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VIEWPOINT: The Importance of Cyber Insurance & Cyber Assurance
Cybersecurity, information assurance, and cyber resilience are essential for any organization. Despite the likelihood of being hacked, companies that implement effective protection techniques and have appropriate insurance coverage can minimize the damage of a cyber attack. Cyber risks present unique challenges to the insurance industry. Business interruption and data-breach litigation insurance were some of 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
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
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
CenterState CEO holds groundbreaking for Tech Garden expansion project
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The $32 million expansion project at the Tech Garden at 235 Harrison St. in Syracuse is now underway. It’s expected that crews
Oneida County hotels host slightly more guests in June
UTICA, N.Y. — Oneida County’s hotel-occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) inched up 1.5 percent to 69.1 percent in June from the year-prior month. That’s according to a recent report from STR, a Tennessee–based hotel-market data and analytics company. Year to date through June, occupancy was up 0.8 percent to 56.7
MV SBDC, thINCubator innovate to serve business community
UTICA, N.Y. — From working at home to meal delivery, there’s no denying the pandemic changed the way companies do business in America. Locally, it also helped spur some changes in how the Mohawk Valley Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Mohawk Valley Community College’s (MVCC) thINCubator interact with those businesses. “COVID really impacted businesses,
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — ICS is consolidating its regional managed-technology brands into one national brand, TechMD. ICS, headquartered in Endicott, is a technology management and cybersecurity company. In its July 21 news release, TechMD says it will spend the majority of the summer consolidating its brand materials and websites. After several recent acquisitions including AKUITY Technologies,
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