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VIEWPOINT: Media Training in a Digital Age: Why Strategy is Stronger Than Tools
Sometimes it’s hard to believe that we’re only 250 years removed from when we received pertinent information from messengers riding horses who galloped through the night to make sure we knew what was going on. We’re 75 years away from a time when less than 50 percent of households owned a telephone or radio, and […]

VIEWPOINT: Leadership and the Laws of Thermodynamics
I’m not an engineer, physicist, or scientist by education or occupation. However, when not reading material from my field of expertise (leadership), my genre of choice is theoretical physics. I’m not trying to impress anyone here; on a good day, I comprehend roughly 40 percent of this material. I engage with these topics for enjoyment

CPS Recruitment — a provider of direct-hire recruiting, temporary staffing solutions, contract, contract to hire, and payroll services to corporations nationwide — announced that it

CPS Recruitment — a provider of direct-hire recruiting, temporary staffing solutions, contract, contract to hire, and payroll services to corporations nationwide — announced that it

Rome Area Chamber names new executive director
ROME, N.Y. — Bruce Hairston will serve as the next executive director of the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce, effective July 29, the organization announced.

SUNY Poly’s new dean for College of Health Sciences to start July 18
MARCY, N.Y. — SUNY Polytechnic Institute has named Mark J. Kittleson as its new dean of the College of Health Sciences, effective July 18. Kittleson most recently chaired the Department of Public Health at New York Medical College and joins SUNY Poly during a time of investment in the College of Health Sciences. Kittleson is

Rome Community Foundation announces second-quarter grants
ROME, N.Y. — The Rome Community Foundation awarded $33,170 in grants to six Rome–area charitable organizations in its second-quarter grant distribution, the nonprofit announced. • Marantha Church received $6,985 for a stair-glide lift to make the facility fully accessible. • The Rome Baseball Association will repair the infield on its four ball fields with help

CNY hospitals receive funding for mental-health programs
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced the awarding of $39.1 million to nine community-based hospitals across New York state, including several in Central New York, to

PAR CEO sets sights on company’s future
NEW HARTFORD — PAR Technology Corporation’s recent news that it was selling the two subsidiaries that make up its government operating segment marks the end of an era at the business, which got its start as a government contractor. But more than that, it shows the evolution of a company that just years ago was

Utica National Insurance Group’s first woman CEO ready to start position
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — Utica National Insurance Group is ready for its first female CEO Kristen H. Martin to take the reins on July 1 when Richard P. Creedon retires after 26 years with the company. Martin joined Utica National in 2001 as an examiner before several promotions including corporate secretary and executive VP in
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