness Club @_eBusinessClub
5 Reasons Mission Statements (Still) Matter for Startups http://dlvr.it/RFGvrH

SBA @SBAgov
Tap into SBA resources to take your manufacturing #smallbusiness to the next level
http://ow.ly/sgqm50w8Nsu

StartUp Founders @StartUpFoundrs
4 Things Your Team Manifesto Must Spotlight http://dlvr.it/RFHXKf #Marketing

Scribbles Social @LdeFleuriot
11 Surprising Social Media Tips That Really Work For Businesses http://bit.ly/2mWeMxg

Sandi – Cktechconnect Online Marketing @cktechsandi
10 Versatile #Fonts https://buff.ly/2QJJDG0 #Marketing

Angel Investors @Angel__Investor
10 Places to Find Instagram Influencers http://dlvr.it/RFGyyF

Mark C. Crowley @MarkCCrowley
Gallup says only 18% of people hired into #management positions have the requisite skills to lead other people. Igoring that Orgs could do better with a coin-flip, this means we’re all using an old & erroneous model for making these selections.

Entrepreneur @Entrepreneur
‘Work-Life Balance’ Is Backfiring on Employers. Here’s Why. https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/302042

Mitch Mitchell @Mitch_M
Leaders Can’t Always Wait To Be Asked For Help https://ttmitchellconsulting.com/Mitchblog/helping-others-as-a-leader/

Nexxt @NexxtHR
In a tight labor market, reaching qualified candidates faster than the competition is incredibly important for companies with roles to fill. https://www.employmentmetrix.com/blog/2018/12/battle-of-the-interview-formats-recorded-phone-or-face-to-face.html

BambooHR @bamboohr
How many of these #HR horror stories have you experienced? https://www.bamboohr.com/blog/hr-horror-stories/?utm_source=OSo-Twttr-171016

Hannah Morgan @careersherpa
Creating short-form content on LinkedIn is a great way to be discovered. When people come to you. (Written for recruiters but the logic applies to job seekers as well) By @Kasia_Tang and thanks to @HungLee https://buff.ly/2VoDvY2 via @Kasia_Tang

Lolly Daskal @LollyDaskal
NEW: 12 Mistakes to Avoid in #Difficult #Conversations @LollyDaskal http://bit.ly/337rBEm

GZA’s Haith named to board of directors of Air & Waste Management Association CNY chapter

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SYRACUSE — GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. announced that Ben Haith, a senior project manager and head of GZA’s Syracuse–area office, has been named to the board of directors of the Air & Waste Management Association’s (A&WMA) Central New York chapter. GZA is a multi-disciplinary firm providing geotechnical, environmental, ecological, water, and construction-management services. A&WMA is a

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Cryomech starts construction of new $17 million plant in DeWitt

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DeWITT — Construction is underway on an expanded, $17 million plant for Cryomech at 6682 Moore Road in the town of DeWitt. The firm is a manufacturer of cryogenic equipment. “The products we make allow researchers to conduct experiments at ultra-low temperatures … temperatures down very close to absolute zero and we make the cryocooler

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DeWITT — Construction is underway on an expanded, $17 million plant for Cryomech at 6682 Moore Road in the town of DeWitt.

The firm is a manufacturer of cryogenic equipment.

“The products we make allow researchers to conduct experiments at ultra-low temperatures … temperatures down very close to absolute zero and we make the cryocooler that enables that research,” Kelly Wypych, president and CEO of Cryomech, told reporters after the company’s Oct. 3 groundbreaking ceremony.

The company currently operates in a nearby location at 113 Falso Drive in DeWitt. Onondaga County first announced the company’s expansion plans in mid-May.

The new 76,000-square-foot building will house the company’s new manufacturing plant and office space. Cryomech hopes to begin operations in the new building “before the end of next year,” Wypych also told reporters.

VIP Structures of Syracuse has started construction on the new building, which will sit on a 14-acre site.

Empire State Development (ESD) is assisting the expansion with a $600,000 capital grant, and up to $600,000 through the Excelsior Jobs program in exchange for job-creation commitments. The total project cost has been pegged at close to $17 million.

