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New York egg production rises more than 2 percent in January

New York farms produced 149.9 million eggs in January, up 2.25 percent from 146.6 million eggs in the year-prior month, the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reported. Read More
Byrne appointed to M&T Bank Directors Advisory Council for CNY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — M&T Bank recently announced it has appointed Mark V. Byrne, president & CEO, of Sonbyrne Sales Inc./Byrne Dairy Stores, to its Directors Advisory Council for Central New York. Read More
Toomey elected to serve on the Healthcare Trustees of New York State board of governors

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Katie Toomey, VP of member engagement at CenterState CEO and an Oswego Health board member, was recently elected to serve on the Healthcare Trustees of New York State (HTNYS) board of governors for a three-year term. Read More
Longtime Downtown Ithaca Alliance leader retiring at end of June

ITHACA, N.Y. — The man who has led the Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) since 1999 has plans to retire in June. Read More
The Center in Utica helps match employers with immigrant workforce

UTICA, N.Y. — The Center in Utica says it has just what some employers may have been seeking — a pool of people ready to work. Read More
Buy Madison seeks to connect farmers with other businesses

HAMILTON, N.Y. — Buy Madison is hosting a “matchmaker” event on March 22 to bring together agriculture producers and businesses in the county. Read More
New York state existing home sales plunge in January

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state realtors closed on the sale of 7,420 previously owned homes in January, down 34.3 percent from the 11,300 homes sold in the year-ago month. Read More
Applications for new Lewis County vacant-property program due in April

LOWVILLE, N.Y. — Applications for the first round of Lewis County’s new vacant-property revitalization program are due in early April. Read More
JCC to expand program awarding credits for learning outside class

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Jefferson Community College (JCC) says it will build on its prior learning assessment (PLA) program of granting college credits for demonstrated learning outside the traditional classroom. Read More

Business Calendar

CNYSME Headshots and Networking Event 4/6/2023 2:00 PM - 4/6/2023 7:00 PM Read More
APTD and CPTD Information Session 4/12/2023 12:00 PM - 4/12/2023 2:00 PM Read More
Greater Binghamton Chamber’s Connect Over Lunch 4/13/2023 11:45 AM - 4/13/2023 1:15 PM Read More

Opinion

OPINION: Upstate Business Survey Should Be a Call to Action for Albany New York’s business community has expressed deep concerns regarding the direction of the state and its financial outlook, but it does not appear businesses will be getting much relief anytime soon. Read More
OPINION: Our System Can’t Work Without Compromise If you’ve been paying attention to national news, you know that one of the big topics preoccupying Washington is a debate over lifting the debt ceiling. So, for that matter, is overhauling Social Security. Read More
OPINION: Presidents get blamed for recessions on their watch If anything has a knack of making presidents in otherwise commanding positions into one-term presidents, it is recessions of the U.S. economy. Read More

Business Mentors

Ask Rusty: How Do I Withdraw My Application for Social Security? Dear Rusty: I will be 67 [soon] and reached my full retirement age in July 2022. My wife and I are discussing whether we should take Social Security now or wait until we are age 70 to get a higher benefit. Read More
Ask Rusty: What’s the Best Way to Start Receiving My Survivor Benefit? Dear Rusty: When one becomes a widow/widower, what is the most efficient way to start receiving the deceased’s monthly Social Security. Read More
VIEWPOINT: NYS Pay-Transparency Law Amendments Signed into Law On March 3, 2023, a bill (https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S1326) amending the New York State pay-transparency law was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul. It reflects changes that the governor requested in exchange for her approval of the law in December 2022. Read More

People on the Move

Pinckney Hugo Group Pinckney Hugo Group, has hired ERIN BROWN as director of finance and accounting. Read More
NICHOLAS SCHNELLER KeyBank has promoted NICHOLAS SCHNELLER to VP and commercial relationship manager, focusing on servicing middle-market companies. Read More
DANIEL SAADA DANIEL SAADA, M.D. has joined the medical staffs of Geneva General Hospital and Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital as an emergency-medicine physician. Read More