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People news: Gray joins Hancock Estabrook as associate attorney
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Hancock Estabrook, LLP announced that Emily Gray has joined the law firm as an associate attorney. Gray will practice in the firm’s
Starbucks to open location in Utica
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri has announced that Starbucks plans to open its first Utica location. Starbucks (NYSE: SBUX), the Seattle, Washington–based coffee
Syracuse University to require vaccinations beginning June 1
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As of June 1, Syracuse University will require all students, faculty, and staff to have a COVID-19 vaccination to be involved in
AMAC: Seniors are fast-growing members of the American workforce
The senior-citizen segment of the U.S. workforce has been “expanding rapidly for some time.” That’s according to the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), citing
CenterState CEO starts site with diversity, equity, & inclusion tools for business
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — CenterState CEO recently launched a new website offering a series of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) tools for Central New York businesses,
Buckner joins Rescue Mission board of directors
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Police Chief Kenton Buckner has recently joined the board of directors of The Rescue Mission Alliance. The board has 17 community
New SBA administrator Guzman selects chief of staff
Isabella Casillas Guzman, the new Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), on April 1 announced Antwaun Griffin will serve as the agency’s new
VIEWPOINT: 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
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
Tioga State Bank CEO named chair of Independent Community Bankers of America
SPENCER, N.Y. — Robert Fisher, president and CEO of Tioga State Bank, N.A. (TSB), has been elected chairman of the Washington, D.C.–based trade group, the
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