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People news: Rural/Metro promotes Hogue to CNY regional director

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Rural/Metro Medical Services announced it has promoted general manager Troy Hogue to the position of regional director of Central New York. In his new position, Hogue is responsibl Read More
People news: Rome Memorial names Pucillo director of Community Recovery Center

ROME, N.Y. — Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) has named Charles Pucillo as the new director of its Community Recovery Center. Mark Snyderman, the hospital’s vice president of planning and outpatient se Read More
People news: MVCC appoints Wallace as associate director of human resources

UTICA, N.Y. — Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) has appointed Nancy Wallace as its new associate director of human resources. She has more than 10 years experience in human resources at SUNYIT. Read More
Crouse Hospital board of directors appoints SU Chancellor to three-year term

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Crouse Hospital board of directors has appointed Syracuse University (SU) Chancellor Kent Syverud to serve a three-year term. Patrick Mannion, chair of the hospital’s board of Read More
Jessica Flint

Jessica Flint has been named divisional field accountant for the Empire State Division of The Salvation Army. She has worked for the Empire State Division for the past eight years as a centralized b Read More
Erica Winters

Research & Marketing Strategies, Inc. (RMS) announced that Erica Winters has joined the RMS Analytics team. With a background in market research and program evaluation, she joins the team as a r Read More
Mike Quijano

Ephesus Lighting, Inc. has appointed Mike Quijanoas director of sales and business development. He joins Ephesus from Future Electronics, where he served as a regional technical manager/optics engin Read More
Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

Kathleen S. Weber has joined Hiscock & Barclay, LLP as an associate in the Syracuse office’s corporate and tax practice areas. She comes to Hiscock from Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, where she Read More
Chris Mason

Chris Mason has been promoted to senior vice president of commercial lines at the Bailey & Haskell Insurance Division of OneGroup, while still continuing his role as director of program manageme 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