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Syracuse basketball game against Georgetown set for Dec. 8
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball on Tuesday announced it will next face its former Big East rival, the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday, Dec. 8, in

People news: Geiss joins St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care in Cicero
CICERO, N.Y. — St. Joseph’s Health announced that Mary Geiss, DO, has joined its St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care affiliate in Cicero. She will provide

Ithaca College appoints Costa as general counsel
ITHACA, N.Y. — Ithaca College announced it has named Guilherme Costa VP and general counsel. Costa has served for the past three years as the

Del Lago, DraftKings forge deal for future sports betting
TYRE, N.Y. — Del Lago Resort & Casino has reached an agreement with DraftKings to provide a sportsbook at the casino once New York legalizes

Syracuse Crunch unveil 2018-2019 hockey schedule
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Crunch, in conjunction with the AHL, have announced their 2018-19 regular-season schedule. The Crunch, the top minor-league affiliate of the

South Clinton Street reopens to traffic after railroad-bridge section collapse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 500 block of South Clinton Street, near the intersection of West Onondaga Street, in downtown Syracuse has reopened to traffic following
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, social media, tech, HR, and career tips. SCORE Mentors @SCOREMentorsMissed our free #SmallBusinessWeek virtual conference with @SBAgov? You can still access webinar recordings on everything from email marketing to #smallbiz financing. Register now-http://ow.ly/twQv30kIeTw SBA @SBAgovSchool’s out for summer, but not
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Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, social media, tech, HR, and career tips.
SCORE Mentors @SCOREMentors
Missed our free #SmallBusinessWeek virtual conference with @SBAgov? You can still access webinar recordings on everything from email marketing to #smallbiz financing. Register now-http://ow.ly/twQv30kIeTw
SBA @SBAgov
School’s out for summer, but not your small business. Check out SBA’s online courses on a variety of topics such as marketing, financing & managing a #smallbiz — http://ow.ly/JKtd30kw5DU
Anita Campbell @smallbiztrends
10 tools every #smallbiz should consider using today. https://zurl.co/mED5o
eBusiness Club @_eBusinessClub
5 Marketing Trends to Pay Attention To In 2019 http://dlvr.it/QZLB23 #Entrepreneur #SmallBiz #Marketing #SmallBusiness
Mitch Mitchell @Mitch_M
Do You Accept Or Provide Bad Customer Service? https://www.ttmitchellconsulting.com/Mitchblog/do-you-accept-or-provide-bad-customer-service/ … #customerservice #business #accountability
Maria Johnsen @iMariaJohnsen
Reduce #Advertising Cost With #MarketingFunnel Strategy http://maria-johnsen.com/million-dollar-blog/marketing/marketing-funnel … …
Grant Cardone @GrantCardone
If customers aren’t leaving great reviews on social media, you’ve failed to engage them. #SocialMedia
Evan Kirstel @evankirstel
Three Huge Ways #Tech Is Overhauling #Healthcare http://snip.ly/2wlh1r
Mark C. Crowley @MarkCCrowley
Wise leaders speak last. Legendary management guru, Peter Drucker made a practice of listening intently to other people & their opinions before offering his own. He didn’t need to demonstrate his superiority by weighing in first.
STOIC HRMS @HrmsStoic
Updating employees with organization’s latest achievements is as important as it is for a family member to update each other of their achievements.
HR Mentor Success @HrMentorsucces
You can achieve your goals when you help others achieve theirs.
Mark Babbitt @MarkSBabbitt
Weekly Round-Up: Investing in Your Sweet Spots, Boosting Your Leadership, Gain Your Footing Back, Effective Performance Management, & Coaching the Uncoachable Employee http://goo.gl/Qh1JqG via @ThoughtPartner
Mark C. Perna @MarkPerna
Meaningful career exploration will bridge the Awareness Gap that has contributed to the #skillsgap crisis in our country. Young people only base their #career aspirations on what they know. Many have no idea of the vast opportunities in the existing and emerging career fields.
Kevin Razawich @KRazawich
A new article I wanted to share: The Secret To Job Security. Enjoy! http://kevin.razawich.com/the-secret-to-job-security/ …
New York farmers increase corn-planted acreage by 12 percent in 2018
New York farmers have planted corn, for all purposes, on 1.12 million acres this year, up 12 percent from 1 million acres in 2017, according to a new report from the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Empire State growers expect to harvest 630,000 acres of corn for grain production, up 30 percent from 485,000
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New York farmers have planted corn, for all purposes, on 1.12 million acres this year, up 12 percent from 1 million acres in 2017, according to a new report from the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).
Empire State growers expect to harvest 630,000 acres of corn for grain production, up 30 percent from 485,000 acres last year, NASS said.
For the U.S. as a whole, the USDA estimates the corn-planted area for all purposes is 89.1 million acres in 2018, down 1 percent from last year. Growers expect to harvest 81.8 million acres for corn grain this year, down 1 percent from 2017.
Onondaga County hotel occupancy rate soars more than 17 percent in May
Hotels in Onondaga County saw a jump in guests in May compared to the year-ago month, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county increased 17.3 percent to 67.3 percent in May from 57.3 percent a year prior, according to STR, a Tennessee–based
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Hotels in Onondaga County saw a jump in guests in May compared to the year-ago month, according to a new report.
The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county increased 17.3 percent to 67.3 percent in May from 57.3 percent a year prior, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. Year to date through May, the county’s occupancy rate is up 8.6 percent to 55.3 percent.
Revenue per available room (RevPar), a key industry gauge that measures how much money hotels are bringing in per available room, popped 19.6 percent to $77.29 in May from $64.64 in May 2017. Year to date, Onondaga County’s RevPar is up 8.1 percent to $55.16.
Average daily rate (or ADR), which represents the average rental rate for a sold room, increased 1.9 percent to $114.92 in May, compared to $112.76 a year ago. Year to date through May, Onondaga County’s ADR is off 0.5 percent to $99.70, according to STR.
Oneida County hotel occupancy rate jumps 10 percent in May
Hotels in Oneida County took in more guests in May compared to a year ago, according to a recent report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 10 percent to 57.1 percent in May from 51.9 percent in the year-ago month, according to STR, a Tennessee–based
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Hotels in Oneida County took in more guests in May compared to a year ago, according to a recent report.
The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county rose 10 percent to 57.1 percent in May from 51.9 percent in the year-ago month, according to STR, a Tennessee–based hotel market data and analytics company. It’s the third straight monthly rise in Oneida County’s occupancy rate following a streak of 11 consecutive monthly declines. Year to date through May, the occupancy rate was up 3.4 percent to 49.2 percent.
Revenue per available room (RevPar), a key industry gauge that measures how much money hotels are bringing in per available room, rose 10.6 percent to $63.92 this May from $57.78 in May 2017. That also was the third straight monthly rise in RevPar. Year to date through the first five months of 2018, RevPar was up 3.9 percent to $51.61.
Average daily rate (or ADR), which represents the average rental rate for a sold room, edged up 0.6 percent to $111.97 in May, compared to $111.30 a year earlier. Year to date, ADR was 0.4 percent higher to $104.85.
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