New York faces another iceberg
Think of New York State and its 3,200 employer-entities (state, county, municipal, school districts, towns, villages, and public authorities) as the Titanic, steaming on its maiden voyage. Now think o Read More
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Maybe it’s my imagination, but we seem to have gotten awfully regal in this country. That’s what came to mind when I heard about the kafuffle over our Secretary of Defense. Leon Panetta has been flyin Read More
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Our Region Takes a High-Risk Approach to Investing
Would you take the advice of a financial advisor who told you to invest in only two or three industries? The answer is — of course not. Most individuals, corporations and institutional investors reali Read More
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Businesses Should Use Credit Strategically as Recovery Gains Strength
The significant tightening of business credit brought by the recession has begun to lift, with a recent analysis of FDIC data by the Investigative Reporting Workshop finding five straight quarters of Read More
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The case for performing bariatric surgery on government
According to my American Heritage dictionary, bariatrics is “… [t]he branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity.” A recent study from Cornell University found Read More
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Downshift in economy gathers speed
The signs are starting to appear everywhere: the U.S. economy is slowing again.This morning, the U.S. Commerce Department reported that real gross domestic product (GDP) — or the inflation-adjusted to Read More
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This 2012 Presidential Campaign Is All About Women
Suppose you run for the White House. And, suppose one evening during the campaign you address 10,000 voters. Your advisers tell you that maybe 60 percent of them are women. What types of issues do yo Read More
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Dangerous Labor Ambush Set for Struggling Small Employers
"If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark,” baseball’s Yogi Berra once misquipped, “nobody’s going to stop them.” Labor bosses must feel the same way about wage and salary workers who are Read More
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Legislation expands foreign trade zone to create jobs, investment in CNY
I was pleased to co-sponsor legislation that aims to draw more businesses to Central New York. In March, the New York Assembly unanimously passed legislation that will expand the foreign trade zone. Read More
Opinion
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OPINION: Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day Promotes a More Inclusive New York As legislators, Legislative Disabilities Awareness Day gives us a chance to pause and take stock of the ways we can better support New Yorkers with different levels of ability. Read More
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OPINION: The Dialogue of Democracy Needs Tending There are so many things I worry about these days. Are we going to default on our debts? Can we adapt to the accumulating impact of climate change? How are we going to handle the dangers posed by China and Russia? Read More
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OPINION: The Biden Administration’s War on Fossil Fuel Tim Stewart, president of the U.S. Oil and Gas Association, says it wasn’t long ago that America had “global dominance” of the world’s energy economy. Read More
Business Mentors
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VIEWPOINT: We’re Preparing for the Next Chapter in our Economic Story The Greater Binghamton area is at an inflection point. Despite the national and global challenges of recent years, we have seen several important economic metrics moving in the right direction. Read More -
The solution for employee burnout? Proper team structure The past 10-15 years of business have been dominated by an obsession with efficiency: How can we accomplish more work with fewer employees to save money and maximize profitability? Read More
People on the Move
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SUNY appoints first chief sustainability officer ALBANY, N.Y. — SUNY Chancellor John King, Jr. has appointed Carter Strickland as SUNY’s first-ever chief sustainability officer and executive director of climate action. Read More -
CRAIG O’KEEFE CRAIG O’KEEFE recently joined Stephen Donnelly & Associates as its agency director. Read More
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THOMAS W. ROMAN THOMAS W. ROMAN has joined Fulton Savings Bank as senior VP and chief lending officer. Read More