“Today stands for more than simply putting shovels into ground. Today represents our commitment to our customers in over 50 countries in all seven continents, most of whom are pioneering groundbreakers in ultra-low temperature technology and research,” Wypych said in her remarks during the groundbreaking event. “Today represents our commitment to this region, which has always been our home and is the ground that we want to stand on. It represents our commitment to growing local jobs and to maintaining our position as a groundbreaking provider of cryogenic technology.”

Cryomech is currently hiring new staff, and as part of its move, says it would add about 19 new jobs, per an ESD news release. The employee-owned company employs about 130 people now, including office staff, engineers, researchers, skilled manufacturing workers, and others.

Founded in 1963, Cryomech develops and manufactures high-performance cryogenic equipment, including cryocoolers and laboratory-scale helium management systems. The company develops products that cater to the specific needs of researchers and industries in a wide array of fields, including medical, agricultural, energy and aerospace. Half of its sales are for highly custom-designed products, ESD said.

MVHS starts assembling construction fencing around site of nearly $550 million downtown hospital

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UTICA, N.Y. — The Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) says crews on Thursday began putting together the construction fence that will surround the site of

Appel Osborne to open a Buffalo office

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SYRACUSE — Appel Osborne Landscape Architecture, a Syracuse–based firm, is opening a new office in Buffalo on Oct. 21. The new 1,290-square-foot, leased office, located in Suite 400 at 50 Elk St. in Buffalo, is in a newly renovated mixed-use building — The Silos at Elk Street, which is listed on the New York State

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OCC, CCC ink nursing dual-admission agreement with Upstate Medical

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ONONDAGA —Nursing students at Onondaga Community College (OCC) understand their associate degree is a “great first step” but they will need to eventually pursue a bachelor’s degree so “they can experience all of the things in nursing that they envision,” according to Casey Crabill, president of Onondaga Community College. “That requires students to move to

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“That requires students to move to a university program. Upstate, as part of the SUNY family, is a logical next step,” said Crabill.

The OCC leader had conversations with Dr. Mantosh Dewan, interim president of Upstate Medical University, about what they could do “to make it more evident” what students need to do as they begin pursuing their associate degree, not as they finish it.

“President Dewan thought that was a good idea but that it should happen quickly, which never happens. His leadership really brought us to this point in less than an academic year, which is lightning speed in higher education,” said Crabill.

Nursing students at Onondaga Community College and Cayuga Community College (CCC) now have a new, “guaranteed” path to a four-year degree and the chance for employment in the industry.

Crabill, Dewan, and Brian Durant, president of Cayuga Community College on Sept. 30 signed an agreement which creates a “direct path,” dual admission, registered nurse (RN) bachelor’s degree program and a “guaranteed” job interview at Upstate.

The schools’ presidents signed the agreement in the nursing suite at OCC.

“Something that we’ve been working on really hard at OCC is making sure that the pathway is completely evident to students so they understand how to get from where they are to where they want to be, and this is a huge part of that,” Crabill added in her remarks before the signing ceremony.

Students pursuing an associate degree in nursing at CCC or OCC will be directly enrolled into the bachelor of science in nursing degree program at Upstate immediately after obtaining their RN license.

CCC’s Durant calls the partnership with Upstate Medical “something that’s been long needed for our students and for our programs.”

How the program works

During the first two years of the program, students at CCC and OCC must complete their coursework and achieve a 3.0 grade point average by their final semester in the nursing program.

Students check-in each summer

with Upstate Medical, interview for an RN position at Upstate, and must

pass the national licensing exam for

nurses, the NCLEX, which stands for National Council Licensure Examination.

Then, in the third and fourth years, students complete work toward their bachelor’s degree in nursing at Upstate. The school also offers an online bachelor’s degree in nursing.

“Equally important, I really want to see this collaboration be seamless. I think it’s very much true that as Upstate Medical University, we do not have an undergraduate program and we don’t have a campus so I would love to challenge all our SUNY brothers and sisters … to see Upstate as their medical school, not as a standalone but really part of who you are,” Dr. Mantosh Dewan, interim president of SUNY Upstate Medical University, said in his remarks.

New York state, CNY home sales decline in August

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ALBANY — New York realtors sold 13,492 previously-owned homes in August, down 8.3 percent from 14,708 homes sold in the year-ago period. That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR)’s July housing-market report issued on Sept. 20. Sales data The August 2019 statewide median sales price was $296,900 up 8 percent from

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ALBANY — New York realtors sold 13,492 previously-owned homes in August, down 8.3 percent from 14,708 homes sold in the year-ago period.

