JENNA HIESTAND, M.D. has joined St. Joseph’s Health on the inpatient psychiatry team. In her new role, she joins a team of physicians to provide psychiatric care to the community. Hiestand is a board- Read More
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SARA GIANNI has joined Gilroy Kernan & Gilroy Inc. (GKG) of New Hartford as a strategic client manager. Gianni works in the firm’s employee-benefits division. She will work with employers across N Read More
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SRCTec, LLC has hired ROBERT CHARLESWORTH as director of life cycle management. In this role, he will lead life cycle management, sustainment, and service activities for all the enterprise’s products Read More
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VIEWPOINT: For you, it’s tax season; for cybercriminals, it’s open season
There’s a lot to consider this tax season following a year of new regulations and financial abnormalities. One more item to add to the list is identity theft. According to the 2020 TransUnion Public S Read More
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VIEWPOINT: HERO Act would place health & safety obligations on employers
On April 20, the New York Legislature passed the “New York Health and Essential Rights Act” or “HERO Act.” [As of press time, May 5], the bill has not been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but we Read More
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VIEWPOINT: The Surprising Connection Between Hearing Health and COVID-19
While COVID-19 most frequently affects the lungs, other parts of the body may also be impacted, such as a loss of taste and smell. For a smaller number of people, instances of hearing loss are emergin Read More
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VIEWPOINT: Strategies for Nonprofits to Consider for the New Normal
“Sometimes we need to disconnect in order to reconnect with what matters.” — Anonymous Believe it or not, we are now in year two of the global pandemic. While the U.S. appears to be making good prog Read More
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F.X. Matt Brewery to fill 25 positions following expansion
UTICA, N.Y. — F.X. Matt Brewery in Utica intends to start filling open positions as soon as possible after the April 28 announcement that it plans to add 25 jobs. Read More
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OPINION: Ending Restaurant Restrictions is a Step in the Right Direction
But more must be done for industry New York small-business owners and employees received some long-awaited good news recently from Albany as two burdensome restrictions hampering restaurants and bars Read More
Opinion
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OPINION: Assessing the $212 billion state budget for 2021-2022 After a delay lasting a week longer than the due date demanded of us by state law, legislators recently passed the state budget mostly along party lines in Albany. With a $212 billion total, an all-ti Read More -
OPINION: What Do We Mean When We Talk About the “Common Good”? I have always been impressed that the preamble to the Constitution begins, “We the People of the United States.” We’ve heard the phrase so often that we don’t even stop to think about it. But as the p Read More
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OPINION: Ending Restaurant Restrictions is a Step in the Right Direction But more must be done for industry New York small-business owners and employees received some long-awaited good news recently from Albany as two burdensome restrictions hampering restaurants and bars Read More
Business Mentors
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VIEWPOINT: 3 Things Your Communications Team Should Do Now There is no handbook explaining how to balance marketing, media relations, internal communications, and keeping other stakeholders informed during a pandemic. But fortunately — thanks to tools we alre Read More -
VIEWPOINT: 4 Inner Strengths That Can Help You Survive Pandemic-Year Losses When the pandemic sent the nation into a shutdown last year, plenty of Americans found themselves jobless and in need of quick solutions to stay financially afloat. Some scurried to online job sites Read More -
VIEWPOINT: Updated Guidance on Tax Credits Under the American Rescue Plan Under the American Rescue Plan (ARP), certain private-sector and governmental employers may claim refundable tax credits which provide reimbursement for the cost of providing Families First Coronaviru Read More
People on the Move
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M&T Bank names Gorczynski CNY regional president as Naples retires SYRACUSE, N.Y. — M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB), which holds the most deposits and is the largest small-business lender in the region, announced it has named Steve Gorczynski, its new Central New York regional president. Read More -
LAURA MATTICE LAURA MATTICE has been promoted to CRA and community development officer at Community Bank, N.A. In her new role, she will be responsible for developing and administering all aspects of the bank’s eff Read More -
KYLE VANDERLIP KYLE VANDERLIP has been named new director of the Jim Dooley Center for Early Learning by Finger Lakes Health. She replaces Kathy Brown Ryrko, who served as director of the center since it opened in 1 Read More