Opinion

Anytime area companies announce plans for a $20 million investment, it’s big news.In January 2011, SRC, Inc. announced a $5 million commitment to the “Say Yes to Education” program designed for the Syracuse City School District (SCSD). Today, area companies have invested or pledged nearly $7 million toward the $20 million goal. To find out why […]

The traditional definition of the American dream: America is a land of opportunity to those who are self-reliant and who work hard. Everyone can follow his/her dream to pursue whatever legal avenue brings happiness. It is a land where your station in life is not fixed at birth; rather, each individual can rise based on

On March 21, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the President’s health-care bill by just seven votes. Two days later, the president signed the bill into law. As a result of this law, medical-device companies will be required to pay a 2.3 percent tax on the sales of medical devices beginning in January 2013.

Do you get tired of politicians talking about how many jobs they have created? Or how few jobs their opponents have created? The president claims his administration has created so many million jobs. And Gov. Romney says his policies will create so many million jobs. They speak rubbish.  If government creates a job, it does

Did you read the other day that the Australians  are going to ban logos on cigarettes? And no longer will packs of cigarettes there carry any colors. (In Aussieland, they’re called colours.) No color except for drab olive-green. And there will be no images on the packs, either. Except for images of ailing children, rotting

Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the danger of controversy. Speak your minds and fear less the label of “crackpot” than the stigma of conformity. — Thomas J. Watson   Even in death, Steve Jobs, the uber nonconformist, is one of the most sought-after people in the business world.

Fairness is the foundation of President Barack Obama’s campaign for re-election. It was the centerpiece of his 2012 State of the Union address. Fairness was the driving force behind his proposed Paycheck Fairness Act legislation, equating pay for men and women. The Buffett Rule, named for famed investor Warren Buffett and calling for millionaires to

Have you read about this presidential election? This guy you plan to vote for, have you read any books about him? Read them completely through? Have you read any books written by people who don’t like him? Have you read any books about the other candidate? Don’t you think maybe you should? After all, this

“Only 20 percent of all businesses put up for sale actually transfer to a new owner.”  — U.S. Chamber of Commerce   My apologies to Charles Dickens, but the play on his title exemplifies what can happen with and without proper planning; having the right team in place — or not; having open communication with