That’s according to the New York State Association of Realtors (NYSAR)’s July housing-market report issued on Sept. 20.

Sales data

The August 2019 statewide median sales price was $296,900 up 8 percent from the August 2018 median of $275,000, according to the NYSAR data.

Pending sales totaled 12,756 homes in August, down 1.1 percent from 12,902 a year prior.

The months’ supply of homes for sale at the end of August was 6.4 months, per NYSAR’s report. It stood at 6.6 months at the end of August 2018. A 6-month to 6.5-month supply is considered to be a balanced market, the association says.

The number of homes for sale totaled 71,230 in August, a decrease of 3.2 percent from 73,586 in August 2018.

Central New York data

Realtors in Onondaga County sold 514 previously owned homes in August, down nearly 16 percent compared to the 610 sold in the same month in 2018. The median sales price rose more than 5 percent to nearly $159,000 from almost $151,000 a year ago, according to the NYSAR report.

NYSAR also reports that realtors sold 206 homes in Oneida County last month, down more than 7.5 percent compared to the 223 sold during August 2018. The median sales price dipped 2 percent to $135,000 from nearly $138,000 a year ago.

Realtors in Broome County sold 171 existing homes in August, one fewer than the same month in 2018, according to the NYSAR report. The median sales price increased more than 5 percent to $132,500 from almost $126,000 a year prior.

In Jefferson County, realtors closed on 113 homes in August, down about 16 percent from 134 homes sold a year before, and the median sales price of $160,000 was up about 5.5 percent from more than $151,000 a year earlier, according to the NYSAR data.

All home-sales data is compiled from multiple-listing services in New York state and it includes townhomes and condominiums in addition to existing single-family homes, according to NYSAR.

State grants aided Liberty Resources’ expansion project

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SYRACUSE — Liberty Resources, Inc. used two state grants to expand outpatient substance-use treatment services and increase capacity for primary care. It used a $625,000 from the New York State Department of Health and an $874,000 award from the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services. Liberty Resources, a Syracuse–based human-services agency,

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SYRACUSE — Liberty Resources, Inc. used two state grants to expand outpatient substance-use treatment services and increase capacity for primary care.

It used a $625,000 from the New York State Department of Health and an $874,000 award from the New York State Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services.

Liberty Resources, a Syracuse–based human-services agency, is located at 1045 James St.

The agency and Genoa Healthcare on Oct. 4 held a formal reopening event for the newly renovated and expanded Family Healthcare Center and Genoa Healthcare Pharmacy.

“Liberty Resources is here to stay for a very long time and has added primary care and substance-abuse services to its offerings of behavioral health and mental-health services to both children and adults, so it is a comprehensive delivery system that’s integrated,” Carl Coyle, CEO of Liberty Resources Inc., said in speaking with reporters after the ceremony.

The integration of mental health, substance-use treatment, physical health, and pharmaceutical services bring “best practice” standards of care to the Syracuse community, Liberty Resources contends.

Genoa Healthcare operates an on-site pharmacy at Liberty Resources to “improve medication adherence and health outcomes” for people managing mental health and substance-use conditions.

Liberty Resources announced its partnership with Genoa Healthcare in April 2018. Renton, Washington–based Genoa Healthcare provides health-care services that include pharmacy, telepsychiatry, and medication-management services, according to its website.

Integrated care is “alive and well” in Syracuse,” Bill Guptail, COO of Genoa Healthcare, said in his remarks during the formal reopening ceremony.

“We operate over 475 pharmacies across the United States today. New York was one of the last states that we were able to enter. With Carl’s commitment and passion for really driving and finding better ways to provide pharmacy care as part of an integrated-care model, we are here today and we’re continuing to grow in the state of New York,” said Guptail.

Liberty Resources has been providing outpatient behavioral health services since 2007, initially serving just 147 clients in the city of Syracuse. Liberty Resources now treats more than 4,000 individuals throughout CNY and the Rochester area.

Liberty Resources says it continues to expand its integrated model of care through the construction of a Family Healthcare Center in Fulton and through the development of telecounseling and telehealth services.

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