ANNA BROOKS THOMAS has been named director of football operations at Colgate University. She began her post on March 1, becoming just the second woman to hold the football operations’ position in Colg Read More
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RITA ROMANO has been appointed president of the newly created Quadrant Laboratories LLC division at Quadrant Biosciences Inc., a molecular-diagnostics company. She will primarily be responsible for sp Read More
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Cornell dean chosen as next president of University of Richmond
ITHACA, N.Y. — Kevin Hallock, dean of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, will become the next president of the University of Richmond, effective Aug. 15. Read More
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LeChase Construction Services, LLC
LeChase Construction Services, LLC has promoted JUSTIN BROWN to regional safety manager in Syracuse. Brown will ensure the company’s safety program across all job sites in Central New York. Specifical Read More
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JASON THORYK has been promoted to inside sales representative at Erie Materials in Syracuse. The firm is a regional distributor of building materials in New York and Pennsylvania. He started as a summ Read More
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Security Mutual Life’s board of directors recently announced the promotion of three officers. MARY C. WARD was elevated to senior VP and controller. She is responsible for overseeing the company’s fi Read More
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Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, Inc. (MVCAA) has named DARLENE MACK-BROWN the agency’s community engagement director. She replaces Venice Ervin who recently retired from the agency. Mack-Brown Read More
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The YMCA of Central New York has named BERTRAM L. LAWSON, II the organization’s next president and CEO. He stepped into this role on Feb. 8. Lawson previously served as the chief operating officer for Read More
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Insero & Co. launches recruiting division
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester–based Insero & Co. — which has offices in Ithaca, Cortland, and Watkins Glen — has launched a new recruiting division under the name Insero Talent Solutions, a division of Insero & Co. Read More
Opinion
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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