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Owner of 93Q, 95X emerges from bankruptcy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cumulus Media, the owner of hundreds of radio stations, including four in Central New York, has emerged from bankruptcy, the company announced

State Fair to hold job fair this Friday and Saturday
GEDDES, N.Y. — The New York State Fair will hold a job fair this Friday and Saturday to fill temporary positions for the 2018 State

The Calls take top awards at AFRL commercialization academy
ROME, N.Y. — Justin Call, CEO of Go Figure, located in Utica, walked away with the $15,000 prize at the Air Force Research Lab Information

People news: MVHS promotes Fasolo
UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS) announced it has named Joelle Fasolo director of IT financial and ambulatory applications. In this position, she

Carthage Area Hospital seeks $25 million for consolidated medical campus
The plan follows a review of current hospital facilities that began in 2016 at the request of the hospital’s board of directors. While examining options

MVP Health Care names Barbero senior leader, general counsel
She also has oversight of the compliance department, the special-investigations unit, and the government-affairs department. MVP describes Barbero as an “experienced attorney with extensive knowledge

HealthlinkNY names Romeo executive director
HealthlinkNY has appointed Staci Romeo as the organization’s executive director, after having served in the role on an interim basis since Jan. 1. She had
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, social media, HR, career, and personal tips. SBA @SBAgov80% percent of all U.S. small businesses have no employees. Here are 5 strategies you can use to make your business work: http://ow.ly/2ux930k6mIn NFIB @NFIBOur new poll, conducted by @MorningConsult, shows that
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Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, social media, HR, career, and personal tips.
SBA @SBAgov
80% percent of all U.S. small businesses have no employees. Here are 5 strategies you can use to make your business work: http://ow.ly/2ux930k6mIn
NFIB @NFIB
Our new poll, conducted by @MorningConsult, shows that Americans see #smallbusiness as crucial to our economy – and view small business owners as more trustworthy leaders to meet the needs of local communities. Learn more: http://on.nfib.com/2IDOF7Y
IMMG @Impact_MMG
Referrals make it easier to get in the door with new customers. The majority of people say they are willing to provide a referral if asked, but very few take the initiative to do it on their own. If you aren’t asking for them, you are missing opportunities.
Mark Cordy @MarkCordy1
8 SEO Myths to Leave Behind in 2018 · Web It 101 http://webit101.com/w/H6Vhc #SEO
Lamb Social Media @lambsocialmedia
How do you take your coffee? Everyone’s different, and that’s why some people prefer one social media platform over another. Don’t treat each platform in the same way.
Dave Ulrich @dave_ulrich
Individuals and organizations that are ‘change champions’ are less threatened by #change when they have the tools to manage it. These tools include creating agile organizations that can allocate work, build autonomous teams to move quickly, and adapt policies.
Mitch Mitchell @Mitch_M
Who Will Follow You When You Leave? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/who-follow-you-when-leave-mitch-mitchell/?published=t … by Mitch Mitchell on LinkedIn #leadership #successionplanning
Harish Chand @harishchand314
Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one. https://goo.gl/MhfCMt #Careeradvice #Career
Hannah Morgan @careersherpa
If you don’t ask, the answer is always NO – 9 Tips To Negotiate A Job Offer Like A Pro https://buff.ly/2v6ZuJn #jobinterview
The Executive Thrillseeker @ExecutiveThrill
Are you one of the many who ends up with unhealthy habits while on the road? If so check out this quick read on how to spruce it back up! https://buff.ly/2kohmHy
LeftHandWriting @LHW_Blog
So you’ve finally written that story you had in mind? Great! Now it’s time to edit. But how do you edit your own writing? With these 9 editing tips, it’ll be a breeze! http://lefthandwriting.com/how-to-edit-your-own-writing/ …
CH Insurance @CH_INS_AGENCY
The average hailstorm can cause serious damage, even if it only lasts five minutes. Protect your home: http://tkpl.us/ar12u #ThinkSafe
ConMed to pay quarterly dividend of 20 cents a share in early July
UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based medical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the second quarter. The dividend will be payable on July 5 to all shareholders of record as of June 15. At the company’s current stock price,
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UTICA — ConMed Corp. (NASDAQ: CNMD), a Utica–based medical-device maker, recently announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 20 cents per share for the second quarter.
The dividend will be payable on July 5 to all shareholders of record as of June 15.
At the company’s current stock price, the dividend yields about 1.2 percent. ConMed’s stock has jumped nearly 35 percent year to date, through May 29.
ConMed says it’s a medical technology company that provides surgical devices and equipment for minimally invasive procedures. The firm’s products are used by surgeons and physicians in specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, gynecology, neurosurgery, and gastroenterology. ConMed has a direct selling presence in 19 countries, and international sales make up about half of its total sales. The company employs about 3,100 people globally.
Papa elected to three-year term on Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York board
Ronald J. Papa, president and CEO of National Fire Adjustment Company, Inc. (NFA), has been elected by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Upstate New York board of directors to a three-year term as a board member. NFA has been a BBB-accredited business for 55-plus years, according to a BBB news release. Papa has been
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Ronald J. Papa, president and CEO of National Fire Adjustment Company, Inc. (NFA), has been elected by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Upstate New York board of directors to a three-year term as a board member.
NFA has been a BBB-accredited business for 55-plus years, according to a BBB news release. Papa has been president of Amherst–based NFA since 1994. NFA is a licensed public-adjuster firm established in 1922 by Bernard Papa. The business is in its fourth generation.
NFA’s Syracuse office is located at 5850 Court Street Road in the town of DeWitt. The firm also has CNY offices in Utica and Potsdam.
In 2017, people turned to BBB more than 160 million times for BBB business profiles on more than 5.2 million businesses and charity reports on 11,000 charities, all available for free at bbb.org.
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