LOWVILLE, N.Y. — The Winter Design Challenge Grant Program developed by the Lewis County Development Corporation (LCDC) recently announced a second round of funding awarded to organizations in the county. Read More
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Adirondack Railroad announces four new board members
UTICA, N.Y. — The Adirondack Railway Preservation Society (ARPS), the Utica–based nonprofit organization that operates the Adirondack Railroad, on Jan. 7 announced four new board members. Read More
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New York corn production fell 7 percent in 2020, USDA reports
New York farms produced almost 80.1 million bushels of corn for grain in 2020, down 7 percent from 86.1 million bushels in 2019, according to a USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service crop-produ Read More
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Hampton Inn by Hilton - Verona readies for opening in March
VERONA, N.Y. — The new Hampton Inn by Hilton – Verona and its general manager (GM) are preparing for the hotel’s upcoming opening as construction work heads into the final stretch. Read More
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How the SBA’s new round of PPP loans works
It started with community financial institutions The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and U.S. Treasury Department on Jan. 11 reopened the loan portal for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP Read More
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SUNY helps USNCC with education program for sailors
SUNY recently announced it is one of five higher-education institutions nationwide that is providing educational support for the first phase of a pilot program at the U.S. Naval Community College (USNCC). Read More
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CDPHP includes home-delivered meals in Medicare Advantage plans
Health insurer CDPHP is working with Ankeny, Iowa–based Mom’s Meals to offer home-delivered meals “at no cost” to Medicare Advantage members returning home from a stay in a hospital. CDPHP is an Alba Read More
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MMRI begins offering rapid COVID-19 tests
UTICA, N.Y. — The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) of Utica is now offering rapid COVID-19 tests. Read More
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CEO FOCUS: NUAIR welcomes new leadership; GENIUS NY applications open
Like so many of you, we begin this year looking forward to the new opportunities on the horizon. The chance for a fresh start, and a hope to move toward greater stability and reignite the momentum tha Read More
Opinion
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New Yorkers Need a Consistent Recovery Plan to Get the State Back on its Feet In the aftermath of COVID-19 lockdowns, New York’s economic-development and reopening plan has been confusing, inconsistent, and has disregarded objective data and legislative cooperation. In every co Read More
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How to Reform the Social Security System With Social Security’s finances in the spotlight these days, especially since COVID-19 devastated the U.S. economy, there is no shortage of ideas for how to reform the Social Security System (SS) to r Read More -
OPINION: New York Needs Leadership, Cooperation to Weather the Storm The New York Assembly recently reconvened to begin the 2021 legislative session. While the halls of the Capitol were dramatically different due to COVID restrictions, we begin our work with a sense of Read More
Business Mentors
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How Younger Workers Can Mentor Older Ones & Move Companies Forward Mentoring usually refers to a manager, executive, or expert ienced employee guiding a younger person in the workplace, helping them acquire knowledge and new skills that foster professional growth. B Read More
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How Health Care Can Embrace a Digital Transformation It desperately needs one The health-care industry would be better equipped to meet its many challenges if it were more willing to embrace a digital transformation it so desperately needs. Health-car Read More
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Businesses were unwilling to change but now they can see 20/20 in 2021 Many business leaders say that change is a good thing, until it is hoisted upon them and they must decide to change or die. I’m a little tired of hearing the term “new normal,” but the economy, the w Read More
People on the Move
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JOSEPH E. ROCCO, III Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC has named JOSEPH E. ROCCO, III an audit partner in the Syracuse office of the firm. He graduated from Hartwick College with a bachelor’s degree in accounting, with a mi Read More -
The Bonadio Group The Bonadio Group’s Syracuse office has promoted the following in-charge accountants to the role of senior accountant as of Jan. 1: LULU ZHANG, commercial team; BENJAMIN NOVAK, health care tax-exempt Read More
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DANA NICOLETTI Pinckney Hugo Group has hired DANA NICOLETTI as an assistant account manager. Prior to joining Pinckney Hugo, she gained experience in marketing at American Food & Vending Corp. Nicoletti has a ba Read More