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Retail Council of New York State, November, 10, 2021 — The Retail Council of New York State reports that eligible members of its Workers’ Compensation Safety Group 493 will receive a dividend of 27.5% for the year 2020. The New York State Insurance Fund (NYSIF) plans...
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Times Union, October 29, 2021 — National supply chain issues are delaying shipments for Halloween retailers but aren’t slowing down celebrations this year. Amanda Powers, director of communications and marketing for the New York State Retail Council, agreed. She said...
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Capitol Pressroom, May 21, 2021 — Retail Council of New York State President and CEO Melissa O’Connor joins the show to explain how her members are adapting to this brave new world, where vaccinated New Yorkers won’t be mandated to wear masks indoors and businesses...
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Albany Business Review, March 29, 2021 — Leader Board is a quarterly series that introduces readers to the newest top executives. Here’s a recap of the leadership changes at Capital Region companies and organizations in late 2020 and the first quarter of 2021. See the...
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Times Union, March 2, 2020 — Christmas was just days away, but the Macy’s department store at Colonie Center was pleasantly uncrowded. The busiest area seemed to be at the counter where customers could retrieve their online orders. So it was no surprise last...
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WXXI News, January 4, 2021 — In the latest WXXI Business Report, find out about a new grant program from the city of Rochester designed to help small businesses. Also, the new leader of the Retail Council of New York state says the organization is trying to help its...
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Capitol Pressroom, December 14, 2020 — Retail businesses have played a major role during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked with the new head of the Retail Council of New York State, Melissa O’Connor about the group’s priorities heading into the 2021...
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Times Union, December 3, 2020 — Merchants told us to shop early. Health officials told us to stay home. The result? An avalanche of online purchases that is burying parcel delivery trucks and postal carriers. “More than half of holiday shoppers took...
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WAMC Northeast Public Radio, November 27, 2020 — The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: Democrats win a supermajority in the state senate, our political observer Alan Chartock his thoughts on...
