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NYSERDA board taps Harris as president and CEO, removes “acting” from title

ALBANY, N.Y. — The board of directors of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has appointed Doreen Harris as its president and CEO. Read More
NBT names Schindler, Clark to Southern Tier Advisory Board

NORWICH, N.Y. —NBT Bank announced that it has added Barbara Schindler and Christopher Clark to its Southern Tier Advisory Board. Read More
Griffiss Institute announces new president and CEO

ROME, N.Y. — The Griffiss Institute in Rome has selected Heather Hage as its next president and CEO. Read More
NICK ZAPPIA

NICK ZAPPIA recently joined ABC Creative as account manager. A graduate of SUNY Cortland, with a degree in political science and government, he brings years of marketing and sales experience to the co Read More
VIP Structures

CHRIS PAULUS has joined VIP Structures as chief financial officer. He joins the VIP team with more than 14 years of experience working in commercial real-estate development and finance. As CFO, Paulus Read More
LINDA D. MEEHAN

Obstetrician/Gynecologist LINDA D. MEEHAN, D.O. has joined the professional staff at Oswego County OB-GYN, P.C., and the medical staff at Oswego Health. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the Unive Read More
DONALD LIBBY

DONALD LIBBY has been named facilities management director for Mohawk Valley Health System (MVHS). In this role, he is responsible for the management and oversight of utilities management, laundry ser Read More
Carthage Area Hospital

Carthage Area Hospital has added JESSICA ROBINSON, a certified family nurse practitioner, and JENNIFER AVERY, a certified physician assistant, to its medical staff. Robinson started at the Carthage M Read More
MICHAEL BUTLER

Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) has hired MICHAEL BUTLER as its newest research analyst. He comes to RMS with an extensive background in market research and more than a decade of produ Read More

Business Calendar

Learn@Lunch 4/12/2021 12:00 PM - 4/12/2021 12:45 PM Read More
Intro to Negotiation: A Crucial Startup Skill 4/14/2021 12:00 PM - 4/14/2021 1:00 PM Read More
17th Annual Symposium on Energy in the 21st Century 4/16/2021 8:00 AM - 4/16/2021 1:00 PM Read More

Opinion

OPINION: As New York Slips Further into Unrest, Democrats do Nothing to Make Streets Safer New York State’s criminal-justice system has deteriorated to dangerous levels. At the direction of Democrats in the state legislature and New York City, we have seen drastic changes to parole and bail Read More
OPINION: U.S.-China Relationship is Essential, Challenging The relationship between the United States and China is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. When it goes smoothly, global tensions are low. When the relationship hits the rocks, te Read More
OPINION: Budget Priorities that Will Break the Bank The process of developing the annual New York State Budget officially begins when the governor presents his spending proposal in late January. But the terms of negotiations become clearer once legisla Read More

Business Mentors

VIEWPOINT: COVID Puts More Pressure on Already Stressed Nonprofits “In every crisis, doubt or confusion, take the higher path – the path of compassion, courage, understanding, and love.” — Amit Ray The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our world in many ways. The frustr Read More
Seven Great Ways to Create a Really Inclusive Workplace In a recent article in Harvard Business Review, Elisabeth Kelan writes about “gender fatigue,” which she describes as the phenomenon of people acknowledging that gender inequality exists in general, b Read More
VIEWPOINT: The Work-From-Home Vs. Return-To-Office Debate What employees, bosses should consider Many Americans have been working from home full time for a year now since COVID-19 hit the U.S. And many prefer that arrangement to a traditional office. In a s Read More

People on the Move

LESTER BURT LESTER BURT recently joined Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC as a senior manager in the firm’s audit and accounting department. He has more than 11 years of experience in public accounting. Burt’ Read More
JENNIFER BRILLANTE JENNIFER BRILLANTE has been named partner at C & D Advertising. She has been with the firm for 10 years as VP of business development. Brillante has been instrumental in generating significant gro Read More
BLAKE PENN BLAKE PENN recently joined Colgate University as its first chief information security officer (CISO) and director of information security. He previously served as information security policy and compl Read More