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Walsh sends ARPA business-recovery initiative, others to Syracuse Common Council
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Initiatives on business recovery, sidewalks, downtown parking, and youth programs are among those that Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh has forwarded to Syracuse

Madison County to use USDA grant to improve broadband access
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — Madison County will use a $10.1 million federal grant to construct, improve, or acquire facilities and equipment needed to provide broadband service

Tompkins Chamber sells East Shore Drive property, will remain tenant through spring 2022
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce recently announced the completion of the sale of its property at 904 East Shore Drive in

American Airlines to resume seasonal service from Syracuse to Miami in November
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority (SRAA) on Tuesday announced that American Airlines will resume seasonal, nonstop service from Syracuse to Miami International

NBT Bancorp appoints Kingsley CFO
NORWICH, N.Y. — NBT Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: NBTB) announced it has appointed Scott A. Kingsley as executive VP and chief financial officer. Kingsley will join

Utica College to use NSF grant to help “underrepresented” students interested in STEM careers
UTICA, N.Y. — The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Utica College a grant to help the school increase the number of students from “underrepresented

Syracuse University to return to full capacity at sporting events this fall
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University Athletics on Friday announced it plans to return to full capacity for spectators at the Carrier Dome this fall. Syracuse

Community Bank System acquires Minnesota benefits-administration company
DeWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank System, Inc. (NYSE: CBU) announced Thursday that it has acquired Fringe Benefits Design of Minnesota, Inc. (FBD), a provider of
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Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering cybersecurity, HR, legal, and small business tips.
SBA @SBAgov
Be on the alert for email phishing schemes. Reminder: SBA only communicates from email addresses ending in http://sba.gov. Learn how to report suspected fraud: https://sba.gov/fraud
iSecurity @iSecurity
iSecurity: What is Pretexting? Simple & Effective Social Engineering Attack http://dlvr.it/S2gPCg #CyberSecurity #whatis #cybersecurity
DeepFriedCyber @DeepFriedCyber
How to conquer synthetic identity fraud: http://dlvr.it/S2gP1y #cybersecurity #infosec
Small Business Trends @smallbiztrends
How can you know if your staff is enjoying their work? 10 #smallbiz experts from @YEC share their tips. https://zcu.io/9OxX #management
Mark C. Crowley @MarkCCrowley
One Take On #WFH: “They’re viewing it as a punishment to come back into the office & they should be viewing it as a perk to back in the office, both for social & emotional issues as well as #career growth and income growth.” — Tom Gimbel, CEO of Staffing company, LaSalle Network
Lolly Daskal @LollyDaskal
How to Make Your Employees Feel They Belong — @LollyDaskal: https://bit.ly/374PZKl #Leadership #Management #HR #Success
Prabir Jha @PrabirJha
Welcome & onboarding are #HR processes that many companies work at getting better. And rightly so. But when I probe on how they are improving the exit experience, the process and the feeling, many companies do not have the same energy. It is a pity. This has a more lasting effect.
Barclay Damon LLP @BarclayDamonLLP
“NY Appellate Court Dismisses Claim for Purely Economic Losses Arising From Motor Vehicle Accident” — Learn more in this #torts & #products liability defense alert: https://barclaydamon.com/alerts/ny-appellate-court-dismisses-claim-for-purely-economic-losses-arising-from-motor-vehicle-accident
NFIB @NFIB
NFIB and #smallbiz applaud today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez. “NFIB is pleased the Supreme Court once again ruled that all plaintiffs need to suffer actual injury to be compensated.” —@NFIBLegal’s Karen Harned. https://nfib.com/content/press-release/homepage/supreme-court-decision-protects-small-businesses-from-possible-frivolous-lawsuits/ #SCOTUS
Hancock Estabrook @HancockLawLLP
Labor & Employment Law Alert: New York State Passes Amendments to the HERO Act https://hancocklaw.com/publications/labor-employment-law-alert-new-york-state-passes-amendments-to-the-hero-act/
New York SBDC @nysbdc
Eligible #SmallBiz in #NYS affected by the COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for grant funding up to $50,000 at http://smallbusinessrecovery.com
TonyBodoh @TonyBodoh
Brave leaders stretch to grow beyond that which they have achieved because they know customers will always want more than they just received. http://TonyBodoh.com #smallbusiness

Recycler Sunnking begins operations at satellite location in Whitesboro
WHITESBORO, N.Y. — Recycler Sunnking, Inc. has started operations in a space located at 272 Oriskany Blvd. in Whitesboro. Sunnking, which is headquartered in Brockport
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