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New alternate dispute-resolution firm opens in Syracuse

SYRACUSE — ADR-Chiefs, an  alternate dispute-resolution services firm that recently opened in Syracuse, is banking on the growing trend of using mediation to solve legal disputes. “Mediation in other parts of the United States is very popular and very much in vogue, especially out West,” ADR-Chiefs Partner Gustave J. DiBianco says. “We’re hoping that someday […]

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Startup nears launch of social-gaming app

SYRACUSE — A startup founded by Syracuse University (SU) students that aims to crowdsource predictions on a range of topics in a social-gaming app is nearing launch. PsyQic’s president, Keisuke Inoue, is working on his doctorate in information studies. The company is an outgrowth of his research. He says he was inspired to launch his

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Rescue Mission celebrates new leadership and 125th anniversary

SYRACUSE — The Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse has had a lot to celebrate lately — its 125-year anniversary, new executive leadership, and its plans for moving forward. As part of the 125th anniversary, the mission celebrated in September with a series of events. And throughout the year, the Rescue Mission has been working to

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Entrepreneurship class starts at SUNY Cortland

CORTLAND — A new course in entrepreneurship at the State University of New York Cortland (SUNY) aims to give students the tools they need to develop their own business ventures. The course began this fall with 28 students.  “I think it’s long overdue,” says Brian Ward, who has been teaching at SUNY Cortland for 10

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First three-year graduates finish up at Hartwick

ONEONTA — Hartwick College has graduated the first class in its three-year bachelor’s degree program. The program began in 2009 with 18 students. Twelve from that group graduated in May, says David Conway, the school’s vice president of enrollment management and marketing. The others from that initial group either left the school or will finish

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Columbia College seeks to boost enrollment at Syracuse campus

SYRACUSE — Columbia College’s Syracuse campus expects to grow enrollment in the years ahead. The school recently opened a new 12,000-square-foot building in a different section of Hancock Field, where the college is located. Historically, Columbia has had close ties to the military with a number of campuses located at armed-forces sites like the one

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Junior Achievement: A solution to the work-force skills gap

The health of a nation is largely influenced by the makeup of the current and future work force. The characteristics of the work force affect productivity, the economy, and global competiveness. In 2011, about 139 million individuals, or 58 percent of the non-institutional, civilian population (age 16 and older), were in the U.S. work force. 

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State Mandates Revealed as Tax Cap Works

In the last state legislative session, we passed a property-tax cap. Largely, municipalities and school districts have stuck to the tax cap. According to a report from the governor’s office that was issued in September, 81 percent of local governments that reported a proposed levy stayed within the cap and 92 percent of schools kept

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We the People

This election campaign brings to mind a haberdasher. A guy going broke selling men’s clothing. It brings to mind aristocrats. And, army generals, an engineer, and farmers. And, don’t forget professors.  If you think about our presidents as young men, these occupations must come up. They performed this work — before they took on the job

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