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Banker offers small firms’ tips on navigating current economy
Despite the doom and gloom in the headlines, the overall small-business outlook is still fairly positive, says Lindsay Weichert, senior VP and commercial-banking group manager at Community Bank, N.A., a DeWitt–based commercial bank serving customers in upstate New York, northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Massachusetts. While the Federal Reserve is still working to cool down the […]
Tompkins Chamber brings back Leadership Tompkins program
ITHACA, N.Y. — Leadership Tompkins is back after a three-year hiatus. The Tompkins Chamber Foundation announced applications are open for the 2023-2024 class at the
Utica University receives grant for cyber range plans
UTICA, N.Y. — Utica University received a $150,000 grant from the George I. Alden Trust to build a new cyber range in Bull Hall. A
Centro to begin service to Syracuse airport in September
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro plans to begin a trial service to Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) on Sept. 5 with 13 daily round trips each
New York manufacturing index plunges back into negative territory in August
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Empire State Manufacturing Survey general business-conditions index plummeted 20 points in August to -19. The index had dropped six points in
People news: Parkhurst named director of life cycle management at SRCTec
CICERO, N.Y. — Geoff Parkhurst has been promoted to director of life cycle management at SRCTec. As a director, Parkhurst will lead the life cycle
Former OCRRA leader serving in new role with DEC
A former leader of the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) is now serving as a regional director the New York State Department of Environmental
SECNY Federal Credit Union opens new branch, operations facility in Camillus
CAMILLUS, N.Y. — SECNY Federal Credit Union has opened a new Fairmount location at 3508 West Genesee St. in the town of Camillus across from
People news: Goldberg Segalla adds workers’-compensation attorney in Syracuse–area office
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The law firm of Goldberg Segalla announced it has recently added attorney Lee C. Stoddard as a partner in the firm’s workers’-compensation
Loretto names new marketing and communications director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Loretto recently announced it has promoted Julie Smith to marketing and communications director. Formerly marketing and communications manager, Smith started at Loretto in September 2020. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business management with a concentration in marketing and a minor in communication/ journalism from St. John Fisher College. Smith is a
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