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MARY ELLEN KAIER has joined Meals on Wheels of Eastern Onondaga County, Inc. as CEO. She is responsible for both the strategic direction of the organization as well as its day-to-day operations. Kaier has more than 30 years of business development and financial management experience. She previously worked in the health care and insurance industries, […]
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MARY ELLEN KAIER has joined Meals on Wheels of Eastern Onondaga County, Inc. as CEO. She is responsible for both the strategic direction of the organization as well as its day-to-day operations. Kaier has more than 30 years of business development and financial management experience. She previously worked in the health care and insurance industries, leading a number of initiatives dedicated to senior services. Her prior employers include Brown & Brown of New York, Inc. (dba, Rowlands & Barranca Agency), Universal American, The Centers at St. Camillus St. Camillus Health and Rehabilitation Center, Northeast Community Care, Arcadian Health Plan, EmblemHealth, and Upstate Medical University, according to her LinkedIn profile. Kaier holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from SUNY Oswego.

CRAIG MARCINKOWSKI has joined Fotokite as its senior VP of strategy and business development. He is tasked with building a team of sales and service staff to deliver support to the company’s U.S. public safety customer base. Fotokite is a startup with an office in the Tech Garden in Syracuse. Marcinkowski previously served as VP
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CRAIG MARCINKOWSKI has joined Fotokite as its senior VP of strategy and business development. He is tasked with building a team of sales and service staff to deliver support to the company’s U.S. public safety customer base. Fotokite is a startup with an office in the Tech Garden in Syracuse. Marcinkowski previously served as VP of strategy and corporate development for Gryphon Sensors LLC, an SRC company. He has nearly two decades of experience in the defense and aerospace industry, including profit and loss responsibilities, product development, software engineering, capture and program management, and domestic and international business development. Fotokite says it combines aerial and ground-based robotics with flight-control algorithms to create a kite-like tethered aerial camera system that can fly completely autonomously for more than 24 hours.

Syracuse football game vs. Clemson is officially sold out
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Saturday’s Syracuse-Clemson football game in the Dome is an official sellout, with Syracuse University expecting a “capacity crowd of more than 49,057”

Onondaga County announces Lyft as a transportation provider for its JOBSplus clients
SALINA, N.Y. — Onondaga County on Thursday announced a pilot program with Lyft as a transportation provider for its JOBSplus! clients. San Francisco, California–based Lyft

Oneida Nation to host half-day conference with businesses
Event spotlights how to do business with the Nation VERONA — The Oneida Indian Nation has announced plans for a half-day conference in early October titled, “Doing Business with the Oneida Indian Nation.” The event, which is free of charge, is set for Oct. 4 at Turning Stone Resort Casino. It’ll provide “insight on how
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Event spotlights how to do business with the Nation
VERONA — The Oneida Indian Nation has announced plans for a half-day conference in early October titled, “Doing Business with the Oneida Indian Nation.”
The event, which is free of charge, is set for Oct. 4 at Turning Stone Resort Casino. It’ll provide “insight on how to work with the Nation on new business development,” per its news release.
Attendees will learn how to become a vendor, locate a business on Oneida Nation land, have sponsorship relationships, and partner on strategic alliances. They will also have the opportunity to meet with individual procurement representatives from specific enterprise areas, including information technology, hospitality, food and beverage, and construction trades.
The conference will explore these opportunities by bringing together Oneida Indian Nation officials, business leaders and local stakeholders throughout the region. Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation representative and Nation Enterprises CEO, will provide an overview of Nation enterprises and outline plans for future investments.
The Oneida Indian Nation says it continues to expand its gaming, retail, entertainment, food-related and convenience store businesses, “which presents new business development, vendor and sponsorship opportunities,” per its release.
In all, Oneida Nation Enterprises spends $99 million to support more than 1,000 vendors in the three counties surrounding the Nation’s homelands. The Oneida Nation Enterprises directly employs more than 4,750 people, and supports thousands more through its vendors.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com

A Syracuse company and four firms from Ithaca are among the 18 finalists in the first round of the Grow-NY food innovation and agriculture-technology business

Greater Syracuse Business Development Corp. names two new board members
Jardin, of East Syracuse, has more than 35 years of experience in commercial and small-business banking in the Central New York area. He is currently

Everson Museum of Art to host symposium for competing firms in café-design competition
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The finalists in the competition to design a new café for the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse will participate in a

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
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