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Syracuse Athletics names football game day hosts
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University has selected three new hosts to entertain the fans at home football games. The trio of Claudia Bellofatto, Matt Fletcher

St. Lawrence County man arrested for stealing merchandise from Hannaford Stores in three counties
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — New York State Police announced they recently arrested a man from Canton for stealing more than $2,600 worth of merchandise from Hannaford

Syracuse Mets game attendance rises 18 percent in 2019
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Mets minor-league baseball club attracted over 50,000 more fans during its inaugural season as the Triple-A affiliate of the New

People news: Health Foundation board names Alford vice chair
The board of trustees of the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York announced it has named Lisa Alford vice chair of the board.

Paul Flanders, CFO of Carrols Restaurant Group, dies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) on Monday announced the death of CFO Paul Flanders. He died Saturday, Carrols said in a

Syracuse expecting sold out Dome for Saturday’s homecoming game vs. No. 1 Clemson
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University is expecting a capacity crowd when the Orange hosts top-ranked and defending national champion Clemson on Saturday night in the

Cornell researchers to use $2M federal grant for work on bioenergy conversion
ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a team of Cornell researchers $2 million to study the combination of inorganic semiconductor

Elmira Savings Bank names two new board members
ELMIRA, N.Y. — Elmira Savings Bank (NASDAQ: ESBK) recently announced the election of two new members to its board of directors. The first new director

Tompkins County Legislature awards grant to study Tourism Improvement District issue
The district would be a potential way to fund the cost of a future conference center ITHACA — The Tompkins County Legislature on Aug. 20 voted to approve nearly $34,000 in funding to the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The 2019 strategic tourism implementation grant (funded through county room occupancy tax funds) pays for
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The district would be a potential way to fund the cost of a future conference center
ITHACA — The Tompkins County Legislature on Aug. 20 voted to approve nearly $34,000 in funding to the Ithaca/Tompkins County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The 2019 strategic tourism implementation grant (funded through county room occupancy tax funds) pays for professional services to examine possibly forming a Tompkins County “Tourism Improvement District” as a potential way to fund the cost of a future conference center.
The funding is part of the county’s 2019 tourism program budget. The money was approved by a vote of 13-1.
CNY Tweets – September 9, 2019
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, HR, and personal tips. SBA @SBAgovCreate your business continuity plan today — http://ow.ly/Y22230lASpD #BeReady #PreparedNotScared Google Small Business @GoogleSmallBizHow to support a #smallbiz for free: Share their story $0.00; Share their social posts $0.00; Suggest to a friend $0.00; Leave
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Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, HR, and personal tips.
SBA @SBAgov
Create your business continuity plan today — http://ow.ly/Y22230lASpD #BeReady #PreparedNotScared
Google Small Business @GoogleSmallBiz
How to support a #smallbiz for free: Share their story $0.00; Share their social posts $0.00; Suggest to a friend $0.00; Leave a review $0.00
Jumbiz @JumbizNews
5 Creative Ways to Test Market a New Product http://dlvr.it/RC9r1R #Marketing #SmallBiz
Mike Johansson @mikejny
A Beginner’s Guide To Executing A Social Media Marketing Funnel – http://j.mp/2Ljghzb via @Forbes
140 Promotions @140promotions
How to Balance Marketing Automation and Personalization https://buff.ly/2zJAjMg
Lush Marketing @jlushmarketing
Another blog on keeping your marketing simple! https://buff.ly/2MPdUpH
Able Creative @ablecreativeorg
Marketing Tip: Share that one most important tip that your customers must know and explain why you think it is so important.
Small Business Expo @SmallBizExpo
Want To Really Motivate Your Employees? An Eye-Opening Study Of Sports Coaches Offers A Disturbing Clue (You’ll Actually Enjoy This) http://twib.in/l/B5zAy6BLLAKo
Sharlyn Lauby @sharlyn_lauby
HR Technology: 13 Concepts that HR Pros Really Need to Know – #HR Bartender #Recruiting #HRTech https://hrbar.co/34jwsnf
Hannah Morgan @careersherpa
Bad Career Advice From Boomer Parents featuring expert tips from @TheaKelley @VAFrancoResumes @Dalton_Steve and me! Thank you @NancyCollamer @NextAvenue: https://buff.ly/32okg2O
Mark C. Crowley @MarkCCrowley
After decades of managing people, I understand that to be truly successful, I need to be like a conductor of people, many of whom [if not all] can play their instruments better than I can.” — Ray Dalio (Do you have the courage to hire people more talented than you)?
Mitch Mitchell @Mitch_M
What I learned from shutting up in meetings https://atlassian.com/blog/leadership/what-i-learned-from-shutting-up-in-meetings by @domprice
Syracuse Airport @SyracuseAirport
Ever wonder about the #solarpanels just south of the parking garage at #SYR? They are part of a 120 kW system which contributes to the overall airport electric consumption. The 396 photovoltaic cells provide enough energy to power the equivalent of 180 typical households.
RMS @RMS_Research
In a recent study conducted by our team, we found 40% of parents and more than 30% of children say they are very excited for the new school year: https://rmsresults.com/2019/08/27/gearing-up-for-going-back-to-school/
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