Opinion

We Have Gotten Awfully Regal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What happened to our vibrant, regional economy?

I hear it all the time. Our region was once the manufacturing hub of America, which created wealth and employment. Our children remained in the area because of the abundant opportunities and family ti Read More