MMRI Seeks to Hire Human Resources Generalist and Fill Several Other Positions

        The Masonic Medical Research Institute (MMRI) is hiring for a Human Resources Generalist! The Human Resources Generalist is tasked with administering daily responsibilities of the HR department including recruiting, onboarding staff, employee relations, process payroll, benefits and leave, employee engagement, and ensuring Institute policies and practices are followed. Come join team MMRI!…

GPO Federal Credit Union Helps Students Lead Healthy Financial Lives through Scholarship Program

  GPO Federal Credit Union is excited to be offering college-bound high school seniors with the opportunity to compete for scholarships to help finance their education. GPO will be awarding three scholarships worth $1,500, $1000 and $500. Also by applying through the GPO scholarship program, students will be automatically eligible for scholarships awarded through the…

National Science Foundation Awards SUNY Poly Research Team $500,000

    SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) announced that a team of professors is receiving $500,000 in new funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to facilitate development of new manufacturing methods to enable next-generation bioelectrical and biophotonic devices that can interface with living tissues. This could help enable information, such as brain electrical signals or…

Staffworks is Hiring! Sales Tax Representative

          Staffworks is recruiting for a Sales Tax Representative (temporary) for a growing national distributor in Frankfort, NY.   The Sales Tax Representative will be responsible for processing sales tax corrections on customer accounts including entering certificates and assisting with sales tax audits.   Requirements: AAS Degree or 2-3 years’ experience…

Mental Health in the Workplace: 4 Tips for Employers That Make a Big Difference for Employees

  Employers that look at the treatment of mental health with the same urgency as physical health create a culture of openness and support for their employees. Feeling overwhelmed, anxious or irritable, depressed, unable to focus, having panic attacks and/or frequent headaches can interfere with our personal and professional roles (Centers for Disease Control and…

Mohawk Valley Latino Association Receives Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Award

  Excellus BlueCross BlueShield recently awarded Mohawk Valley Latino Association a Community Health Award of $5,000 to support La Abundancia, a communal space and garden in the Cornhill neighborhood of Utica.  This permaculture demonstration garden will be designed by 20 multicultural, multigenerational students.  These students will receive valuable horticulture training and acquire transferrable skills for…